Food & Nutrition
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Food Pantries- Fulton County Obtain a pantry card at Salvation Army- Gloversville - Requirements for obtaining a pantry card: Identification for all household members. (Social Security Cards are not acceptable I.D.) Proof of address - a piece of current mail is preferred for each adult. Date of birth & Social Security number are also required. When filling out application, you will be asked your rent & utility cost, as well as income for all household members.
Food Pantry Card Required:
The Salvation Army - 10 Spring Street, Gloversville (Fulton County) Call 725-4119 for hours of operation.
Fulmont Community Action - 39 Church Street, Gloversville (Fulton County) Monday through Friday 8:30a.m. - 4:OOpm (Closed from 12:00 - 1:00) (8:30a.m. - 3:OOp.m. July & August hours) Call 725-7110.
Council of Churches - 97 Bleecker Street (Fulton County) Call 773-3302 or 725-5122 for services.
St. James Lutheran Church - 521 N. Main St., Gloversville (Gloversville only) Wednesday & Thursday 9:00a.m. 11:00a.m. Call 725-7512
No Card Required: St. John's Episcopal Church of Johnstown - 1 N. Market St., Johnstown Referrals through the Department of Social Services - Family & Children Department Call 762-9210 Ida McGinnis Senior Citizens Center - 53 Church St., Gloversville Anyone over 60 years of age can visit every 3 months. Monday through Thursday 9:OOa.m. - 3:OOp.m. Friday 9:ooa.m. 1:00p.m. Call 725-0923 AME Zion Church - 135 E. Fulton St., Gloversville Fourth Thursday of the month 11:OOa.m. 12:00p,m. Call 725-3516 First Presbyterian Church - 16 W. Fulton St., Gloversville. Last Sunday of the month 11:00a.m. - noon, Call 725-7215 for more information.
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Free Meal Programs Fulton County
Fulton County Office for Aging 19 North William Street, Johnstown Phone: (518)736-5650 Fax: (518)762-0698
Home delivered meals or congregate dining sites (Broadalbin, Gloversville, Johnstown, Mayfield)
Food Pantries- Montgomery County:
Catholic Charities 1 Kimball Street, Amsterdam Phone: 842-4202
Free Meal Programs Montgomery County
Montgomery Co. Office for the Aging Home-delivered meals: Available following an assessment to eligible home-bound people 60 and older. There are no income-eligibility requirements. Congregate Meals: hot noon meals at four dining cafes for those 60 and older and their spouses regardless of age. No income-eligibility requirements. Call 843-1478 or 673-5048 the day before to reserve a meal. All meal sites are open at 11:30 a.m. and serve at noon Monday through Friday. Evening meals with entertainment are offered at each of the four cafes, which open at 4 p.m. and serve at 5 p.m. Reservations should be made by the Wednesday prior to the evening meal. Call for a schedule. A registration, which includes a nutritional risk assessment, is required annually for all meal participants. St. Casimir's Soup Kitchen 260-262 East Main Street, Amsterdam 842-5481
Montgomery County Drop In Center 196 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam 627-0265
Supplemental and Reduced-Price Food Programs
WIC- Women, Infants, and Children program Fulmont Community Action Agency, Inc. 853-8363 A supplemental food/ educational program for pregnant, breast-feeding, and post-partum women, and children up to age 5. Vouchers for nutritious foods, including infant formula, to income eligible families. WIC Locations: Fulton County: Gloversville 39 Church Street, Fulmont Community Action Agency Office Open: Monday thru Friday, 7:30am - 4pm 518-725-2310 (Serving Johnstown, Gloversville and Mayfield)
Northville 213 South Main Street, Bradt Building Open: BI-Monthly - 3`d Tuesday Phone: 518-863-4040
Montgomery County: Amsterdam Riverfront Center - Downstairs, Fulmont Community Action Agency Office Open: 1" week of every month, Monday thru Friday, 7:30am-4pm Phone: 518-842-5336
Fonda County Annex Building, Fulmont Community Action Agency Main Offices 2°d Flr. Open: Monday thru Friday, 7:30am-4pm Phone: 518-853-8363
Fort Plain 51 Main Street, Fulmont Community Action Agency Office Open: 2nd Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday of each month, 7:30am-4pm An intake can be taken over the telephone. Once an appointment is made individuals will need to bring proof of income, proof of residence and I.D. At that time, all applicants will need to complete a general screening form. If eligible, individuals will receive a voucher listing the specific foods or items they can purchase.
Extra Helpings Program- A Community Food Buying Club
Fulmont Community Action Agency - sites in Amsterdam, Gloversville, Canajoharie, Fonda, Fort Plain, Northville, and St. Johnsville Pone: 853-8363
Salvation Army 10 Spring Street, Gloversville (Fulton County) Monday through Friday 9:00a.m. -1:30p.m. Phone: 725-4119
A community food buying club. For $14 each month (pre-paid, cash only) you can receive food at lower-than-retail prices. The foods are different each month. No obligation to buy each month. No income guidelines. Pre-pay near beginning of month, receive food near end of the month, a good way to make sure you have food at the end of the month.
Education and Information: Cornell Cooperative Extension - Fulton & Montgomery 55 East Main Street (Old Johnstown Hotel), Johnstown 762-3909 Consumer & nutrition education
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