3.1
Pantry & Outreach
Saturday client-choice food pantry, hot meals on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays, home delivery for homebound seniors, and Green Thumb fresh produce — meeting the most basic need first.
Yonkers, NY 10701 · Since 2008
A neighborhood
worth building together.
Kingdom Neighborhood Development Corp. is a faith-rooted nonprofit serving Southwest Yonkers. We feed our neighbors on Saturday mornings, equip small businesses to thrive, and walk alongside families re-entering work and stability — all from one corner of Palisade Avenue.
113K+
Lbs distributed YTD
3,592
Households served
~95K
Meal equivalents
Saturday distribution · 68 Palisade Ave.
02Mission
We exist to relieve the burdens of poverty — through benevolent work and acts of generosity— so that every neighbor receives practical support and hope for a better future.
KNDC was founded to do two things at once: meet today's most pressing material needs (a meal, a coat, diapers, a job lead) and build the long-horizon ladders that move families from surviving to thriving (financial literacy, entrepreneurship, workforce readiness).
Rooted in faith and embedded in the block we serve, we partner with churches, the housing authority, and local businesses to make sure no neighbor in Yonkers 10701 falls through the gap.
Read about our programs03Programs
Four pillars. One block.
Our work is organized around four interlocking commitments — each a different door into the same neighborhood transformation.
3.2
Small Business Development
One-on-one coaching, financial literacy workshops, and access-to-capital navigation — equipping local entrepreneurs to launch, formalize, and grow.
3.3
Workforce Readiness
Resume help, interview prep, and re-entry support for adults returning to work after incarceration or economic displacement — paired with the dignity of a hot meal.
3.4
Family Benevolence
Diapers, toiletries, feminine hygiene, seasonal clothing, and emergency bags outside normal hours — the small-but-essential supports that hold a household together.
04Pantry & Outreach
Hot meal service · 2nd & 4th Saturdays
Saturday is the day Southwest Yonkers plans its week around.
KNDC operates a client-choice food pantry every Saturday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, three to four Saturdays a month. Neighbors walk in, register electronically, and shop a grocery-style aisle stocked with fresh produce, proteins, dairy, shelf-stable staples, and culturally familiar options.
Client-choice, with dignity
No pre-packed bags. Families choose what they will actually eat — including halal, vegetarian, gluten-free, and diabetes-friendly options on request.
Hot meals, twice a month
Our 2nd and 4th Saturday hot meal kitchen serves up to 150 plates of nutritious, culturally familiar food — a warm seat at the table, not just a bag to take home.
Home delivery for those who can't come
Homebound seniors and disabled adults receive monthly deliveries — often the only weekly door-knock they get.
Green Thumb fresh produce
Through Feeding Westchester's Green Thumb Initiative, we distribute up to 300 bags of fresh seasonal produce each month — paired with simple recipes and nutrition tips.
05Impact in numbers
Nine months.
Six thousand visits.
Between July 2025 and March 2026, KNDC nearly doubled its service volume — from an average of 196 households per month to 399. The numbers below are pulled directly from Feeding Westchester's partner self-reporting dashboard.
Source · Feeding Westchester partner data, Jul 2025 – Mar 2026
113,447
Pounds of food distributed
~95,000
Meal equivalents
6,233
Client visits
3,592
Households served
2,197
Seniors reached
1,040
Children served
Founder message
coming soon
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06 · A note from the founder
“At KNDC, food is the entry point — but hope, dignity, and transformation are the goal. Our hyper-local model does not just feed bodies; it restores dignity and builds bridges across age, race, and circumstance.”
Bishop Dr. James N. Hassell · Founder & President
07Transparency & Verification
Give with confidence.
KNDC is a small organization with a big public footprint. Our status, our numbers, and our partnerships are all documented in public records — we’d rather you verify than take our word for it.
Every claim below links to a primary source: the IRS, Candid (formerly GuideStar), or Feeding Westchester. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
EIN 26-0851921 · 501(c)(3) since 2017 · Yonkers, NY
IRS
501(c)(3) Public Charity
Recognized by the IRS on September 18, 2017. Listed on Publication 78 with deductibility code PC. In good standing — not on the Automatic Revocation List.
Verify at IRS.gov
Candid (GuideStar)
Listed on Candid — Bronze Seal in progress
Kingdom Neighborhood Development Corp is listed on Candid, the nation’s largest source of nonprofit information. Tax status, classification, and address are public. Bishop Hassell is completing the Bronze Seal of Transparency — watch this space.
View Candid profile
Feeding Westchester
Active partner agency
Partner ID 100436. Distributing food weekly to Southwest Yonkers families — 113,447 lbs and 6,233 client visits in just nine months (Jul 2025–Mar 2026).
See partner data source
Funder history
Grant recipient
Supported by United Way of Westchester & Putnam (Phase 38, 2024 and earlier 2022 awards) and by HPNAP (NYS Department of Health via Feeding Westchester). A modest but real funding track record.
View funder → United Way W&P
Legal name
Kingdom Neighborhood Development Corp.
NTEE classification
S20 · Community & Neighborhood Development
Public charity basis
170(b)(1)(A)(vi) — publicly supported
Official website
Downloads
Everything a funder asks for, in two clicks.
Our one-page organization summary and the IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter, both primary-source and ready to hand off.
One-Pager · PDF
KNDC Organization Summary
A single page covering mission, programs, FY26 impact numbers, leadership, verification sources, and giving instructions.
Download one-pager →
IRS letter · PDF
501(c)(3) Determination Letter
The official IRS letter dated October 5, 2017 — three pages, public record — confirming KNDC's 501(c)(3) public-charity status.
Download IRS letter →
08Get Involved
Three ways to stand with your neighbors.
Volunteer
Join us on a Saturday.
Every Saturday distribution runs on volunteer hands — sorting produce, registering neighbors, packing emergency bags, serving hot meals.
Email to volunteer
Partner
Bring your church, business, or civic group.
We collaborate with congregations, restaurants, schools, the housing authority, and grassroots leaders. If your team wants a meaningful service partnership, let's build one.
Start a partnership
Give
A modest gift covers a Saturday.
$25 covers paper bags for a full distribution. $80 funds a week of laborer hours. $300 covers a full Green Thumb produce delivery.
Make a gift
08 · Give
Every gift becomes a meal,
a bag, a Saturday well-kept.
KNDC is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Mail checks payable to Kingdom Neighborhood Development Corp. to 68 Palisade Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10701, or email Bishop Hassell using the link to the right.
EIN 26-0851921 · Pub 78 verified