Recent Press
Dutchess Outreach partners with Nuvance to treat chronic illnesses
Mid-Hudson News // Feb 21, 2023
Dutchess Outreach receives United Way Holiday Helping Hands Grant
Poughkeepsie Journal // Nov 28, 2022
Dutchess Outreach and Poughkeepsie City School District team up to keep families warm
Mid-Hudson News // Nov 21, 2022
Farm to Food Bank Program now Permanent.
Times Union // June 4, 2021
Dutchess Outreach Getting Ready to Say Goodbye to their Executive Director of 31 Years.
Mid-Hudson News // September 2020
Taking on the Challenges of Poverty Dutchess Outreach Makes an Impact
“To ensure the effectiveness of Dutchess Outreach as it moves into the future, the nonprofit is doing its best to communicate with similar, nearby organizations to find solutions to shared problems. “One of the things we have started to do more of is think about why our clients are in the situation they are in and examine the factors that exist in our community which contribute to the need for services,” says Salem. “There is deep-seated poverty that exists in small urban communities such as in the city of Newburgh, parts of the city of Kingston, and even in the city of Beacon. We want to help create solutions that can be replicated and shared by working with all of our community partners. There has been some good work done over the years, so we’re trying to capitalize on that and push it forward.”
Dutchess Outreach, a Poughkeepsie-based organization that addresses food insecurity among other things, has partnered with the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York to distribute fresh fruits and vegetables to the community at no charge.
According to Dutchess Outreach Development Associate Sarah Salem, 26.8 percent of Poughkeepsie suffers from food insecurity which translates to one out of every four houses in the area. ”
Food Market Gives City Residents Healthier Choices