Food Bank For New York City
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Food Bank For New York City is a non-profit social services organization. Its aim is to organize food, information and support for needy citizens of New York City
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centers, as well as senior, youth and rehabilitation
centers.
Food Bank provides approximately 250,000 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 voluntary Board of Directors
. Food Bank is a certified member of America’s Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network and the New York State Food Bank Association. In July 2007, the Food Bank acquired FoodChange, Inc.
, The Hunts Point
meat and produce markets, the Hunts Point Cooperative Market
, government agencies and America’s Second Harvest. In addition, Food Bank runs Kid’s Café, an after-school program providing free meals to children.
, the largest charity evaluator in the U.S.. 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. 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 Carnegie Corporation, which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor
Michael Bloomberg
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New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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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 day careDay care
Child care or day care is care of a child during the day by a person other than the child's legal guardians, typically performed by someone outside the child's immediate family...
centers, as well as senior, youth and rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation is a term for the processes of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines...
centers.
Food Bank provides approximately 250,000 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 voluntary Board of Directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
. Food Bank is a certified member of America’s Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network 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 Fulton Fish MarketFulton Fish Market
The Fulton Fish Market is a fish market in The Bronx, New York, United States. It was originally a wing of the Fulton Market, established in 1822 to sell a variety of foodstuffs and produce...
, The Hunts Point
Hunts Point, Bronx
Hunts Point is a low-income neighborhood located on a peninsula in the South Bronx in New York City. It is the location of one of the largest food distribution facilities in the world. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 2. Its boundaries are the Bruckner Expressway to the west and...
meat and produce markets, the Hunts Point Cooperative Market
Hunts Point Cooperative Market
The Hunts Point Cooperative Market, a wholesale food market located on 60 acres in New York City's South Bronx district, is the largest food distribution center in the world...
, government agencies and America’s Second Harvest. In addition, Food Bank runs Kid’s Café, an after-school program providing free meals to children.
Honors and support
In 2005 and 2006, the Food Bank received a four-star rating from Charity NavigatorCharity Navigator
Charity Navigator is an independent, non-profit organization that evaluates American charities. Its stated goal is "to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of America's largest charities."-About:...
, the largest charity evaluator in the U.S.. 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. 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 Carnegie Corporation, which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg is the current Mayor of New York City. With a net worth of $19.5 billion in 2011, he is also the 12th-richest person in the United States...
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