2015

TURKEY TROT 5K RUN/WALK for SCHOC
Too many people cannot afford their medications and The House Of Concern does not have the funds to help all ...

NYCC to Assist with Coat Drive
The weather is turning colder, and New York Chiropractic College will be collecting new or gently worn (clean) coats to ...

Community Thanksgiving Dinner Hosted by Elks Lodge
When the Seneca Falls Downtown Deli, who hosted a Thanksgiving Community Dinner for 18 years could no longer continue, there ...

Seneca Falls Rotary Donates Freezer to SC House of Concern
In August the Seneca Falls Rotary Club donated a commercial freezer to the food pantry through their matching District Simplified ...

Seneca County Chamber of Commerce Ca$h Mob at New Beginnings Boutique
(Seneca Falls, NY) – The Seneca County Chamber of Commerce has announced the location for its next Ca$h Mob. The ...

More community support for the SC House of Concern
Last year, the Seneca County House of Concern provided more than 225,000 meals to local residents. This year, individual and ...

Taste and Tunes Event Helps Support HOC
The first of what will be an annual Taste and Tunes event will take place on Thursday, August 20th as ...

SC House of Concern Golf Tournament Raises $1500
On June 17th, the Seneca County House of Concern ventured into new territory - the golf course. With a group ...

New Beginnings Boutique Celebrates its 2nd Anniversary!
The Seneca County House of Concern invites you to help celebrate New Beginnings Boutique's 2nd Anniversary this Saturday, June 6th ...

Local Food Drive to benefit the House of Concern
The Woodmen of the World, Chapter 1025, is celebrating the Company's 125th anniversary by hosting a Food Drive to benefit ...

Seneca Falls Legion Holds Feed the Future Drive
The Seneca Falls American Legion, Post 366 is holding their Annual Feed the Future drive, specifically to help provide non-perishable ...

A New Location for the Mobile Food Pantry
A New Location for the Mobile Food Pantry | Seneca County House of Concern The location may be changing, but ...

Food Drive in Seneca Falls April 18th, 2015
Volunteers from Finger Lakes Christian Fellowship will be collecting food as part of its Canning Hunger ministry from residents of ...

Need to Feed Challenge 2015 Launched
The Seneca County House of Concern kicked off its "Need to Feed Challenge" fund-raising promotion this evening at the Hotel ...

Winter Hours (2015) for Boutique
Starting next week (January 21) the Boutique on Fall Street will be open Wednesdays-Friday, 11am-5pm and Sat. 11-4. Thrift store ...

2015 Mobile Food Pantry Dates Set
The dates for the Foodlink Mobile Food Pantry at the Seneca County House of Concern have been set for 2015 ...

Donation Helps SF Backpack Program
SENECA FALLS – Mark Benjamin of Seneca Meadows Landfill presented Lisa Garigen with funds to provide weekend food for the ...
2014

Legion Food Drive helps Stock Shelves
The Kirk Casey American Legion Post 366, recently held a very successful and much needed food drive for the Seneca ...

5K Race Benefits House of Concern
The Seneca Meadows Wetlands Preserve is hosting their fourth, annual 5K Race for Hunger on August 2, 2014 at 9:00 ...

House of Concern Names Interim Director
The Seneca County House of Concern has named Rose Rathbone as Interim Executive Director. Diane Draheim, who has served as ...

Doug’s Fish Fry Supports House of Concern
Doug's Fish Fry will be at the Five StarBank at the intersection of Rt 5&20 and Rt 414 on Monday ...

American Legion Sponsors Feed the Future Drive
The school year is almost over and for some children that means their days will start without breakfast. This creates ...

Electronic Donations Accepted
GET CONNECTED AND MAKE DONATIONS ELECTRONICALLY Did you know that you can now make donations to the House of Concern ...

Postal Workers Lend Hand to HOC
Local United States Postal Service employees lent a hand to the Seneca County House of Concern with cartloads of food supplied ...

Notes from the Director
Our first big event of Spring was the Second Annual traveling little Black Dress Fashion show, March 28 and 29 ...

Little Black Dress Fashion Show A HUGE Success
The Second Annual Little Black Dress Fashion Show at the Gould Hotel March 28-29 was a huge success, netting over ...

Chamber Food Drive Helps House of Concern
The Seneca County Chamber of Commerce hosted a canned food drive to benefit the Seneca County House of Concern. The effort was conducted ...

New Beginnings Boutique Re-Opens in New Space
The New Beginnings Boutique, a Project of the Seneca County House of Concern, has re-opened in new larger quarters just ...

Canning Hunger Ministry Collects 1000 Cans
People helping people – That’s what Finger Lakes Christian Fellowship’s “Canning Hunger” ministry is all about. Many in our community ...

House of Concern Delivers 85 Thanksgiving Baskets
The Seneca County House of Concern prepared food baskets to 85 families around the county for Thanksgiving. The baskets were ...
2011 – 2013

Breakfast with Santa Helps HOC
The Seneca Falls Fire Department will be holding a Breakfast with Santa Sunday December 15th 2013 from 8-12. They will ...

Federal Shut Down Effecting Food Delivery in Seneca County
Faced with a 15% cut in funding already in place, and a pending further cut of $4 billion annually, local ...

Notes from the Board President
As the Federal Government shutdown continues, it may surprise you to see that the Supplemental Nutrition Program is not considered ...

Buying from the Thrift Store Helps EVERYONE!
The New Beginnings Thrift Store at 35 State Street, just up the street from the downtown business district is not ...

