Giving Back to My City
December 17, 2012 – When you hear about disasters like Hurricane Katrina, you feel terrible. But many people don’t do anything to help if they’re not directly affected.
“Our Table is Yours” Brings Thanksgiving to 1,000 New Yorkers
November 21, 2012 – Nearly 1,000 New York City seniors, singles and families affected by Hurricane Sandy enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner at Cipriani Wall Street.
Special Message on Response to Hurricane Sandy from Food Bank For New York City CEO, Margarette Purvis
November 5, 2012 – As the city’s major distributor of emergency food for our neediest neighbors, Food Bank For New York City is expected to report to our donors, partners and supporters on the pounds of food distributed and the number of tractor trailers “on the road.”
Food Bank Continues Critical Food Distribution Post Hurricane Sandy
November 1, 2012 – Food Bank is continuing to distribute critical food supplies to emergency feeding programs, operational soup kitchens, food pantries, senior centers and agencies in areas of the city not under mandatory evacuation.
11 Million Emergency Meals Already Lost Due to Federal Cuts!
By Triada Stampas August 16, 2012 – Federal spending cuts have slashed the single biggest source of emergency food in
Tyson Foods and Food Bank For New York City Team Up to Fight Hunger in New York
March 30, 2011 – Today Tyson Foods donated 27,000 pounds of boneless chicken to the Food Bank For New York City as part of an effort to feed people in need and promote public awareness of hunger in America.
Members of NY Giants Defensive Line ‘Touch-down’ at Food Bank for NYC’s Community Kitchen of West Harlem to Unload Turkeys and ‘Tackle’ Hunger this Holiday Season
November 23, 2010 — New York Giants Chris Canty and fellow defensive lineman made a ‘touchdown’ today at the Food Bank For New York City’s Community Kitchen of West Harlem to unload a delivery of 100+ turkeys, thousands of pounds of produce and all the Thanksgiving trimmings from a Food Bank 54 ft.-long tractor trailer and serve the dinner meal to 700+ New Yorkers in need.
Food Bank Urges New Yorkers to Use Free Tax Sites
April 7, 2010 – With the April 15 tax-filing deadline looming, Food Bank is urging low-income, working New Yorkers to use one of our 14 free tax preparation sites.
NYC’s Hunger-Relief Organizations Come Together to Distribute Kosher For Passover Food to Thousands of Jewish Families in Need During Passover
March 26, 2010 — In preparation for Passover, Food Bank, in partnership with the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, will provide thousands of pounds of Kosher for Passover food items.
The American Red Cross in Greater New York and the Food Bank For New York City Join Forces to Strengthen New York City Disaster Relief
New York, December 2, 2009 – The American Red Cross in Greater New York (ARC/GNY) and Food Bank For New