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Join us for an Open House
Located at the far end of the mall hallway in Faith Plaza, families in need of low-cost groceries regularly visit Helping Harvest, our...
Rebecca Flach
Oct 27, 20231 min read


We're hiring!
Hope Full Life Center seeks a Program Manager for our Helping Harvest Food Assistance Program. If you're a people person and love serving...

Rebecca Flach
Sep 6, 20231 min read


Helping Harvest offers low-cost produce thanks to Seymour Fox Memorial Foundation
Struggling families have access to deeply discounted fresh produce at Helping Harvest, a low-cost grocery store program, thanks to the...
Rebecca Flach
May 19, 20232 min read


Center leader named Top 5 Change Maker
Hope Full Life Center's Executive Director, Rebecca Marion Flach, was named a Top 5 Community Changemaker by Capital Region Independent...

Hope Full Life Center
Apr 8, 20232 min read


2022 Annual Report
A recap of Hope Full Life Center's 2022 activities The pandemic crisis receded in 2022, but it was replaced another calamity for...
Rebecca Flach
Feb 28, 20234 min read


Center contributes to Soup for Seniors event
Hope Full Life Center made gallons of soup as part of a February fundraiser to support the Senior Projects of Ravena. The Soups for...

Hope Full Life Center
Feb 17, 20231 min read


Emergency SNAP benefits to end in February
Emergency SNAP benefits are ending, which means more New Yorkers will struggle to afford groceries.

Hope Full Life Center
Feb 3, 20232 min read


Members' stories inspire us - a year-end appeal
I love to cover a shift at Helping Harvest, our low-cost grocery store for struggling families. I make sure the store is clean and...

Rebecca Flach
Dec 29, 20222 min read


2022 Blessing Bag Project underway
Help us care for struggling RCS families through a Blessing Bag this holiday season As the cost of food, fuel, rent and other basic...
Rebecca Flach
Oct 25, 20222 min read


Helping Harvest volunteer honored with Jefferson Award
John Hudspath of Ravena was honored in April for his long-time service at Helping Harvest with a Jefferson Award, a local and national...
Rebecca Flach
Apr 26, 20222 min read


Remembering Esther and Paul
We've been mourning the loss of two fantastic volunteers at Helping Harvest. Esther and Paul passed away within a month of one another...
Rebecca Flach
Mar 19, 20221 min read


2021 Annual Report
A recap of how Hope Full Life Center walked out its mission in 2021.
Rebecca Flach
Feb 16, 20224 min read


Center distributes 87 Blessing Boxes full of free groceries
Hope Full Life Center handed out boxes full of free food and household goods to families in need at Christmas.

Rebecca Flach
Jan 28, 20222 min read


2021 Blessing Bag Project underway
Help feed the hungry in RCS through a Blessing Bag this holiday season Help us ensure families in Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk have enough to...
Rebecca Flach
Nov 10, 20212 min read


Volunteer “graduates” from Helping Harvest into paid employment
A job training success story When Coronavirus crept into the Capital Region, Helping Harvest lost a group of special volunteers. For many...
Rebecca Flach
Oct 26, 20212 min read


Charity grocery store extends hours
Helping Harvest, a charity-run food assistance program for struggling families located in Faith Plaza, has extended its program hours....
Rebecca Flach
Sep 16, 20212 min read


Hunger and food waste: Helping Harvest fights both
Forty-two million Americans experienced food insecurity in the US due to the pandemic according to Feeding America. Hunger in the US was...
Rebecca Flach
Apr 28, 20212 min read


Helping Harvest now accepts SNAP
For more than a decade struggling families in Ravena Coeymans Selkirk could count on Helping Harvest for low-cost food. Now, those...
Rebecca Flach
Mar 30, 20212 min read


2020 Annual Report
Learn how Hope Full Life Center served the community last year Caring for the needy in Southern Albany County took on special...
Rebecca Flach
Feb 22, 20214 min read


Center hands out Blessing Bags full of groceries
Hope Full Life Center hands out free food to families in need the week before Christmas.
Rebecca Flach
Jan 15, 20211 min read
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