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

The number of Americans who lived in homes that couldn’t afford a full and stable supply of food increased from 36.2 million in 2007 to 49.1 million in 2008, even before the worst of the current economic slowdown, according to data released today by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The prevalence of household food insecurity and hunger were the highest recorded since 1995, when the first national food security survey was conducted. Almost 16.7 million children lived in such food insecure households in 2008. {http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err83/} ...read more

Republican and Democratic Citywide Candidates Agree:
City Policies on Hunger, Housing, and Poverty Must Change ...read more

The Richest New Yorker’s Worth Equals 342,000 Average Families;
Middle Class Becoming an “Endangered Species” in New York

Using data from the new “Forbes 400” report, the New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH),
has just calculated that that the 56 richest people in New York had 27 times the money of the 1.5 million poorest. The richest single New Yorker – who just happens to be Mayor Michael Bloomberg – has two and a half times the money of the 1.5 million poorest. ...read more

City and State Poverty Still Soared in 2008, Even Before Full Downturn;
Advocates, Elected Officials Cite Failures of State and City Policies

New Analysis: Only 3% of Poor New Yorkers Aided by Bloomberg Poverty Effort;
New York Still Leads States in Income Inequality ...read more

Locals remember day and serve in honor of fallen heroes as part of United We Serve Initiative ...read more