FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY
39 BROADWAY NO 10, NEW YORK, NY 10006 www.foodbanknyc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FOOD BANK FOR NYC HAS BEEN THE CITY'S MAJOR HUNGER-RELIEF ORGANIZATION WORKING TO END HUNGER THROUGHOUT THE FIVE BOROUGHS FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS. NEARLY ONE IN FIVE NEW YORKERS RELIES ON FOOD BANK FOR FOOD AND OTHER RESOURCES. FOOD BANK TAKES A STRATEGIC, MULTIFACETED APPROACH THAT PROVIDES MEALS AND BUILDS CAPACITY IN THE NEEDIEST COMMUNITIES, WHILE RAISING AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT AMONG ALL NEW YORKERS. THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF MORE THAN 1,000 CHARITIES AND SCHOOLS CITYWIDE, FOOD BANK PROVIDES FOOD FOR MORE THAN 64 MILLION FREE MEALS FOR NEW YORKERS IN NEED. FOOD BANK FOR NYC INCOME SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING FOOD STAMPS (ALSO KNOWN AS SNAP) AND FREE TAX ASSISTANCE FOR THE WORKING POOR, PUT MORE THAN $129 MILLON EACH YEAR INTO THE POCKETS OF NEW YORKERS, HELPING THEM TO AFFORD FOOD AND ACHIEVE GREATER DIGNITY AND INDEPENDENCE. IN ADDITION, FOOD BANK'S NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES EMPOWER MORE THAN 50,000 CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS TO SUSTAIN A HEALTH DIET ON A LOW BUDGET.

THE MISSION OF FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY IS TO END HUNGER BY ORGANIZING FOOD, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY SURVIVAL AND DIGNITY.

FOOD PROCUREMENT, DISTRIBUTION AND STORAGEAS THE CITY'S PRIMARY DISTRIBUTOR OF EMERGENCY FOOD, FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY ("FOOD BANK") SECURES, WAREHOUSES, TRANSPORTS, AND DISTRIBUTES FOOD TO NEARLY 1,000 CHARITIES CITYWIDE FROM ITS 90,000 SQUARE FOOT BRONX WAREHOUSE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED 58 MILLION MEALS FOR LOW-INCOME, FOOD-INSECURE NEW YORKERS. THOSE MEALS WERE EQUIVALENT TO 69 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, INCLUDING MORE THAN 16.4 MILLION POUNDS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, PROCURED THROUGH A VARIETY OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL SOURCES. AS A FULL SERVICE EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION OPERATION, FOOD BANK DISPATCHES TRACTOR TRAILERS FROM ITS WAREHOUSE EVERY WEEKDAY TO ORGANIZATIONS IN EACH OF THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY, INCLUDING FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, SENIOR CENTERS, SCHOOLS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND DAYCARE CENTERS AMONG OTHERS.

FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES AND EDUCATIONFOOD BANK'S PORTFOLIO OF NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES REACHES MORE THAN 50,000 CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS, PROMOTING GOOD NUTRITION AND HEALTHY EATING TO COMBAT THE PREVANLANCE OF OBESITY AND DIET-RELATED DISEASE IN LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. FOOD BANK ALSO PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN ACCESS FOOD IN A SAFE, FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT WITH DIGNITY. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH A RANGE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS, FOOD BANK OPERATED CAMPUS PANTRIES IN FY 2017 AT 41 K-12 SCHOOLS AND 11 COLLEGES AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION MEALS TO MORE THAN 21,000 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND BENEFITS ACCESS SERVICESFOOD BANK'S IMPLEMENTS A MULTIFACTED STRATEGY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER THAT TETHERS EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE TO VITAL INCOME SUPPORTS THAT HELP LIFT LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS OUT OF POVERTY AND BETTER POSITIONED TO AFFORD FOOD AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS WITH DIGNITY. FOOD BANK'S INCOME SUPPORT OFFERINGS INCLUDE FREE TAX PREPARARTION, SNAP ASSISTANCE SERVICES (FORMERLY FOOD STAMPS), PERSONALIZED FINANCIAL COUNSELING, AND ITS AWARD WINNING PLATFORM FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CALLED THE TIERED ENGAGEMENT NETWORK (TEN). OUR FREE SNAP ASSISTANCE AND TAX PREPARATION SERVICES HAVE HELPED RETURN OVER $1 BILLION DOLLARS TO LOW INCOME NEW YORKERS.

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