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What: The JPC Walkers Free Choice Food Pantry and "the Continuation of the Go with a Smile School Supplies Giveaway"
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August 26, 2023
From: Johnson Park Center (JPC)What: The JPC Walkers Free Choice Food Pantry and "the Continuation of the Go with a Smile School Supplies Giveaway"
When: Monday, August 28 & Tuesday, 29, 2023, from 3 pm to 6 pm. (Rain or Shine)
Where: Johnson Park Center (JPC) Food Pantry, 1400 West Street (Block) Utica, NY 13501
Contact: JPC Office from 1 pm to 5 pm (315) 734-9608
E-mail at [email protected]
Utica, NY. On behalf of the JCTOD Outreach, Inc. (dba) Johnson Park Center (JPC) Free Choice Food Pantry, Program Participants, Staff, and Board of Directors are honored and grateful to have served the community with continuous positive change for 28 years. We invite all who did not come on 08/21 & 08/ 22 School Supplies Event to the Walkers Go With A Smile School Supplies Giveaway and Everyone to the JPC Free Choice Food Pantry for disadvantaged families, seniors, and single individuals around JPC Sites in the 1400 Block of West Street, Utica, New York 13501 "Rain or Shine" on Monday August 28 and Tuesday, August 29, 2023, from 2 pm to 6 pm.
We welcome all low-income families and single individuals who meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) low-income eligible requirement. (See below) For all who will come to the Food Pantry for the first time, JPC needs the head of household to bring the Identification (IDs) of all people living with you. Acceptable Government-issued IDs include:
- Birth certificates.
- NYS Driver's Licenses.
- NYS Photo IDs.
- Social security cards.
- NYS Benefit Cards.
For our JPC Food Pantry Consumers who need to recertify for the JPC Annual Low-Income Recertification, please bring your JPC Food Pantry Card (JPCFPC), the Acceptable Government Identification(IDs) as previously stated for all people in your household, and meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) low-income eligible requirement. (See below).
Food to be given to the community: pork lion, canned salmon, rice, ziti, fresh produce, corn bell pepper, fresh oranges, papaya, pineapple, cereal, almond milk, etc.
About "The Continuation of Go With A Smile School Supplies Who Did Not Attend on 08/21 or 8/22," all registered students from ages three to 18 years of age listed on the parent or caregiver as head of household will receive school supplies:
(1) If you have a current JPC Food Pantry Card (JPCFPC) with all registered students listed,
(2) issued a temporary JPCFPC on-site on the day of the event
(3) For adult students- age 19 and over, current or temporary JPCFPC as head of household with acceptable Government Issue for proof of age, documented proof of school, education, or training programs attending.
This is a Walk-up event. If you are driving, you will need to park your car. Parking is available. Please will walk towards the Food Line. The Registration Personnel will scan all Food Consumers' JPC Food Pantry Cards (JPCFPC).
If you did not attend the School Supplies Event on 08/21 or 08/22:
(a) have a current JPC Food Pantry Card (JPCFPC) with all registered students listed,
(b) are picking up your processed JPCFPC. So that you know–the Assigned Personnel may ask you to print your first & last name. They will check all processed JPCFPC; if located, they will give it to you and scan your JPCFPC.
The Registration Personnel will direct you (a) & (b) Food Consumers to the sign-in station. After signing the required documents, you will be given the school supplies tickets based on the registered students on your JPCFPC.
You will then proceed to the various food stations. Then, persons who did not attend the 82/21 or 08/22 School Event will go to the last school supplies station. A worker will collect your school supplies tickets. After receiving "The Go With A Smile School Supplies and/or Food, we Thank you for coming; you will leave the JPC Free Choice Food Pantry Area.
Suppose you, the head of household, have come to the JPC Food Pantry (FP):
a. to pick up your JPCFPC, which has yet to be found. Re-submit a new FP Intake Application
b. For the first time, complete an FP Intake application.
c. Need to add or remove people from your FP Intake application on file.
d. Replace a lost JPCFPC.
