Thank you for your editorial in the November 6 issues [“Stop the Hunger”], in which you urged all of us to contribute to our local food pantries now because of the suspension of federal SNAP benefits. Emphasizing that this is not a partisan issue, I made similar requests to local Democrats during the recent campaign, as well as more recently this last weekend.
We can each find food pantries nearest us by going to the Town of Southampton website and putting “local food pantries 2025 v2” in the search box. To this list, please add Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbor.
The result is a list of 17 local pantries that accept donations.
Gordon Herr
Chairman
Southampton Town Democratic Committee
The “South Fork Nonprofit Directory” found at 27east.com also has a list of contact information for local food pantries — Ed.
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