Welcome
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"
(June 2026)
Dear Friends,
I cannot believe it is June already!! This means college
graduations, school will be out for kids, BBQ’s, etc. A busy time
for all of us.
Before I continue, I am now filling the calendar with volunteer work
dates for July, August and September. If you are a current
volunteer, and would like to continue, please email the dates you
are NOT available to come in. I will then confirm dates with you
before I put you on the calendar.
We can all see the higher prices in the grocery stores but imagine
if you are already someone who is trying to put food on their
tables.
https://www.newsweek.com/grocery-prices-are-rising-again-in-2026-its-just-the-start-12007755
https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/30410-rising-input-costs-may-lift-us-food-inflation-higher
Picture children coming home from school without any snacks in the
cabinets or refrigerator, this is detrimental to growing bodies and
active brains. Food insecurity effects school age children more than
most; making it harder to concentrate, having frustrating outbursts,
and overall sadness, anxiety and depression. Picture the adults in
their households skipping meals to make sure their children have
food. Picture a senior who skips meals so their pets can eat. The
picture isn’t pretty. We have been able to provide food and snacks
to those who come to ICC because of you.
Now picture the household earner not having enough money to get to
work due to increase in gas prices
https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/gas-prices-iran-war-state-national-cost-trump-rcna265835
Lastly picture households who are able to help assist their
households with SNAP. As of June 1st, the requirements have changed
making it more difficult to access this benefit. You may think the
requirements are reasonable, but they aren’t reasonable for
everyone, especially when the requirements aren’t easy to prove, and
DHS has a huge backlog. Picture not being able to afford to get
where you need to go because of gas prices, lack of car and lack of
accessibility with public transportation in the suburbs.
https://legalaidnyc.org/get-help/government-benefits/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-snap-work-rules/#what-is-this-happening
Something you may not think about is that a household automatically
qualifies for HEAP (Home energy assistance program) if they receive
SNAP. If they don’t receive SNAP this is another expensive burden on
the household.
In Monroe County the rise in homelessness is heart wrenching.
Imagine coming home from work or school and finding your belongings
on the street or only having an hour to get your needed items and
get out. Many families with school age children are facing this
horrible reality. Many moving house to house being able to stay with
friends or family but many are not.
https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2026-05-26/monroe-countys-worsening-homeless-problem-more-people-and-a-system-ill-equipped-to-help
I know I am providing a lot of information here and it is
disturbing, but it is a reality facing too many people, including in
Irondequoit. We, at ICC, are so grateful for all of you who help us
provide cash donations, food, paper goods, personal hygiene, weekend
food backpacks for children, snacks to our elementary schools in
Irondequoit and pet food to all of the guests in our community who
call for assistance.
On behalf of our entire Board of Directors, we thank you!
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