Reaching-Out Community Services doing 50/50 fundraiser to help the hungry
Even though it could not put together a gala this year, due to construction on its food pantry, Reaching-Out Community Services is currently running a 50/50 raffle to raise funds for its varied programs that help Brooklynites in need.
“Hunger is not going to go away,” said founder and Executive Director Tom Neve. “If we cease to exist, it will force a lot of people to make unfavorable decisions of how to get through the day.”
It’s donations that make so much of the work the organization does possible. For instance, the program was recently able to renovate its basement stockroom area through funding from the NYC Food Assistance Collaborative and the Helmsley Charitable Trust.