Welcome to the Ascension Food Pantry Photo Gallery. This page highlights the people, events, and community efforts that have helped the pantry serve those in need over the years. Established as a ministry of Ascension, the food pantry was created to provide nourishment, support, and hope to local families facing food insecurity.Through the dedication of volunteers, donors, and community partners, the pantry has grown into a vital resource, touching countless lives while continuing its mission of compassion, service, and outreach. The photos in this gallery capture the history, milestones, and spirit of generosity that define the Ascension Food Pantry.

Pantry volunteers are often as young as six, and all of them are given jobs to help around the pantry.

Pantry volunteers are often as young as six, and all of them are given jobs to help around the pantry.

A volunteer gives out candy at a Thanksgiving distribution.

A volunteer gives out candy at a Thanksgiving distribution.

Despite being run out of a Catholic Church, the pantry has volunteers from Mormons at the Church of Latter-Day Saints, Muslim volunteers of New York, and Jewish volunteers from a nearby synagogue.

Despite being run out of a Catholic Church, the pantry has volunteers from Mormons at the Church of Latter-Day Saints, Muslim volunteers of New York, and Jewish volunteers from a nearby synagogue.

Pictured on the right is Robin, the director of the pantry, during a joint distribution with the NYPD.

Pictured on the right is Robin, the director of the pantry, during a joint distribution with the NYPD.

A volunteer help clients register their information with the pantry. Before recently, clients' information was registered on custom index cards which had to be organized by the pantry in alphabetical order for future pantry distributions.

A volunteer help clients register their information with the pantry. Before recently, clients' information was registered on custom index cards which had to be organized by the pantry in alphabetical order for future pantry distributions.

During the pandemic, the pantry began conducting deliveries to high risk clients. Volunteers carry personally packed boxes with food out of the church basement and either carry the bags on foot to nearby apartment buildings or drive with their famili

During the pandemic, the pantry began conducting deliveries to high risk clients. Volunteers carry personally packed boxes with food out of the church basement and either carry the bags on foot to nearby apartment buildings or drive with their families for food.

The food pantry gets $1,000 dollars donated in potatoes alone in a year, out of $400,000 dollars of donations in the form of food.

The food pantry gets $1,000 dollars donated in potatoes alone in a year, out of $400,000 dollars of donations in the form of food.

The pantry consistently works to provide more produce to the pantry's clients, whether that be strawberries, bananas, apples or oranges as shown in the photo, or fresh greens or carrots. "We're trying to do a second distribution every month which wou

The pantry consistently works to provide more produce to the pantry's clients, whether that be strawberries, bananas, apples or oranges as shown in the photo, or fresh greens or carrots. "We're trying to do a second distribution every month which would be fresh produce. You know how there are food markets on Sundays. At the end of the day on Sunday, when the stands are packing up, maybe they can give us a couple of bushels of this or that," Robin told me.

Teenagers and adults from all over Manhattan come together to set up the pantry together.

Teenagers and adults from all over Manhattan come together to set up the pantry together.

Teen volunteers come to Ascension on Friday nights to set up for the following day.

Teen volunteers come to Ascension on Friday nights to set up for the following day.