More than 600 people came to NEEDS in May for food or emergency financial assistance, including 20 families visiting for the first time.

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April was a busy month for the NEEDS pantry, with nearly 100 more people served than in the previous month. Emergency financial needs were greater as well.

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Hundreds of people come to NEEDS for help each month — including more than a dozen new families in March. Click HERE to find out how you can get involved!

NEEDS served thousands of families in 2024, and we’re expecting equally high needs in 2025. Click HERE to find out how you can help this year!

NEEDS will be closed on Tuesday, January 7 due to the snow. Stay safe!

NEEDS provided food and emergency financial assistance to more than 2000 families in 2024. You can help in 2025! Click HERE to learn more.

Each year, NEEDS holds a Student Assistance Drive to help provide school supplies and warm winter clothing to students in our community. Teachers and administrators in the Deer Park, Princeton, and Sycamore districts know all too well how many families struggle to afford these necessities — so they’re thrilled to receive gift cards enabling them to purchase exactly what their students need!

As you can see from these photos, there were big smiles when NEEDS volunteers stopped by each school to distribute gift cards. NEEDS is so grateful to the many donors who contributed to this year’s successful drive!

The NEEDS pantry was open for a fifth Tuesday and a fifth Thursday last month — and busy every day. In fact, the pantry served more people in October than in any month this year!

Here are the latest totals:

During the month of October, the NEEDS pantry provided food to 223 families – for a total of 772 people!

NEEDS also provided emergency financial assistance to 16 families, distributing $7105.00 to cover housing, utilities, and other urgent expenses.

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More than 30 families came to NEEDS for emergency financial assistance in September – a sharp increase over the previous month. The pantry also remained busy, serving hundreds of people.

Here are the latest totals:

During the month of September, the NEEDS pantry provided food to 178 families – for a total of 588 people!

NEEDS also provided emergency financial assistance to 37 families, distributing $14,334.00 to cover housing, utilities, and other urgent expenses.

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