As 13-year-old best friends Giuliana Astore and Angelina Aviles strode down 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge on Aug. 21, they had a community-driven mission in mind.
Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center
St. Athanasius Food Pantry Remains a ‘Beacon of Support, Strength, and Peacefulness’ for Bensonhurst Community
In May 2022, the food pantry at St. Athanasius Church was in peril, facing a shortfall in emergency pandemic funding that threatened to force it to close and terminate its ability to serve upward of 200 local families.
