The West Side Campaign Against Hunger is a non for-profit food pantry on the Upper West Side that offers a unique atmosphere to its customers. In the basement of the St. Paul and St. Andrew Church on 86th Street is the headquarters of the Campaign Against Hunger.

Here, the bustling scene of people in need from all over the city wait to fill their shopping carts. But unlike most food pantries which “give a man a fish,” WSCAH teaches the men and women how to fish, and feed them for a lifetime. Offering such programs as exercise classes, shelves of books, and the popular Chef Training Class.

Headed by Chef Raquel Rivera-Pablo, the class is free, and offered every 12 weeks for customers who dream of becoming chefs, or who simply want to learn how to create and eat healthy meals on a budget.