CITY HARVEST INC
6 East 32nd Street 5th Fl, new york, NY 10016 www.cityharvest.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CITY HARVEST PIONEERED FOOD RESCUE IN 1982 AND, IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, COLLECTED 82.3 MILLION POUNDS OF EXCESS FOOD TO HELP FEED THE nearly 1.2 MILLION NEW YORKERS STRUGGLING TO PUT MEALS ON THEIR TABLES. THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS WITH FARMS, GROCERS, RESTAURANTS, AND MANUFACTURERS, CITY HARVEST COLLECTS NUTRITIOUS FOOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE AND DELIVERS IT, FREE OF CHARGE, TO MORE THAN 400 SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD PANTRIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY FOOD PROGRAMS ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS. Our programs empower individuals through nutrition education, increase our partners capacity, and strengthen the local food system, helping New Yorkers who are experiencing food insecurity to access, afford, and consume nutritious food.

to end hunger in communities throughout New York City. We do this through food rescue and distribution, education, and other practical, innovative solutions.

EMERGENCY FOOD RESCUE: USING A FLEET OF 22 TRUCKS, CITY HARVEST RESCUES AND DELIVERS EXCESS FOOD SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, THE THIRD YEAR OF OUR FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, CITY HARVEST COLLECTED 82.3 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, MORE THAN HALF OF WHICH WAS FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THIS FOOD WAS DELIVERED, FREE OF CHARGE, TO MORE THAN 400 SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD PANTRIES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. SINCE OUR FOUNDING, WE HAVE COLLECTED MORE THAN 800 MILLION POUNDS OF GOOD, NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR NEW YORKERS IN NEED. AT CITY HARVEST, WE RECOGNIZE OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PEOPLE WE SERVE AND STRIVE TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS IN EVERY FACET OF OUR FOOD RESCUE OPERATIONS. WE TAKE CAREFUL STEPS TO ENSURE THAT EACH POUND OF FOOD IS RESCUED AND DELIVERED SAFELY. 1. FOOD RESCUE FACILITY: CITY HARVEST'S 45,500-SQUARE-FOOT FOOD RESCUE FACILITY IN LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS, ALLOWS US TO MOVE MORE THAN 225,000 POUNDS OF FOOD A DAY TO NEW YORKERS IN NEED ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS. THE FACILITY HAS A LARGE COOLER AND FREEZER TO SAFELY HOLD PERISHABLE FOOD ON A SHORT-TERM BASIS, AND A LARGE DRY STORAGE AREA TO SORT NON-PERISHABLE GOODS, ALLOWING US TO RESCUE AND DELIVER LARGE AMOUNTS AND A WIDE VARIETY OF FOOD. EACH MORNING, CITY HARVEST'S TRUCKS ARE LOADED WITH FOOD AT THE FOOD RESCUE FACILITY AND THEN FAN OUT ACROSS THE CITY PICKING UP AND DELIVERING FOOD FOR HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THE FOOD RESCUE FACILITY ALSO ACCEPTS LARGE DONATIONS OF FOOD DIRECTLY FROM FARMS AND CORPORATIONS, WHICH ARE REPACKED BY VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF MEMBERS INTO FAMILY-SIZED PORTIONS THAT WE DELIVER TO SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD PANTRIES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY FOOD PARTNERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, CITY HARVEST sourced 82.3 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, 59% OF WHICH WAS PRODUCE. THIS REPRESENTS 18 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD MORE THAN PLANNED IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 2. WHERE CITY HARVEST RESCUES FOOD: CITY HARVEST COLLECTS NUTRITIOUS EXCESS FOOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE FROM MORE THAN 2,200 FOOD DONORS, INCLUDING FARMS, GROCERS, RESTAURANTS, AND MANUFACTURERS. CITY HARVEST ALSO RELIES ON NEW YORKERS ACROSS THE CITY WHO ORGANIZE FOOD DRIVES IN THEIR SCHOOLS, APARTMENT BUILDINGS, BUSINESSES, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP. 3. WHERE THE FOOD GOES: CITY HARVEST DELIVERS FOOD TO MORE THAN 400 SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD PANTRIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY, HELPING FEED THE nearly 1.2 MILLION RESIDENTS WHO WERE STRUGGLING TO PUT MEALS ON THEIR TABLES BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIT IN MARCH AND THE MANY MORE IN NEED OF FOOD ASSISTANCE AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMICS DEVASTATING ECONOMIC IMPACT. THESE SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD PANTRIES, HOMELESS SHELTERS, SENIOR CENTERS, CHILDREN'S DAYCARE CENTERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY FOOD PROGRAMS TOGETHER HELP FEED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS EACH WEEK. 4. KOSHER INITIATIVE: CITY HARVEST'S KOSHER INITIATIVE ADDRESSES THE DIETARY NEEDS OF THE HALF-MILLION OBSERVANT JEWISH INDIVIDUALS FACING HUNGER IN NEW YORK CITY. OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS, WE DELIVERED 33 MILLION POUNDS OF KOSHER FOOD. WE DELIVER FOOD TO 26 KOSHER FEEDING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE CITY.

