Greylock Federal Credit Union Awards $50,000 to Local Food Pantries
PITTSFIELD — With food insecurity continuing to rise, Greylock Federal Credit Union has allocated a $50,000 donation to support local food pantries.
Recipients include Berkshire Bounty, Berkshire Food Project, Berkshire Community College (BCC) Campus Cupboard, Berkshire Dream Center, People’s Pantry, and Pittsfield Community Food Pantry.
“Food is a basic need that we all share. That’s why our board and senior leaders wanted to allocate a special contribution to support the work of our local food pantries,” said Jamie Moncecchi, senior vice president, chief administrative officer. “It’s our hope that this funding will help to ease the strain and allow more families and individuals in our communities to access the resources that they need.”
This donation comes in the wake of Greylock’s recent allocation of $100,000 to 10 nonprofit community partners whose missions focus on a range of human services.
Berkshire Bounty, BCC’s Campus Cupboard, and People’s Pantry all focus on distribution of rescued, locally sourced, and donated foods. Other selected organizations help to alleviate social isolation through varied meal offerings. Berkshire Food Project serves hot meals five days a week, and Pittsfield Community Food Pantry offers grab-and-go meals from its food pantry kitchen. Berkshire Dream Center has a restaurant-style soup kitchen, as well as a market and mobile food pantry.
“At a time when needs are increasing across our community, this gift was nothing short of a miracle,” said Katelynn Miner, founder and executive director of Berkshire Dream Center. “Our partnership with Greylock is not just support — it’s a shared vision and truly foundational to the work happening at the Berkshire Dream Center. This investment came at a critical moment, helping us meet the growing demand we’re seeing across the Morningside community and throughout Berkshire County.
“It’s partnerships like this that remind us we’re not doing this alone and make it possible for us to keep showing up, serving others, restoring hope, rebuilding lives, and helping others realize their dreams,” Miner added. “Everyone deserves to dream again, and we are so thankful to Greylock for helping others begin to dream again with us.”
The collective impact of the six organizations is significant in the lives of community members. Pittsfield Community Food Pantry delivers to 500 families each week, and the Berkshire Food Project prepares 200 meals a day. According to 2024 impact reports on their websites, Berkshire Bounty collected 621,000 pounds of food to serve 16,080 people, and the Berkshire Dream Center served 15,568 people. In 2025, People’s Pantry stocked 33,000 fridges with eggs.
“I am so grateful to receive this grant from Greylock. The Berkshire Food Project has recently experienced an increase in numbers similar to last fall,” said Matthew Alcombright, executive director of Berkshire Food Project.
“We rely on community support and sponsorship to continue our 40-year tradition of providing a no-cost, no-questions-asked, homemade-from-scratch lunch, five days a week, to combat food insecurity and social isolation in our community,” he added. “This grant will certainly be put to good and prudent use. We are so fortunate to have Greylock Federal as one of our close community partners and cannot thank them enough for helping to carry out our mission in a dignified and professional manner.”