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Discover the latest news and Emmy-winning stories and see how your support fights hunger and changes lives in NYC's five boroughs.| Food Bank For NYC
Discover the latest news and Emmy-winning stories and see how your support fights hunger and changes lives in NYC's five boroughs.| Food Bank For NYC
BRONX, NY, June 14, 2025 – “The food here is sometimes better than what you get in the supermarket,” said Patricia, a Bronx resident picking up groceries at Yankee Stadium. “It’s healthy, and it lasts.” Every month, hundreds of Bronx families gather outside the ballpark—not to catch a game, but to [...] The post ‘The Food Here Lasts’: Yankees and Food Bank For NYC Team Up to Fight Hunger in the Bronx appeared first on Food Bank For NYC.| Food Bank For NYC
BRONX, NY, July 16, 2025 — “If I’m in a position to serve… why not?” Lenard “Charlamagne tha God” McKelvey put those words into action at Food Bank For New York City’s summer food distribution at the Bronx River Community Center. The Breakfast Club co-host — joined by Lauren LaRosa and Nyla Symone of [...] The post ‘Why Not?’: Charlamagne tha God Serves 100 Bronx Kids Facing Summer Hunger appeared first on Food Bank For NYC.| Food Bank For NYC
NEW YORK, July 2, 2025 — With the Senate majority approving cuts to important food and nutrition programs like SNAP, it’s evident now more than ever that New York City needs to prioritize food security. The city’s newly adopted budget for fiscal year 2026 kept emergency food funding steady, maintaining support for Community Food [...] The post Food Bank For NYC and Allies Urge City to Prioritize Hunger Relief appeared first on Food Bank For NYC.| Food Bank For NYC
HARLEM, NEW YORK, July 2, 2025 — Forty-eight hours before taking center stage at Nathan’s Famous July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest, top-ranked competitive eaters made an unexpected stop on the road to Coney Island. They traded their usual pre-game rituals of caffeine and protein shakes for aprons and serving spoons—using their platform to [...] The post ‘You See Them as People’: Major League Eating Competitors Serve Harlem Before Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Contest appeared first on F...| Food Bank For NYC
Hunger in NYC doesn’t always look the way you expect. It lives on every block, in every borough—and it impacts more than 1.3 million New Yorkers, including 1 in 3 children in the Bronx. That’s enough kids to fill Yankee Stadium twice. But when you step up, something powerful happens. See [...] The post From Farm to Food Bank: What Your Gift Makes Possible appeared first on Food Bank For NYC.| Food Bank For NYC
At a time when New Yorkers are facing an affordability crisis and an onslaught of threats and cuts to critical federal programs that support New Yorkers in need, the New York State budget delivers on many important investments. Governor Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Heastie, and our dedicated champions in the Legislature [...] The post Food Bank For NYC, City Harvest, and United Way Applaud 2025 New York Budget Wins, Urge Stronger Action on Hunger Relief app...| Food Bank For NYC
NEW YORK, June 6, 2025 — As federal officials push for healthier school meals under the banner of “Make America Healthy Again,” they’re simultaneously threatening to slash the very programs that make nutrition possible for low-income children and families—starting with SNAP-Ed Nutrition Education. One of the most critical casualties? CookShop—New York [...] The post What’s at Stake: NYC’s Largest Childhood Nutrition Education Program in Public Schools Faces Federal Cuts appear...| Food Bank For NYC
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN — On Tuesday, June 3, something remarkable happened in the heart of New York City. Four hundred Morgan Stanley employees rolled up their sleeves and packed 4,000 boxes of shelf-stable food—right in the middle of Times Square. “That's 4,000 families across the city who will have food on their tables this week," [...] The post “It’s Unconscionable That Kids Are Hungry in Our City”: Morgan Stanley Takes Over Times Square to Tackle Summer Hunger appeared first on ...| Food Bank For NYC
This article originally appeared on NYTimes.com NEW YORK, June 23, 2025 — Proposed federal cuts to SNAP totaling nearly $295 billion over the next decade could devastate hunger relief efforts across New York City, shifting a quarter of program costs to states and placing a $1.8 billion burden on New York alone. Food Bank [...] The post ‘An Existential Threat’: Food Bank For NYC Responds to Proposed SNAP Cuts appeared first on Food Bank For NYC.| Food Bank For NYC
More than 200 guests raised 6 million meals in one night—uniting to support Food Bank For NYC with heart, food, and city-wide solidarity,| Food Bank For NYC
As the city’s largest hunger-relief organization, our mission is to end hunger by organizing food, information and support for community survival and dignity.| Food Bank For New York City
YES Network’s Bronx Beat spotlights how the New York Yankees and Food Bank For NYC partner year-round to fight hunger in the Bronx.| Food Bank For New York City
Charlamagne tha God serves 100 Bronx kids with Food Bank For NYC to fight summer hunger — and bring joy.| Food Bank For New York City
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Major League Eaters stop by Food Bank For NYC’s Community Kitchen to serve Harlem before Nathan’s Famous July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest.| Food Bank For New York City
See how 400 Morgan Stanley employees packed 4,000 boxes in Times Square to fight childhood summer hunger in one of NYC’s most iconic spaces.| Food Bank For New York City
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City Harvest, Food Bank NYC, & United Way NYC commend Gov. Hochul’s 2025 address on food security, childcare, and housing while urging bold action.| Food Bank For New York City
