Clik here to view.
New Web Site Offers Harvest Of Hope For People In Need
NEW YORK (CBS 2) – In the summertime, fresh garden produce is growing everywhere – even novice backyard gardeners can have a surplus of nutritious vegetables. But what to do with all that extra...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Westchester Food Pantries Struggling To Meet Rising Demand
MILLWOOD, N.Y. (CBS 2) — The cost of food, couple with a tough economy, is driving more people to seek help from local food pantries, not just in the city but even in the affluent suburbs. One...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Consumer Report: Shopping & Embedded Solicitation
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (CBS 2) – Has it happened to you? You’re shopping for groceries, but before you pay, you’re asked to donate money to this cause or that charity. A CBS 2 undercover camera followed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rell To Kick Off Annual Conn. Food Drive
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. M. Jodi Rell is kicking off the annual state employee holiday drive to benefit Foodshare and the Connecticut Food Bank. Rell is scheduled to launch the 27th annual...
View ArticleClik here to view.
L.I. Businessman Hosts $75K Thanksgiving Food Giveaway
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (CBS 2) – From the turkey to the sides, all the makings of a great Thanksgiving dinner were handed out Sunday on Long Island – $75,000 of food. It’s not just the needy who could...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Paramus Coat Drive Stifled By Bedbug Concerns
PARAMUS, N.J. (WCBS 880) — One New Jersey coat drive is having trouble raising enough money to match totals from previous years because of concerns about bedbugs. In years past, the Bergen Community...
View ArticleClik here to view.
White Plains Salvation Army Still Needs More Hams
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (WCBS 880) – When the Salvation Army asked for more donations earlier this week, the public delivered. After starting the week with just 10 hams, folks in the area delivered 400 hams...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Officials Warn Against Japan Relief Scams
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has released some tips for New Yorkers planning to donate to Japan earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. He advises that people give...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Long Island School Hosts Holiday Charity Effort For Those Less Fortunate
MANORVILLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Students from an East End school spent the entire month of December fundraising, and families who expected little or nothing this Christmas are in for a heartwarming...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Occupy Wall Street Running Out Of Money In NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Occupy Wall Street in New York City could run out of cash in a matter of weeks. A finance report shows the group that galvanized the nationwide movement against economic inequality six...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Best And Worst Of Humanity On Display In The Rockaways, Volunteers Reach...
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — After Superstorm Sandy ravaged the Queens peninsula the Rockaways have become a lawless area where power and food are in short supply, according to locals. Looters posing as Long...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Staten Islanders Offer Assistance To One Another As Recovery From Sandy...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Staten Islanders have banded together to deliver help and supplies to those who lost everything in superstorm Sandy. Many are still without gas and electricity several days...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Some Of The Relief Effort In The Rockaways Remains Disorganized
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Rockaways, bounded by water, remain devastated nearly a week after superstorm Sandy pummeled the Tri-State Area. Some people lost their homes and everything inside in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PepsiCo, Wal-Mart Step Up For Storm Aid In New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — PepsiCo and Wal-Mart have stepped up to donate supplies to the state of New York in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday was encouraging other...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Where To Donate Or Volunteer To Sandy Relief Effort
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – If you are looking for ways to offer support in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, many organizations are looking for extra manpower or resources to aid in the relief effort....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two Truckloads Of Supplies Donated By New Orleans Residents Arrive On Long...
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Hurricane survivors from hundreds of miles away have arrived on Long Island with a massive care package to help the Sandy relief effort. Two truckloads of supplies and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Island Park Resident Named ‘Holiday Hero’ For Spearheading Donation...
ISLAND PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — One community on Long Island hit hard by Superstorm Sandy is slowly getting back on its feet thanks to an overwhelming amount of donations streaming in from all over....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Staten Island’s Cat Guarnieri A ‘Holiday Hero’ For Providing Food, Clothes...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — As families around the Tri-State Area prepare for the holidays, one woman on Staten Island is making sure that victims of Hurricane Sandy are able to celebrate. “The streets...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UConn Scholarship Fund In Honor Of Newtown Massacre Victims Pulls In Nearly...
STORRS, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Donations and messages of condolence continue to pour into Newtown, Conn. 10 days after a school shooting rampage left 20 first-graders and six school officials dead....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Local Relief Organizations Receive Donations Brought In By 12-12-12 Concert
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The charity group that put on the superstar-studded 12-12-12 benefit concert for superstorm Sandy relief has begun distributing some of the $50 million brought in my the show....
View Article
