Twenty-eight years ago, members of local religious and social service communities founded the Northampton Survival Center, to help low-income Northampton residents meet basic needs—food, clothing, household goods, and referrals for emergency assistance—in a spirit of mutual respect. At NSC, clients, volunteers, staff and donors all feel welcomed and appreciated, and their numbers are compelling: they distribute over 2,000 lbs. of food every weekday to 4,000 residents of 16 communities in Hampshire County. Their Kids’ Summer Program, which provides subsidized meals for children in schools, has almost doubled in the last two years. Because their clients come to them in times of crises, NSC understands how important it is to provide “a stable and calming point of contact.” After all these years, they still enlist 10 new volunteers every month, and have a strong reputation for cost-effectiveness. The Springfield Republican has called them “the little- Center-that-could”; with $25,000 they can run their entire Kids Summer Program, or serve 300 people at their Hilltown Pantry for a year. Rural philanthropy is a neglected field, and your support will go a long way to bring food security to people striving for overall economic stability.