OSWEGO COUNTY – The Oswego County Salvation Army Corps offers the Food Sense program of the Central New York Food Bank. Any residents of the Oswego area who would like to stretch their food dollars may order February Food Sense packages until Noon on Friday, February 7. All Oswego-area residents may use the program. There are no income limitations and no restrictions on the number of items one may buy. Payment in cash or EBT card must accompany the order. Complete size and price information will be available at the time of ordering. Thirty-nine Oswego families ordered Food Sense packages in December.
The February package includes marinated beef portions, ground turkey, white rice, boneless chicken breast, potato and cheese pierogies, applesauce, loop kielbasa, green beans, fish sticks, French fries, and two fresh produce items.
February specials at various prices include baby back ribs, breaded chicken fritters, Italian meatballs, shrimp scampi, lasagna roll-ups, and protein box containing ground beef, pork tenderloin, chicken drumsticks, pollock fillets, and bologna. Specials may be ordered with or without ordering the monthly package.
Orders may be placed in person at the Salvation Army Worship and Service Center, 73 West Second Street, Oswego, Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., through Friday, February 7 at Noon. Orders placed by mail must be received by Friday, February 7, with the envelope marked “Food Sense” on the front. Payment by cash, check, or EBT card is accepted. Checks must be payable to The Salvation Army. Mail to The Salvation Army, PO Box 146, Oswego, NY 13126. Orders cannot be taken by phone.
Food orders must be picked up on Thursday, February 27, between 12:00 and 2:00 p.m., upon presentation of the order form.
The Oswego County Salvation Army Corps provides fresh-cooked meals Monday through Friday, 11:15 a.m. — 12:15 p.m., in both Fulton and Oswego, groceries from its food pantries open Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, winter garments, and many other services to individuals and families in need throughout Oswego County. In December, the Corps provided 508 soup kitchen meals in Oswego and 296 in Fulton. It provided 42 Oswego households with groceries for 216 meals and 74 Fulton households with groceries for 806 meals. It also distributed over 1,200 loaves of bread and pastries.
At Christmas time, the Army gave 140 Oswego families food boxes and 102 households with 235 children received gifts of toys and clothes. In Fulton the numbers were 101 food boxes and 51 households with 113 children.
Persons wishing to know more about The Salvation Army or to offer voluntary service are invited to call (315) 343-6491 or stop at the office at 73 West Second Street in Oswego, between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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