AS A NATURAL EXTENSION OF THE ANTI-HUNGER WORK WE BEGAN 37 YEARS AGO, Our programs empower New Yorkers through nutrition education, increase our partners capacity, and strengthen the local food system, helping New Yorkers who are experiencing food insecurity to access, afford, and consume nutritious food. OUR PROGRAMS PUT NUTRITIOUS FOOD ON THE TABLES OF NEW YORKERS IN NEED AND HELP INSPIRE LONG-TERM CHANGE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER BY: 1. RELIEVING FOOD INSECURITY: CITY HARVEST PROVIDES HUNGRY NEW YORKERS WITH NUTRITIOUS FOOD, FREE OF CHARGE, TO FEED THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. A. PROVIDING FOOD: THIS YEAR, CITY HARVEST DELIVERED 82.1 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD ACROSS THE CITY. SINCE 59% OF THIS FOOD WAS PRODUCE, SOUP KITCHENS AND FOOD PANTRIES WERE THEN ABLE TO OFFER PARTICIPANTS A VARIETY OF HEALTHY FOOD. THIS INCLUDES 21.8 MILLION POUNDS SOURCED FROM MARCH THROUGH JUNE 2020 AS PART OF CITY HARVESTS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RELIEF RESPONSE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, CITY HARVEST PARTNERED WITH GROCERY STORES, RESTAURANTS, FARMS, AND MANUFACTURERS TO INCREASE DONATED AND PURCHASED FOOD. THIS IS A 14-MILLION-POUND INCREASE FROM THE SAME TIME PERIOD IN FISCAL YEAR 2019. B. MOBILE MARKETS: THROUGH FREE, FARMERS MARKET-STYLE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRODUCE IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS, CITY HARVEST DISTRIBUTES AN AVERAGE OF 3 MILLION POUNDS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES EACH YEAR. ON-SITE COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS SHOW RESIDENTS HOW TO COOK WITH THE PRODUCE. CITY HARVEST HAS NINE MOBILE MARKETS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY THAT EACH HOLD TWO DISTRIBUTIONS PER MONTH,FOR A TOTAL OF 216 EVENTS PER YEAR. C. COMMUNITY PARTNER DISTRIBUTIONS: IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITHOUT TRADITIONAL FOOD PANTRIES, CITY HARVEST PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE FARMERS MARKET-STYLE EVENTS MODELED AFTER OUR MOBILE MARKETS. WE DELIVER FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, TEACH THE ORGANIZATION HOW TO OPERATE THE MARKET, AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE. THROUGH 14 COMMUNITY PARTNER DISTRIBUTIONS, WE DELIVERED MORE THAN 1 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD IN FISCAL YEAR 2020. IN FY20, WE OPENED TWO NEW COMMUNITY PARTNER DISTRIBUTIONS. THESE NEW COMMUNITY PARTNER DISTRIBUTIONS ARE LOCATED IN THE BRONX, AND THE FAR ROCKAWAY SECTION OF QUEENS. WE DISTRIBUTED 233,000 POUNDS OF FOOD THROUGH THESE NEW SITES. D. GRANTS: THROUGH OUR AGENCY CAPACITY-BUILDING WORK, CITY HARVEST PROVIDES INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT TO HELP BUILD THE CAPABILITY OF EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAMS TO SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED. We have also supported emergency feeding programs with infrastructure investments since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Many organizations are seeing a record number of clients and are moving more food to respond to this increase in demand. We provide emergency feeding programs with equipment, such as refrigeration and fork lifts, to help them safely distribute more food. 2. PROVIDING NUTRITION EDUCATION: CITY HARVEST OFFERS FREE NUTRITION COURSES AND ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON BUYING, PREPARING, AND EATING HEALTHY FOODS. A. Nutrition education courses: City Harvest provides free nutrition classes for adults, families, teenagers, and senior citizens at participating community organizations, teaching residents how to prepare healthy meals on a budget. We reached nearly 16,000 residents this year until COVID-19 impacted these education efforts. We reached an additional nearly 7,000 residents through material distribution from April through June. B. COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS: CITY HARVEST STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS DEMONSTRATE HEALTHY, BUDGET-CONSCIOUS RECIPES AND TECHNIQUES FOR RESIDENTS AT CITY HARVEST MOBILE MARKETS AND AT SUPERMARKETS. C. SHOPPING WORKSHOPS: THROUGH COOKING MATTERS AT THE STORE WORKSHOPS, CITY HARVEST TEACHES CUSTOMERS PRACTICAL WAYS TO SHOP FOR HEALTHY FOOD ON A BUDGET AT THEIR LOCAL SUPERMARKET. 3. INCREASING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HEALTHY FOOD: CITY HARVEST WORKS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF HEALTHY FOOD AND TO ENSURE RESIDENTS CAN FIND AFFORDABLE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. A. HEALTHY RETAIL: CITY HARVEST WORKS WITH SUPERMARKETS AND CORNER STORES IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS TO INCREASE THE QUANTITY, QUALITY, AND VARIETY OF AVAILABLE PRODUCE, HEALTHY SNACKS, AND BEVERAGES.

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