
Our Mission
To address poverty by empowering Yates County children and their families.
Our Vision
To be recognized as a generous and compassionate organization supporting Yates County children.
Bags of food distributed since 2008
School bags with supplies distributed since 2010
Years of service to children in Yates County

Our Work
Weekend Back Pack Program
The program allows weekend food to be available for children in need.
School Supplies Program
The program goal is to assure that each child is prepared for a successful school year by being provided teacher-requested school supplies.
Milly’s Market & Café
Kitchen & Ballroom
The commercial kitchen on the 2nd floor is available for entrepreneurial activities and cooking classes. The 3rd floor Ballroom complex are busy with private rental and health and wellness classes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who do you provide services to?
Children up to 18 years of age residing in Yates County.
What services do you provide?
Weekend food once a week to registered youth through Weekend Back Pack Program. Teacher requested school supplies for K-12 through School Supplies Program. Summer meals through Summer Food Program.
How can I help?
We value and encourage volunteering with our programming or Main Street business, Milly’s Market & Café. We also accept monetary donations by mail or drop off to Milly’s Market & Café.
Who is Milly?
The most recent program, known as the Weekend Back Pack Program – purchases, packs and distributes food to children for consumption on weekends spent away from school lunch programs, where otherwise hunger would prevail.
For her unceasing lifetime of work in making life a bit easier for the children of Yates County, Camilla “Milly” Bloomquist has been awarded “THE PRESIDENTIAL CITIZENS MEDAL” by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony in October of 2011.
What kind of items do you sell in your store?
We also provide our own from scratch light lunch menu items, old-fashion homemade sodas, milkshakes, and a coffee bar beverages.
Every $3 purchase helps provide food for a single child for a weekend.