Council Member Dr. Mathieu Eugene, community members, farmers, and supporting non-profit organizations hosted a press event at the Flatbush Reformed Church (890 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, NY) to celebrate the launch of the Flatbush Farm Share, a new Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project in Brooklyn that is bringing fresh produce into a low-income neighborhood while also supporting a regional farm.

The New York City Coalition Against Hunger announced that it is joining United We Serve, a national effort just launched by President and First Lady Obama to engage more Americans in serving their communities this summer. The Coalition said that the main focus of its participation in United We Serve will be to use citizen volunteers to work with the Coalition’s professional staff to increase participation in under-utilized federal nutrition assistance programs such as the Food Stamp (recently re-named the SNAP) Program and the Summer Meals Program for low-income children.

Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist faith leaders locked hands with representatives of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1500, We Act for Environmental Justice, and the NYC Coalition Against Hunger on the steps of City Hall to demand changes to food policy at the city and federal level. Their “demands” were in the form of prayers and policy recommendations.

The Community Action Board (CAB), a community-led program jointly supported by Part of the Solution (POTS) and the New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH), is working to fight hunger and poverty in Bronx and around the City. ...read more

As the economy continues to decline and more New Yorkers struggle to afford enough
food for their families, designers, elected officials, public spokespeople, and New York
City school children raised their voices to urge all levels of government to take the lead in
ending hunger in New York City.

Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez’s community liaison, Evelyn Cruz, joined Brooklyn students for lunch in their cafeteria at the Academy for Environmental Leadership in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn to discuss school meals and how a strong Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act could fight hunger and improve the healthy food options in their community.

On May 29th, advocates applauded Costco's announcement that it will accept food stamp benefits (now officially called SNAP benefits) at its new 116th Street location currently under development in East Harlem in addition to the two previously announced test locations in Queens and Brooklyn.

February 25, 2009— Soup Kitchen International, the creators of the
Zagat-rated soups of Al Yeganeh, the legendary soup man who inspired the “Soup
Episode” on Seinfeld, today announced a partnership with World Hunger Year (WHY)
and the New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH) to continue Yeganeh’s
long-standing tradition of helping New Yorkers in need.

Said Joel Berg, Executive Director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger:
“As our Annual Survey showed, emergency food providers throughout the City are in ...read more

The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, signed into law today by President Obama after passing Congress with bi-partisan support, has the potential to significantly increase the involvement of national service participants and volunteers in anti-hunger activities, advocates said.

Said Joel Berg, the executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, “The new law is a quantum leap forward in civic engagement, and it can dramatically increase the number of Americans engaged in long-term activities to fight hunger."

A new survey released by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum finds that an automated system launched as a pilot in 1997 by the city’s Human Resources Administration (HRA) is unreliable, and may be causing unnecessary delays for New Yorkers accessing public benefits. With unemployment rising and demand for public benefits expected to increase, HRA eligibility specialists report that unreliable technology, insufficient staff, and language barriers prevent them from effectively serving clients.