Food Bank For New York City Responds to House Failure to Pass Farm Bill
City’s major hunger relief organization urges Congress to continue protecting children, seniors and veterans who rely on SNAP (NEW YORK)
Statement on NYC Executive Budget FY 2019
Food Bank For New York City Opposes Cuts to Hunger Relief in House Farm Bill
Statement on Proposed White House Budget
Media Contact: Food Bank Media Relations 212.566.7894 Statement by Margarette Purvis, President & CEO, Food Bank For New York City
Put Food Insecurity on the Agenda this Election Season
Let’s put food policy front and center this election season. Hover over the image to share! Learn more about Food Bank
Standing for Emergency Food
May 5, 2016 – Community leaders, emergency food providers and anti-hunger advocates rallied on the steps of City Hall for increasing funding the Emergency Food Assistance Program.
Support Emergency Food in the NYC Budget
You can help encourage NYC government to invest in emergency food. Here’s how.
SNAP Time Limits to Result in Loss of More than 26 Million Meals for New Yorkers
March 4, 2016 – Getting enough to eat is about to get harder for 45,000 New Yorkers, unless changes are made in Washington, D.C.