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Food Bank For New York City is a
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social services organization and the major hunger-relief organization working against hunger in the five boroughs. Its aim is to organize food, information and support for needy citizens of New York City.


History

The Food Bank For New York City was founded in 1983. It has a network of approximately 1,200 emergency and community food providers, including soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, low-income
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centers, as well as senior, youth and
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centers. Food Bank helps to provide approximately 400,000 free meals daily. Since its inception, it has collected, warehoused and distributed more than 744 million pounds of food. Food Bank has a staff of over 100 full-time employees and is governed by a
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. Food Bank is a certified member of
Feeding America Feeding America is a United States–based nonprofit organization that is a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks that feed more than 46 million people through food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other community-based agencies. ...
and the New York State Food Bank Association. In July 2007, the Food Bank acquired FoodChange, Inc.


Mission and services

Founded on research showing that approximately two million New Yorkers are at risk of hunger and that more than half of city households with children would not be able to afford food for their families within three months of the loss of a job or household income, the Food Bank works to fight hunger with food donated from, among other sources, the
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, The Hunts Point meat and produce markets, the
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, government agencies and America's Second Harvest. In addition, Food Bank runs Kid's Café, an after-school program providing free meals to children. According to the organization's 2013 Annual Report, Food Bank is the largest anti-hunger network in the United States, providing "food and services responsible for 72.5 million meals a year". According to the 2017 Annual Report, Food Bank has provides 1.3 billion needed meals since its foundation in 1983.


Honors and support

In 2005 and 2006, the Food Bank received a four-star rating from
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, the largest charity evaluator in the United States. The Food Bank was also recognized by America's Second Harvest with a second "Mighty Apple" award for most produce collected and distributed within the network, as well as with their first "Model Fundraising Campaign of the Year" award for the 2006 CANS Film Festival. The Food Bank was also honored with the ''Mighty Apple Award'' in 2009, 2010 and 2011. In 2007, it was among over 530 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $30 million grant from the
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, which was made possible through a donation by New York City
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. In 2011 Food Bank was listed on Forbes magazine ''200 Largest Charities'' list. In 2014 Food Bank was inducted into the ''Feeding Americas 2014 Advocacy Hall of Fame''. In 2015 The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) awarded Food Bank-chaired NYC Task Force with its ''Innovative Anti-Hunger Work'' award. In 2016 Food Bank was honored with the ''John Dewey Award'' and was named as Company of the Year.


See also

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Food Bank A food bank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to those who have difficulty purchasing enough to avoid hunger, usually through intermediaries like food pantries and soup kitchens. Some food banks distribute food direct ...
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List of food banks This is a list of notable food banks. A food bank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to those who have difficulty purchasing enough to avoid hunger, usually through intermediaries like food pantries and soup kitchen A ...
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New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
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Soup kitchen A soup kitchen, food kitchen, or meal center, is a place where food is offered to the hungry usually for free or sometimes at a below-market price (such as via coin donations upon visiting). Frequently located in lower-income neighborhoods, soup ...


References

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External links


America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network

Food Bank For New York City
Food banks in New York (state)