Welcome
Irondequoit Community Cupboard, Inc.
The Irondequoit Community Cupboard, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization designed to meet a variety of needs for families and individuals in the Town of Irondequoit, NY.
Mission Statement
“To provide emergency assistance to Irondequoit residents with dignity, kindness and without prejudice.”
Vision
"To raise awareness of the presence and impact of hunger and poverty in our
community. We envision a community where all people share resources to ensure
that residents’ basic needs are met in times of limited resources.
We advocate for and reach out to those in need and try to influence public
policy so that every person in our community has the necessary support and
resources to enhance nutrition, health and welfare.”
United Way
Remember us at United Way giving time we are designee #2466
If you are in need of
assistance, please call (585) 336-9107.
(no appointments are made online)
Distribution Hours (BY
APPOINTMENT ONLY)
Tuesday & Saturday from 9:30AM - 11:00AM.
Office Hours (BY PHONE ONLY)
Monday & Wednesday 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Fridays 9:00AM-12:00PM
The Irondequoit Town Hall is NOT a drop off point for
donations.
We are grateful for your kind donations but please, utilize one of our
three drop off points if you are not bringing your items to us at ICC.
The 3 drop off points again are:
The Ridge Culver Fire Dept
The Irondequoit Library
The Irondequoit Community Center
"Letter from the President"
(September 2026)
Dear Friends,
For our regular volunteers, I am now doing the volunteer sign ups
for October, November and December. Please email me the dates you
CANNOT volunteer. Due to the volume and hectic season we do not
train new volunteers. We will begin again after the New Year.
The dictionary describes the word “community” as “a group of people
with a common characteristic or interest, living together within a
larger society.” I believe that Irondequoit, is a community that has
many interests but one commonality- its kindness, love and
generosity for its neighbors.
September is Hunger Action Month; a nationwide campaign held every
year to raise awareness about food insecurity and inspire action to
end hunger in the United States.
2025 and into 2026 has been very challenging for too many of our
friends and neighbors. Increases in costs of food, utilities, gas,
transportation and medical care have proven to be most difficult for
those who may have already been struggling, living paycheck to
paycheck and those on a fixed income. You cannot imagine how many
new (unique) households we have seen just since October 2025. These
individuals have often called in tears because they have never had
to utilize a food pantry before. Many of these same people used to
donate to ICC and are embarrassed to have to ask for help. Those who
seem to have the most trouble asking for help are our seniors. Just
like during Covid, you all stepped up to help those in our community
who are struggling. I always say that Irondequoit is THE most kind
and compassionate community ever!
Something that made me feel like we have really accomplished
something here….a couple of months ago, a school social worker
wanted to meet me at ICC to discuss ways we could assist students
that she supports. While chatting, she tells me that her mother says
hello. She told me who her mother was and how much we had helped her
family when they were young and that was one of the main reasons she
chose the field she is in. Last week I went out to eat with friends
and the hostess there recognized me and asked if I remembered her. I
did, and also remembered that she had 5 kids. She then went on to
ask if she could hug me because of all the assistance we had
provided when her family really needed it, how much it meant to
them, how it helped get them through a really hard time in their
life. We can do this because of your generosity. Just the other day
a woman who drives her mother to ICC to pick up her supplies from us
told me “this is my mothers’ favorite day of the month. The kindness
you treat us with, the caring, you don’t make us feel embarrassed or
ashamed, the amount of food and the choices provide, it is
overwhelming, and we could not be more grateful to you and your
staff; you are a true blessing.” I felt very emotional yet,
satisfied after they left and I will carry that conversation with me
for a very long time.
SO many of you have been very kind since the abrupt, and harsh to
many, cuts in assistance and increases to the cost of living. Due to
your kindness and support and during these times of uncertainty, we,
as a board, decided to increase the amount of food we give to each
household. In most cases we went from assisting with 7 days of food
to 10 days. In addition, we provided them with small gift cards for
needs we do not provide, like refrigerated milk for example. We can
only do this because your generosity. We are so proud to tell you
that because of YOUR support and generosity, during the months of
June, July and August we provided enough food for we provided enough
food for 29,946 meals!!!
We are so very proud of the work we do, proud to help those who are
struggling, and humbled to have the trust of you to be the resource
they need. On behalf our Board of Directors we would like to thank
you for your continued support throughout the years; we are so
grateful to each and every one of you.
Sincerely,
Debbie Evans
Founder and President
Our amazing and talented, hardworking Board of Directors
Lisa Loeser, Chairperson
MaryJo Toepfer, Vice Chairperson
John Kane, Treasurer
Cherie Evans, Secretary
Mary Bragg, Board Member
Rachel DeBlieck, Board Member
John Villeneuve, Board Member
Emily Arnold, Board Member
Diane Zaccarine, Board Member
Emily Wayland, Board Member
WAYS TO DONATE
* Go to our website at www.irondequoitcommunitycupboard.org and click on
our Paypal link or use the QR code from your Smartphone.
* Look at our Top 10 list always listed on our Facebook page or our
website and choose an item to purchase for us
* Donate food items and drop them off at any of our drop-off sites
* Donate gift cards for those who come to us after all of our deadlines have passed.
* Check donations can be made payable to ICC c/o Debbie Evans
PO Box 17834 Rochester, NY 14617