The Food Pantry Program is one service that is constantly being utilized. Expansion of this program has taken place and we now supply food bags for the clients to assemble themselves. CAST is always looking for volunteers for our food pantry. Various tasks include: Picking up non-perishables from local supermarkets, rotating canned goods for expiration dates. If interested please call Phyllis Atkins at 477-1788.
Another program that began recently is our ESL Course. Learning the English language is something that is considered essential for many of our CAST clients. With the Hispanic population increasing, the need for an English as a Second Language Course (ESL) has become more apparent. Classes are every Wednesday from 6pm - 7:30pm.
Trying to save money is a goal I think everyone tries to achieve. CAST Coupon Clippers will help you do that with their thrifty ideas, and money saving coupons! “Not using coupons is like throwing away money.”
CAST will be featuring many more new programs to come. These will include: SeniorCitizen Activities, Tutorial Assistance, and Storytelling for children. CAST is trying to meet the needs of every generation and ethnicity in Southold Town.If you would like to volunteer for some of these festivities, please contact the office at 477-1717.
CAST food drive brings in the goods!
Who doesn't like to save? Coupon clippers trim their budgets.
What would we do without volunteers?
C.A.S.T., Inc. offers a wide range of services and programs
to meet the needs of our community, including:
Information, referrals and advocacy
Emergency, monthly, and school recess feeding program
Food Drives
Job related services include job listings, referrals, and career clothing
Assistance in securing benefits and entitlements such as Medicaid, HEAP,
Project Warmth, unemployment benefits and food stamps, Family Health & Child
Health Plus.
Clothing, Furniture and household items
Annual mammography screening in conjunction with Women's Health Partnership
Child support assistance
Emergency and Monthly Food
Programs
C.A.S.T., Inc. provides an emergency Food Pantry for
clients in crisis, as well as a monthly feeding program, coordination of
town-wide Thanksgiving food gifts and a school vacation feeding program for
children. The food for these programs is provided by food drives conducted for
C.A.S.T., Inc. by Southold Township schools, local churches and by the Long
Island Cares Regional Food Bank. C.A.S.T., Inc. has also developed relationships
with local restaurants, delis, markets and farmers who donate meals and fresh
produce. Many clients who have used C.A.S.T., Inc.'s food programs have
increased their abilities to sustain themselves.
It is our mission to promote self-sufficiency and provide a safety net for Southold Town residents in need.
