2009 BENEFICIARY

FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY recognizes 26 years as the city’s major provider of food to New Yorkers in need.  The organization works to end food poverty and increase access to affordable, nutritious food for low-income New Yorkers through a range of programs and services that focus on food sourcing and distribution, education and nutrition, financial empowerment, disaster relief, policy and research.

Food Bank For New York City sources and distributes food to more than 1,000 food assistance programs, assisting the approximately 1.3 million New Yorkers who access emergency food. The Food Bank provides food safety, networking and capacity-building workshops; manages nutrition education programs for schools, after-school and emergency food programs; operates food stamp outreach and education programs; operates senior programs, a soup

kitchen and food pantry; coordinates the largest civilian Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program in the country; and develops policy and conducts research to inform community and government efforts to end food poverty throughout New York City.

The Food Bank received its fourth, consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for effective and fiscally responsible management. Only 6 percent of charities rated have received such a rating, demonstrating the Food Bank’s continued commitment to addressing the issue of food poverty in a responsible manner. For additional information, visit foodbanknyc.org