At the start of the school year, the RCWNY opened its very own indoor, children’s food pantry that is open six days a week, during our regularly scheduled programming. Our goal is to provide disadvantaged youth or their parents/guardians with an opportunity to visit our “Children’s Cupboard” before or after programming so that our youth participants never have to skip a meal or leave our facility hungry. Youth and teens who participate in our afterschool, evening, or Saturday recreational programming will also be offered a bag of shelf-stable, kid-friendly, nutritious food items, produce, and fruit to take home over the weekend.