President Obama proposed keeping the nation on track towards his goal of ending U.S. child hunger by 2015 by increasing funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program and reiterating his support for an additional $10 billion over the next decade for improvements in the Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill expected to pass Congress this year. ...read more

New York Has Nation’s Hungriest Congressional Districts

New Data: More than Half of NYC’s Districts Face Severe Food Hardships;
One Fifth of Households with Kids in Metropolitan New York Lacked Food Money; Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Reps. Jose Serrano, Ed Towns, Charles Rangel, Speaker Christine Quinn, and Public Advocate Bill De Blasio Respond ...read more

Supported by Martin Luther King III; Two More Days of Service in All Five Boroughs to Follow ...read more

Advocates Applaud NYC Efforts and Encourage More Progress;
Call for Federal Government to Pass Strong Child Nutrition Bill ...read more

Rep. Anthony Weiner Speaks Out against Hunger at Local Pantry

In a study conducted by the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, the populations with the greatest increase in need at Queens emergency food providers were families with children (45.5 percent) and senior citizens (30 percent). Fifty-seven percent of Queens survey respondents were forced to turn people away, cut portion sizes, or cut hours of operation. An astounding 93 percent of Queens agencies reported an increase in the number of people they’ve served in the past twelve months. ...read more

In a study conducted by the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, 96 percent of emergency food providers in the Bronx experienced an increase in demand for their services over the past year. Additionally, they reported seeing the fastest growth in need from families with children (43.6 percent) and immigrants (41.7 percent). Fifty-nine percent of Bronx agencies had to turn people away. ...read more

Rep. Ed Towns Visits Local Pantry and Discusses Hunger in His Community

A study conducted by the New York City Coalition Against Hunger has demonstrated that the greatest increase in need at Brooklyn emergency food providers were among families with children (58.7 percent) and immigrants (45.2 percent). Fully 49 percent of Brooklyn study respondents were forced to turn people away, cut portion sizes, or cut hours of operation. An astounding 89 percent of Brooklyn agencies reported an increase in the number of people they’ve served in the past twelve months. ...read more

Every emergency food agency on Staten Island that responded to the New York City Coalition Against Hunger Annual Survey said they demand increased “Greatly” over the past year. With the economy in a downturn, food pantries and soup kitchens are seeing an overwhelming demand for their services. Sixty-six percent of staff and volunteers at Staten Island feeding programs “often” or “always” spend their own money on food and supplies. ...read more

Obama Administration Announces USDA Grants for New York to
Increase Food Stamp Participation and Boost Farmers’ Markets

While the number of New Yorkers forced to use the city’s soup kitchens and food pantries soared by 21 percent in the last year, because federal anti-hunger spending through the economic recovery bill and the Food Stamp Program increased in New York City by more than $500 million in the same period, fewer agencies ran out of food than the year before, according to the annual survey of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger. ...read more

New Report Shows that, Although Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen Usage Soared, Federal Funding Surge Prevented Problem from Becoming Catastrophic

Schumer, Quinn, Gotbaum Join Hunger Advocates at Local Pantry to Release Data;
Report Directly Proves Effectiveness of Federal Recovery Bill in Fighting Hunger ...read more