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Irondequoit Community Cupboard, Inc.

The Irondequoit Community Cupboard, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization designed to meet a variety of needs for families and individuals in the Town of Irondequoit, NY.

Mission Statement

“To provide emergency assistance to Irondequoit residents with dignity, kindness and without prejudice.”

Vision

"To raise awareness of the presence and impact of hunger and poverty in our community. We envision a community where all people share resources to ensure that residents’ basic needs are met in times of limited resources.

We advocate for and reach out to those in need and try to influence public policy so that every person in our community has the necessary support and resources to enhance nutrition, health and welfare.”

United Way
Remember us at United Way giving time we are designee #2466

If you are in need of assistance, please call (585) 336-9107.
(no appointments are made online)

Distribution Hours (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY)
Tuesday & Saturday from 9:30AM - 11:00AM.

Office Hours (BY PHONE ONLY)
Monday & Wednesday 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Fridays 9:00AM-12:00PM

The Irondequoit Town Hall is NOT a drop off point for donations.

We are grateful for your kind donations but please, utilize one of our three drop off points if you are not bringing your items to us at ICC.

The 3 drop off points again are:

The Ridge Culver Fire Dept
The Irondequoit Library
The Irondequoit Community Center

"Letter from the President"
(Spring 2026)

Happy Spring, my favorite time of year!
I cannot stress enough how much our friends and neighbors continue to need all our support. We have all felt the pinch of increased prices for necessities and many residents are really struggling with the increased prices for food, gas, utilities, rent, etc. Now there will be major changes to SNAP (formerly called food stamps) that will remove or cut people off of this program that they desperately need. In addition to this, with the elimination of the enhanced federal subsidies to the Affordable Care Act many people who rely on this for their health care will see increases of thousands of dollars to their plan and also will now have deductibles. Those who live paycheck to paycheck may have to choose between their household expenses and their health.

This week is spring recess for kids which means they are home all week. For those who need and utilize the free breakfast and lunch programs, the extra food needed can over stress a grocery budget. At ICC we provided extra food and snacks for those with kids who were home to help ease that burden a little. Due to your amazing generosity, we have been able to offer even more fresh and frozen produce and extra protein. In addition, we have purchased small increment gift cards so that our guests can purchase milk for their household. We often take things for granted but I promise you that those who come to us know how fortunate WE feel because we CAN provide every day necessary items that are NOT covered by SNAP. These items include, but are not limited to toilet paper, paper towels, Kleenex, soap, shampoo, feminine hygiene products, toothpaste and toothbrushes, dish soap and laundry detergent.

As a reminder again, please, do NOT leave food outside at ICC; we are required to throw it out. In addition, I feel the need to repeat the following:

If you are cleaning out kitchen and bathroom cabinets for whatever reason, please check the items you are donating. As I am sure you can understand, we cannot take food items that have been opened. We have been receiving a lot of this lately; for example - jars of peanut butter, dry good like oatmeal and breadcrumbs, jars of mayonnaise, ketchup, salad dressing and even deodorant. Because we cannot open every single item that we receive, it is awful when we find out later that we gave someone something that had already been opened and used. In addition, we do NOT accept clothing. Please do not leave clothing at our drop off points.

Lastly, I want to mention again, if you send donations through your financial institutions, they often don’t come with a name and address from who the donation came from. We love and take pride in thanking everyone who donates; no matter how big or small, so please, if you do not receive an acknowledgement and are wondering why, this is most often the likely reason.

Again, thank you so much for your continued support, your friendship and your dedication to assisting others in our community.

I hope that you are able to get out and enjoy this warm weather.

Thank you so much to all of you who continue to support us and your neighbors.
Thank you to those of you donate anonymously and thank you to the following:

Richard Stiehler
Don and Nancy Story
Pat
Mary Schmitt
Toby Berke
Maria Rendziak
Doreeen Riales
Ruth
Dake School
East Irondequoit Middle School
Resurrection Lutheran Church
Cheryl
Dean and Linda
Bishop Kearney Seniors
Anne Sick
Jamie Cicione
Jackie Fox
Mark
Listwood and Brookview Schools
Arthur Murray Dance Studio
Victor Martinez
John W
United Church of Christ
Jay Ricci
Larissa
Amy McDermott
Josh
Sarah Westbrook
M Webber
John Stephen
Jonell Whitcomb
Knights of Columbus
Transfiguration Lutheran Church
Chris O’Connor
Mr and Mrs Dengal
Mr and Mrs Thiell
M Valerio
Randy Schum
Roseann Wisniewski
MayKay Keenehan
Diane Hamilton
SEFA
Lauren McKeon
Linda Czop Macrae
Mr and Mrs Bissinger
Marianne Valerio
Darlene Morgan
Cheryl Soanes
Rosemary Parker
Nicole Dube
Mr and Mrs Hortop

Sincerely,

Debbie Evans
Founder and President


Our amazing and talented, hardworking Board of Directors

Lisa Loeser, Chairperson
MaryJo Toepfer, Vice Chairperson
John Kane, Treasurer
Cherie Evans, Secretary


Mary Bragg, Board Member
Rachel DeBlieck, Board Member
John Villeneuve, Board Member
Emily Arnold, Board Member
Diane Zaccarine, Board Member
Emily Wayland, Board Member

WAYS TO DONATE

* Go to our website at www.irondequoitcommunitycupboard.org and click on our Paypal link or use the QR code from your Smartphone.

* Look at our Top 10 list always listed on our Facebook page or our website and choose an item to purchase for us

* Donate food items and drop them off at any of our drop-off sites

* Donate gift cards for those who come to us after all of our deadlines have passed.

* Check donations can be made payable to ICC c/o Debbie Evans
PO Box 17834 Rochester, NY 14617