The Registration Personnel will direct you to the Intake Station. The Intake Personnel can help you finish the required JPC FP Intake Application. You will be given a temporary JPCFPC issued on-site on the day of the event. The Registration Personnel will check all processed cards each time you come to the Food Pantry until they have it with the processed JPCFPC.
You will then be able to present to the Registration Personnel your Temporary JPCFPC. They will direct you to the next station to sign in, and those who did not attend the 08/21 or 08/22 School Supplies Event will receive school supplies event tickets based on the number of registered students on your temporary JPCFPC.
You will then proceed to the various food stations. Then, persons who did not attend the 82/21 or 08/22 School Event will go to the last school supplies station. A worker will collect your school supplies tickets. After receiving "The Go With A Smile School Supplies and/or Food, we Thank you for coming; you will leave the JPC Free Choice Food Pantry Area.
Please join us as we need additional sponsors, donors, volunteers, and media to make long-term commitments to fight hunger and food insecurity. We are so grateful to all currently making investments and partnering with JPC's dedication to serving families, children, and single individuals in need. The Events & Activities are being sponsored in part by Food Bank of Central New York (FBCNY); the Compassion Coalition; the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP), CASA Imports, Candella's Farm & Greenhouse, the Mohawk Street Hannaford, American Society of Civil Engineers, United States Post Office, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Syracuse, and The Grand; Riccelli Trucking, Catenary Construction Inc. UDTE FCE, Centene Healthcare, Builders Choice Lumber, Excellus Health Plan, Inc., MVP Health Plan, Inc., Indium Corporation of America, First Source Federal Credit Union; Levitt & Gordon Attorneys at Law, SBT Enterprises, Inc., Utica District Telephone Employee FCU, Bank of Utica, Berkshire Bank Foundation, Murphy Excavating Corp, Lakeview Law & Landscape; the Rowan Group Inc., CREE – Wolfspeed, Walmart, The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Northern Safety & Industrial, Apex Document Solutions, the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties; Joseph Flihan Co., the Carter Store, the United Way of the Mohawk Valley; Utica National Foundation Group, Capraro Technologies, Inc. (CTI), the Dicks Fund, Family the Friends of Johnson Park Center Education Fund, "M&T Bank/Partners Charitable Fund all are Donor-Advised Funds at the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties;" Stericycle Inc., Utica Roadrunners, HUD Supportive Housing Program, NYS Homeless and Assistance Program (HHAP), NYS Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI), NYS Supportive Housing Program, Mrs. Evon M. Ervin Oneida County Legislator, District #20, Parts of Utica, the Oneida County Youth Bureau and Department of Social Services: Mr. Venice Ervin, Utica Councilman, 5th District, City of Utica Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solution Grant, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), HOME Program; Zion Lutheran Church, City Church, First Baptist Church, JCTOD Church & Seed of Hope. We received monetary and Food donations from various donors, businesses, organizations, and individual supporters; the Oneida County Youth Employment Program; our Fantastic Volunteers, JPC/JPA Staff & Shelter Program Participants, JPC Facebook Encouragers and Supporters; and Media Coverage from WKTV, WUTR, Spectrum News, the Utica Phoenix, the Observer-Dispatch, Rome Sentinel, 96.1 The Eagle, Bug Country 99.7 & 101.1, Talk of the Town 100.7, and American Town Utica.
Thank you for your continued support & Join Positive Change at Johnson Park Center (JPC).
Rev. Dr. Maria A. Scates, D.D.
President /CEO / Founder
2023 TEFAP Eligibility Income Guidelines*
Base On
Household Annual
Size Income
1 $32,805
2 $44,370
3 $55,935
4 $67,500
5 $79,065
6 $90,630
7 $102,195
For Each Additional Person
Add: $11,565