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| Addressing the Increasing Need for Food Assistance |
The need for food assistance in New York City is the highest on record and is increasing. At our recent Sunset Park Mobile Market® in Brooklyn, volunteers distributed 21,026 pounds of food—including plantains, eggplant, broccoli, mushrooms, and more—to 1,110 NYC families in need for free. Throughout the Market, Geraldine from our Nutrition and Culinary Education team prepared a vegetable stir-fry to share with participants and demonstrate one way of cooking the produce they received.
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| Advocate For Food Security |
Last month, the House of Representatives voted for what would be the biggest cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in its history, if passed. This is coming at a moment of deep uncertainty and change that is contributing to the extraordinary need for food assistance in our city. Join City Harvest in opposing any budget resolution that would undermine access to food assistance and health care through vital federal programs, including SNAP and Medicaid. Meanwhile, we're advocating to protect funding for food pantries and soup kitchens in the New York City budget. Join us at a rally on June 18 to tell leaders to fully fund Community Food Connection.
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| Harvest Pride Repack Supports LGBTQ+ Neighbors in Need |
Earlier this week, more than 100 volunteers joined us at our Food Rescue Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where they repacked potatoes into 3,393 family-sized bags to be delivered to our food pantry partners Metropolitan Community in Manhattan, Urban Strategies, Inc., Children of the Light, and Church of God on the Hill in Brooklyn, and La Jornada in Queens, all of which provide free food to LGBTQ+ communities in New York City. Sending a huge thank you to repack co-chairs and volunteers.
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Join Us at
Summer in the City |
Our premier waterfront tasting event is nearly here! Join us on June 11 for a trip around the world at City Harvest Presents Summer in the City 2025: Jet Set, featuring more than 25 tasting stations from NYC’s hottest chefs, restaurants, and mixologists, including Wayan, The Corner Store, Massara, Theodora, Naks, and more. Last year’s event raised enough to help feed more than 1 million New Yorkers in need.
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| 16,370 |
| Pounds of fresh produce distributed free of charge at our Melrose Mobile Market in the Bronx on 5/28 |
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| NYC families in need received free produce—including peaches, tomatoes, and more—at our St. Mary's Mobile Market in the Bronx on 5/28 |
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| Volunteers helped to distribute 13,005 pounds of fresh food, including eggplant, plantains, peaches, and bananas, to 470 NYC families at our Stapleton Mobile Market in Staten Island on 6/3 |
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| May 11–June 15 |
| Feed Our Kids Food Drive |
| There's still time to provide much-needed food for New York City’s children and their families this summer by participating in the Feed Our Kids Food Drive. Find resources to get started. |
| June–December |
| GrowNYC Greenmarket Rescues |
| Greenmarket rescue volunteer opportunities return at the end of June! Collect farm-fresh food donations at the close of Greenmarkets in partnership with GrowNYC. Sign up. |
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| At our core, we are neighbors helping neighbors. There are so many ways for everyone to get involved, including kids and teens—aka Harvest Heroes! Find more info and hear from our Harvest Heroes Co-Chairs Harper and Gideon Burtka-Harris, and Madeline, Anna, and George Zakarian. |
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| Check out highlights from our annual Gala! On April 22, City Harvest Presents The 2025 Gala: Carnaval raised enough to help provide more than 8.5 million meals for New Yorkers in need. Learn about our upcoming events. |
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