Bad Mix: Increased Demand for Food & Cuts in Donations
The increase in Seneca County families seeking food assistance this year is unprecedented, and it comes at the worst possible ...

Notes from the Director
Happy Summer to you all! Hopefully you are enjoying your summer. We have all been extra busy here at The ...

Concert to Benefit House of Concern
A piano concert this Sunday will benefit the Seneca County House of Concern. The piano recital by Ping's Piano Studio ...

Get Connected Electronically
“Get Connected Electronically.” Did you know there are several ways you can get “up-to-the-minute news” from the House of Concern? ...

Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Wednesday, July 17th
Seneca Chamber to Co-Host Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Grand Opening for House of Concern's New Beginnings Boutique from Seneca Daily The ...

New Beginnings Boutique Now Open on Fall Street
There is a new retail business in downtown Seneca Falls and it won’t make a dime. But that’s the way ...

House of Concern Honors Volunteers
The Seneca County House of Concern honored its volunteers earlier this week as staff and Board members joined them for ...

Mobile Markets Return to House of Concern
The House of Concern will be holding several mobile markets this year thanks to Foodlink. A Mobile Market is when ...

SNAP Outreach
SNAP, The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is what was formerly called food stamps. If you or someone you know has ...

Notes from the Director
Happy Spring! Okay I admit that on the day I'm writing this, it doesn’t seem like Spring but the calendar ...

Fashion Show Will Support House of Concern
The Seneca County House of Concern and Hotel Clarence Announce May Fashion Show and Luncheon Fund-Raiser The Seneca County House ...

Foodlink Mobile Pantry Will Come Six Times This Year
The Foodlink mobile pantry will come to Seneca Falls six times before year end, offering an opportunity for folks to ...

Directors Notes
There are times in our lives when events seem to be happening to us and around us so fast and so ...

Donation or Saving a Trip to the Dump?
Area food pantries and thrift stores are delighted to receive good, usable household goods. The donations of such items not ...

HOC Motorcycle Rally/BBQ Discussed on WNYR
Last month the House of Concern Food Pantry in Seneca Falls set the kind of record they don't like to ...

Postal Service Brings 1400 Pounds of Food to HOC
The cupboards at the House of Concern were nearly bare, so the arrival of 1,400 pounds of food from a ...

Events Support House of Concern
Several events are planned in support of the Seneca County House of Concern including a Garden Party, Fruit and vegetable ...

Out With the Old, In With the New
A new handicap access ramp and front porch greet customers at the House of Concern Thrift Store and Food Pantry ...

Donate Now Button Added
There is now a Donate Now button on our web site. The button provides a convenient and secure way to ...

Challenge Stretches Donations Further
The Seneca County House of Concern will stretch their funds further with support from the 2012 Feinstein Challenge. The fund ...

Feinstein Challenge 2012
Once again The House of Concern will be participating in The Feinstein Challenge. March 1st - April 30th we will ...

A Christmas Message
It is another beautiful sunny day in Seneca Falls. The temperatures are downright balmy for December. One could almost forget ...

VFW Post Donates to House of Concern
Richard McNabb and Ron Rapoza of the Lt. Cyrus Garnsey III VFW Post 1323 in Seneca Falls present Cyndi Wing, ...

Fund-Raiser next Tuesday, Aug 23rd
You can help out the House of Concern by visiting the River Park Grille in Waterloo next Tuesday between 3 ...

HOC Seeks Help with Projects
The Seneca County House of Concern is currently seeking volunteers for variety of different projects. The HOC is a partner ...

HOC Awarded Food Security Grant
by Diane Draheim, Executive Director, Seneca County House of Concern The House of Concern is pleased to announce an exciting ...

Art Contest Benefits HOC
A Sidewalk Chalk Art contest benefitting The House of Concern will be a new addition to the Seneca Falls Business ...

USPS Holds Food Drive
The Seneca Falls Post Office held a very successful food drive Spring, bringing in 1,950 lbs of food during a ...

HOC Golf Tournament
HOUSE OF CONCERN 3 Person Scramble Seneca Falls County Club June 4th 2011 1:00 pm Shotgun Start Play for Cash, ...

Feinstein Challenge Update
Here are the final figures for the Feinstein Challenge and a comparison with last year’s result. The dollar volume was ...

Seneca Meadows Presents Check
The owners of the Seneca Meadows Landfill in Waterloo have presented a check to the House of Concern. In the ...

Next HOC Workday Tuesday May 3rd
Dave Saunders led a group of volunteers in the effort to spiff up the house next to the House of ...

ITT Helps With Feinstein Challenge
Thank you everyone for your generous support in our canned food drive and fund raising event for the House of ...

Employee and Family Donate Thrift Shop Upgrade
House of Concern employee Bob Adkins would seem to be more dedicated to his place of employment than the average ...

New Porch in Progress
The crew from West Fayette Presbyterian Church was back April 9th to start construction of a new side porch for ...

Desales Students Raise Funds for HOC
Desales student, Atik Ahmad presents a check to the House of Concern for $609.35. Atik and the other students at ...

Thanksgiving Support was a Model of Community
I believe that Thanksgiving 2010 could be used as a demonstration model of how a community working together can meet ...

Director’s Notes
Hello~ It seems like it has been awhile since the last newsletter. The time has flown by as time seems ...

Groups Respond to Historic High Needs of HOC
The need for food, household goods and other services has never been greater in Seneca County, but local businesses, Civic ...