“This Holiday Season, we are in need of men’s & women’s thermal underwear (med, large, x-large), blankets, wash clothes, towels, boots, men’s gloves, jeans,” reports West Side Kitchen Boutique Coordinator […]

“Thank you to everyone who has donated clothing to West Side Boutique!” notes coordinator Nancy Robert. “At this time, we are not accepting fall, spring and summer clothing” but “we are […]

The Advisory Board elected officers for the 2021-2022 year and welcomed three new members. Darren Woods was re-elected as board chair. Also re-elected were Mary Stronach, vice chair, and Joe […]

Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen received special recognition from Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon for feeding the hungry throughout the pandemic. During a ceremony at the State Office Building in Utica in […]

With Sr. Anne McNulty, OFS, needing to step down as director for health reasons, volunteer Michael Pilat has been appointed as soup kitchen manager. Mike is a former math teacher […]

“Thank you to everyone who has donated clothing to Saint Marianne’s West Side Boutique!” notes Boutique Coordinator Nancy Robert. “Due to your generosity, we have exceeded our goal and will […]

Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen is offering partial indoor dining while continuing take-out meals, Director Sr. Anne McNulty, OSF, reports. Meal numbers have declined during the summer as COVID-19 restrictions […]

Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen has received a $24,000 charitable grant from the Community Foundation of Oneida and Herkimer Counties as part of the Utica National Food Security Project. “This […]

Franciscan sisters have returned to St. Joseph & St. Patrick Parish with the appointment of Sister Anne McNulty, OSF, of Syracuse, as the new director of Mother Marianne’s West Side […]

West Side Boutique Coordinator Nancy Robert says she likes to see smiles on the faces of people coming to the soup kitchen – even behind the face masks necessitated by […]