Our Projects
Founded in 1985 by Dr. Mar Peter-Raoul, The Beloved Community has been strengthening our communities through various projects— from local neighborhoods to communities across the globe!
Read about some of our past endeavors below.
📍Binghamton, NY
🗓️ November 2024
The Thanksgiving Gobbler created a warm and welcoming space for anyone in the community to enjoy a nutritious and from-scratch Thanksgiving dinner. During the event, we proudly served 350 meals with on-site service reaching 147 meals and an additional 203 meals distributed to high-need areas in the community.
📍Binghamton, NY
🗓️ March 2024
The Easter Feaster served 236 meals to our Binghamton neighbors—166 on-site and 70 via delivery. Chef Kenny Brown led the team of volunteers in preparing a freshly made menu, including dietary-friendly options. Local support from businesses and organizations was vital, showcasing the strength of community in tackling food insecurity and spreading holiday kindness.
📍USA
🗓️ August 2024
Paw It Forward inspired volunteers to support local shelters and nominate deserving animal welfare orgs. TBC fundraised over $2,000 thanks to dozens of donors and 7 company partners, then distributed donations to all 8 nominated recipient orgs to aid their efforts in animal care.
Free Little Library
📍Binghamton, NY
🗓️ Since 2023
Located at 66 Chapin Street, The Beloved Community’s first little library is fully operational!
Trash Clean-Up & Social
📍Binghamton, NY
🗓️ July 2023
This community clean up event helped beautify the streets of Binghamton while bringing together our neighborhood with food & drinks donated by local businesses. We also shared in the giving by passing out snacks to members of the community.
Kolkata Children's Project
📍Chitragunj, India
🗓️ Since 2007
This 17 year-old project helps students and their families by providing education materials and communal needs such as mosquito nets, tarps for monsoon season, wheelchairs for the disabled, and clothing. We send our community’s love and support to another across the globe!
📍Kolkata, India
🗓️ June 2017
The Kolkata’s Forgotten Brothers project aimed to help Jakir, Ronnie, Sahil, and Sajada – 4 young friends of The Beloved Community. This targeted initiative provided resources such as English classes, school supplies, housing, and medicine with the goal to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty.
Experiences From Past Community Leaders
Kenny Brown, Binghamton native and longtime food industry worker, has long hoped to provide hot meals to the community on holidays. He contacted our Steering Committee to explore the opportunity, who partnered with Kenny to create a project timeline, fundraising goals, logistics, and ensure the event was well staffed by volunteers.
Through our partnership with Kenny, TBC has served 586 meals to the community, all completely covered by donations!
“The Beloved Community helped me bring to fruition a long held dream of mine; to give back to the community through my culinary skills on a holiday when people may need the company of their community the most. Easter Feaster was just the beginning of what I hope to be many more free meals that with the help of TBC, I can provide to the Broome County area. Together we can keep each other fed!”
– Kenny Brown, Binghamton, NY