'Shut the Door on Hunger' In Farmingdale: Oyster Bay

FARMINGDALE, NY — The Women's Club of Farmingdale is currently running a food collection drive at the Farmingdale Public Library in an effort to help "Shut the Door on Hunger" for residents who face food insecurities, Oyster Bay Town Councilman Tom Hand announced.

Now through Dec. 6, residents can drop off non-perishable food items at the library on Fridays between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

"During the school year, when schools are open, students that qualify receive a free breakfast and lunch," Hand said in a news release. "However, when the district is closed for holidays and school breaks, food insecurity for those students intensifies. The Women's Club of Farmingdale created a program to help 'shut down hunger' by providing non-perishable food items and/or gift cards to local food stores to ensure all local children have access to the healthy food they need every day to thrive until schools open again."

Specific foods requested include:

For more information on the 'Shut the Door on Hunger' and other Women's Club of Farmingdale programs, people can contact 516-655-9905.

Patch has partnered with Feeding America since 2020 to help raise awareness in our local communities of hunger, a persistent national problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks and 60,000 local meals programs across the country, estimates that nearly 34 million people, including 9 million children — about 1 in 6 Americans — are living with food insecurity. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations. Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you .