Hunger Action Month

New Yorkers are losing SNAP. This September, step up for your city — and help us stand in the gap.

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It Takes a City to Feed One

New federal SNAP changes are making it harder for New Yorkers to get and keep the food benefits they've earned — impacting families, neighborhood bodegas and food pantries already at capacity.

Watch four New Yorkers reveal what’s at stake — and how Food Bank For NYC is standing in the gap.

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"I’ve been here 22 years, and I’ve never seen changes to SNAP like this before. These new barriers are making it even harder for New Yorkers to access the food assistance they need."

Nancy Miranda-Villafuerte, Associate Director, Citywide Rapid Response, Food Bank For NYC

SNAP in NYC

$1.7 M

New York City residents rely on SNAP to feed themselves and their families

120 K

More are at risk of losing the benefits they're entitled to

$1.2 B

New York's yearly SNAP bill starting fall 2027, unless Congress acts

Meet Jo Ann

For a New Yorker navigating SNAP — and helping others do the same

Jo Ann worked in HR for over twenty-five years before losing her job in 2020. When new rules required volunteer hours to keep her benefits, she found Food Bank For NYC's SNAP call center and found purpose there too.

Meet Bob

For the boy waiting on the truck — now the man driving it

Bob once waited for the food truck. Now he makes sure the food keeps coming to families like his.

Meet Marcus

For a New Yorker lifting the weight of hunger — because he's carried it himself

Marcus knows what hunger feels like. He's lived it. Now he lifts that weight off others every day at our Hunts Point Distribution Center.

Meet Jayme

For the moms doing impossible math

Jayme is a mom of three in the Bronx, making impossible choices between food and rent. Yet every month, she finds a way.

Gil

Meet Gil

For a hero who's spent 40 years fighting hunger

Food Bank For NYC's longest-serving food banker, Gil has spent 40 years keeping food moving for New Yorkers.

Farm to Food Bank

Food alone won’t end hunger — People will.
Watch how we turn every dollar into meals across nearly every neighborhood in all five boroughs.

Farm to Food Bank | What You Make Possible
Farm to Food Bank | On the Farm
Farm to Food Bank | At The Warehouse
Farm to Food Bank | On the Road
Farm to Food Bank | At Our Community Kitchen

Step Up For NYC

Find your place in the fight against hunger.

ADVOCATE

Farm Bill & SNAP

Sept 1 – 30


SNAP is a lifeline for millions of New Yorkers. Unless Congress acts, New York owes $1.2 billion a year for SNAP starting fall 2027. Tell Congress to fund food banks and delay the SNAP cost shift!

 

FIND FOOD

Free Back to School Haircuts

Tues, Sept 8 | 11 AM – 1 PM | JHS James M. Kieran, 1025 Morrison Ave, Bronx
Weds, Sept 9 | 12 – 2 PM | Travers Park, Queens

One Dope Barber is providing free haircuts for school-aged kids ages 5–18 during two Food Bank For NYC Mobile Pantry distributions!

ATTEND AN EVENT

Comedian Give Back

Tues, Sept 8 | 7 PM | The Bell House, 149 7th St., Brooklyn

Please Don't Destroy, the SNL comedy trio, headlines a comedy benefit with Sarah Sherman and Asha Ward. Get your tickets while they last.

SHOP

Strange Delight Po'Boy Proceeds

Sept 1 – 30 | Strange Delight,
63 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn

$5 of every Fried Green Tomato Po'Boy will be donated to Food Bank For NYC. Grab your signature sandwich today!

VOLUNTEER

SNAP Call Center Support

SNAP rules are changing fast — and the calls are pouring in. Help New Yorkers navigate the changes and keep the benefits they've earned.

Give For NYC

SNAP is a lifeline — and hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are at risk of losing it.

Give now to help us stand in the gap and keep food moving across our city.