Community-based giving: This is a weekly blog post that highlights some of the various ways in which Compassion Coalition serves our community. Check back every Monday for new posts. Thank you for the overwhelming support over the last 2 months. Bargain Grocer opened on December 3, 2018 at 1110 Lincoln Ave, growing 10x in size! […]
Bargain Grocery expansion aims to help more people in our communities
We did it! We lived, we learned, we expanded! On December 3, 2018, our dream came true! We launched our very first brick and mortar grocery store in West Utica. 1110 Lincoln Ave has been hustlin’ and bustlin’ with cars since our opening day, and we couldn’t be prouder of our staff, and grateful to […]
What is the Teacher Free Store at Compassion Coalition?
A conversation about Equipped to Teach with Rachel Daughtry, Director of Agency Relations. What is the Teacher Resource Center? The Teacher Resource Center (Equipped to Teach) was officially launched at our Lafayette Street warehouse on December 5, 2017 as a creative, innovative way to serve our local full-time, New York State certified school teachers that […]
Compassion Coalition- Who’s In Charge There?
Rumor has it: A conversation about Your Bargain Grocer with Mike Servello Sr., Compassion Coalition founder and CEO Why is the food so cheap — is it all expired? No, it’s not all expired. We’re buying in massive amounts and we do not mark it up as much as a traditional grocery store, so […]
