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Community Needs Bank
A safety net for neighbors experiencing hardships.
MORE INFORMATION
Nathalia Melo, Community Needs Bank Coordinator
516.484.1545 ext.212, nmelo@sjjcc.org
Funded in part by The Annette & Sheldon A. Sinnett BASICS Fund, Jewish Communal Fund: Donor Advised Funds, and UJA-Federation of New York
Brought to you by our Center for Community Engagement as part of Nikki Schwartz Memorial Community Needs Bank
SJJCC’s Community Needs Bank, run by a dedicated volunteer team, serves as a Life Skills Training Center site for young adults with varying abilities. It collects and distributes non‑perishable and limited‑perishable food, personal care products, and essential household items.
As a redistribution partner of Island Harvest Food Bank, our Community Needs Bank supports small local pantries across Long Island’s north shore, helping them better serve their clients.
Located in the JCC Annex at 200 Forest Drive, Suite 11, SJJCC’s Nikki Schwartz Memorial Community Needs Bank includes four centers:
- Nikki Schwartz Memorial Food Pantry
- Migden Family Household Needs Center
- Personal Needs Center
- Baby and Family Needs Center
Together, these centers donate thousands of pounds of goods each year to individuals and families in need.
How to Help
You can support this work through monetary gifts, supermarket gift cards, or donations of food and supplies. Every contribution makes a difference.
- Shop directly from our Amazon wish list
- Make a monetary donation to our Community Needs Bank
CURB YOUR MITZVAH
MONTHLY PREP
Prepare for our largest community donation intake by organizing and setting up supplies. Fridays, 3–4pm
March 6 and April 10
FOOD + COMMUNITY DRIVES
Donate essential supplies during monthly Curb Your Mitzvah events. No registration required.
Sundays, 10am–12pm
March 8 and April 12
PANTRY STAGING
Organize donated items for distribution to local partner food pantries.
Fourth Monday of each month, 3:30–4:30pm
March 23 and April 27
COMMUNITY DRIVES
Support your neighbors and help keep the shelves of our Nikki Schwartz Memorial Community Needs Bank full all year long. Each month, we focus on a high‑impact item drive — and we’re always collecting non‑perishable food.
January: General Food Drive
February: Feminine Hygiene
March: Prom Boutique (Dresses & Accessories)
April: Cleaning Products
May: Baby Diaper and Wipes
June: Condiments, Kitchen Tools, & Gadgets
July: Paper Goods
August: School Supplies
September: General Food Drive
October: Personal Care Products
November: Winter Coat Drive
December: Toys & Gift Cards
THE LUNCH BOX
The mission of the Lunch Box is to provide our Community Needs Bank food-pantry recipients with delicious, nutritious, homemade dishes. Lunch Box Chefs will receive instructions on how to safely cook and freeze one of our recipes, created by a registered nutritionist. Frozen meals will be added to weekday deliveries, so our neighbors facing food insecurity can safely enjoy them.
To become a Lunch Box Chef, please email cnb@sjjcc.org
