There are many people, programs, and organizations in Hamilton County providing essential resources to keep our neighbors safe and healthy. Your donations help them continue caring for our community.
Support the Hamilton Healthy Food Connections Program during its second year
As a rural area with few grocery options, central Hamilton County farmers markets are critical vectors for distributing food. During the pandemic, they became even more essential. In 2020, the Hamilton Healthy Food Connections program offered $20 nutrition certificates to all Hamilton County seniors relying on delivered meals from the Warren/Hamilton County Office of the Aging meal sites and to Hamilton County Community Action food pantry clients.
By offering these nutrition certificates to all of our county’s seniors and residents in need, we ensured more Hamilton County residents access to fresh, healthy food grown locally. In 2020, we distributed over $1,200 in produce to local people, and in 2021, we are able do it again with your support.
This program represents the ongoing collaboration between the Blue Mountain Center’s Hamilton Helps Project and the Indian Lake Community Development Corporation, the Warren/Hamilton County Office for the Aging, the Hamilton County Community Action Food Pantry, and Hamilton County's three farmers markets.
A donation of $20 allows an individual to bring home a week’s worth of farm fresh produce or meat this summer. To support the Hamilton Healthy Food Connections program, visit our Donate page and select this project. We hope you will help us reach our fundraising goal.
Buy a little extra when you do your grocery shopping to donate to a Hamilton County-based food pantry:
Community Action
P.O. Box 726, Main Street, Indian Lake, NY 12842
The Community Action Food Pantry serves all of Hamilton County.
How to Donate: Donations can be left in front of the Community Action door during open business hours: Monday through Friday 8 AM to 3:30 PM.
Community Action is in need of: Toiletries and personal care items, including:
-hand soap (liquid)
-toilet paper
-tooth brushes and tooth paste
-laundry detergent, shampoo and conditioner
as well as cream of chicken and chicken noodle canned soups
Financial donations can be made directly to the Hamilton County Community Action via a mailed check.
Long Lake Wesleyan Church Food Pantry
1120 Deerland Road, Long Lake, NY 12847
The Long Lake Wesleyan Church Food Pantry serves the Town of Long Lake
How to Donate: Donations can be left in the basket marked “Food Pantry” in the back entry foyer of the church at any time.
Long Lake Wesleyan Church Food Pantry is in need of: Nonperishable items such as:
-Soup
-spaghetti, elbow macaroni, rice, noodles
-peanut butter & jam/jelly
-cereals (all kinds)
-pancake mix, syrup
-boxed mashed potatoes
-ketchup
-juices
and whatever else you may be able to spare.
Financial donations are welcomed and can be made directly to the pantry to help maintain stock by mailing a check to LLWC, PO Box 322, Long Lake NY 12847
North Country Bible Fellowship Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry
132 Elm Lake Road, Speculator, NY 12164
The Loaves and Fishes food pantry serves Wells, Speculator, Lake Pleasant, Piseco, and Morehouse.
How to Donate: Donations can be dropped off at the church anytime by entering the glass doors to the right of the front entrance, donations can be left in the vestibule.
The Loaves and Fishes food pantry is in need of: Nonperishable items including:
-Canned fruits and vegetables
-tuna fish
-cold cereal
Toiletries such as:
-hand soap (liquid)
-shampoo and conditioner
-toilet paper and paper towels, tissue boxes
-laundry detergent
Financial donations are welcomed and can be made directly to the Loaves and Fishes pantry via a mailed check.
If you are willing to volunteer to keep the pantry hours open, please visit the Loaves and Fishes website for more information: https://www.ncbfellowship.com/loaves- fishes-food-pantry/
Support Hamilton County businesses by order food to-go with local restaurants open for curbside pick-up or delivery, place an online order, or purchasing a gift certificate for future use:
A complete list of restaurants and businesses open for curbside pickup, take-out, and delivery compiled by the Hamilton County Office of Tourism is available here.
Help us add to this list by emailing bmc@bluemountaincenter.org