NYC's Conference on Hunger & Poverty Registration is Now Open!
Join the Food Bank on Jan 15th to learn, share and celebrate the future of NYC's Hunger Fighting Community.
FlatRate Moving Partners with Food Bank For New York City as Official Food Drive Sponsor
FlatRate Moving® will pick up and drop off Food Drive bins at approximately 400 locations throughout the city, helping the Food Bank provide an extra 150,000 meals to New Yorkers in need.
Food Bank For New York City Releases Alarming New Report on Status of New York City’s Network of Emergency Food Organizations
On November 19th, Food Bank For New York City released Serving Under Stress Post-Recession: The State of Food Pantries & Soup Kitchens Today, a report comparing today’s network of emergency food organizations in New York City to the same network in 2007, before the Great Recession began.
Up Close and Personal: Food Bank CEO Margarette Purvis Visits Coney Island Post-Sandy
Hours have passed and it seems like this line gets longer and longer. We're in a section of Coney Island that is still without power and folks are lined up to get much-needed food. One of our members, who lost...
Food Bank For New York City Helps Soup Kitchens and Food Pantries Keep Their Doors Open After Hurricane Sandy
Food Bank has taken several steps to help our member agencies all over New York City keep up with demand following Hurricane Sandy.
Volunteers Lend a Hand for Families
By: Angela Ebron
On Monday, November 5, one week after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the Northeast, Food Bank For New York City CEO Margarette Purvis showed her appreciation to volunteers at Food Bank’s Food Distribution Center in the Bronx. As men and...
Stanley Tucci Cooks Up A Feast That Tastes Good—And Does Good
In his new book, “The Tucci Cookbook,” Award-winning actor/producer Stanley Tucci is doing much more than sharing his love of Italian cuisine—he’s also helping to provide meals for New Yorkers in need.
11 Million Emergency Meals Already Lost Due to Federal Cuts!
Help Save Critical Food Assistance In NYC
by Triada Stampas
Federal spending cuts have slashed the single biggest source of emergency food in New York City. This year alone, food pantries and soup kitchens across the five boroughs lost a staggering 11...
TAKE ACTION - Support a Strong Farm Bill!!!
The Farm Bill is the opportunity to protect and strengthen the key programs — food stamps (SNAP) and emergency food (TEFAP) — that make up much of our safety net against hunger. ACT NOW to protect our safety net!
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