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One
of Hunger Action’s goals is to help end hunger by providing
technical assistance to the 3,000 Emergency Food Programs (EFPs)
in New York State. We do this by 1) Connecting EFPs with various
sources of private and public food and funding for their program,
2) Helping EFPs initiate innovative food projects 3) Connecting
EFP clients to the Federal Nutrition Programs, and 4) Conducting
Education, Research, and Advocacy on hunger issues. Hunger Action
also maintains an Emergency Food Program Hotline and Online Directory
to connect people to food resources outside of New York City. Feel
free to contact Hunger Action with assistance in any of these areas.
Food and Funding Resources
Hunger Action informs EFPs about various sources of food and funding
for their program. In addition, Hunger Action conducts advocacy
to ensure that the programs are funded. Hunger Action recently published
a guide, Food & Funding Resources for Emergency Food Programs
(EFPs), which contains information about various sources of food
and funding for EFPs. The guide describes the resource, the application
deadline, and the grant contact. The guide is meant to provide a
basic overview of major programs and organizations providing food
or funds to EFPs, but should not be considered an exhaustive list
of sources of food or funding for EFPs. Each guide has been tailored
for the different regions of New York State. Click below to download
the guide for your region:
Central
NY Guide • Finger
Lakes Guide • Long
Island Guide
New York City Guide
• Northeastern
New York Guide
Southern
Tier Guide • Westchester
Guide • Western
NY Guide
Food Projects
In order to meet the needs of New Yorkers who lack adequate access
to food, the Hunger Action Network promotes and assists in the development
of many innovative programs designed to eliminate hunger and increase
food justice. This includes projects such as Community Gardens where
people can grow their own fruits and vegetables; Community Supported
Agriculture (CSA) which allows New Yorkers to buy affordable, nutritious
food directly from a farmer; Food Rescue and Gleaning programs that
rescue food that would otherwise have gone to waste either from
restaurants or from farms; Food Buying Clubs that bring together
several people in one community and cooperatively purchase food
at wholesale prices; and many more! Check out our Community
Food Security section for more information and contact Hunger
Action for assistance in starting one of these projects.
Federal
Nutrition Programs
The Federal Nutrition Programs are government funded food programs
designed to improve the nutrition, well-being, and food security
of low-income Americans. The programs allow individuals and families
to stretch their food dollars and access healthy food. Hunger Action
can provide workshops on the Federal Nutrition Programs for EFP
staff or clients or link you with local groups who can also provide
assistance. We also hold regional conferences on the Federal Nutrition
Programs and can come to your region if you are interested in cosponsoring
a conference with us. Also, please feel free to download Hunger
Action’s various promotional brochures for your program guests
to help spread the word about the programs. Check out our Federal
Nutrition Program section for more information and to download
brochures.
Education, Research, and Advocacy
Hunger Action conducts regional forums on key anti-hunger issues.
Staff also conducts community food and welfare reform advocacy workshops
in New York City and Albany. In addition, Hunger Action conducts
research and produces reports on various hunger issues, including
EFP utilization trends.
We
also assist EFPs and their guests participate in advocacy at the
local and state level. This is done in a variety of ways, including
participating in Hunger Awareness Day the third Thursday of March,
our Thanksgiving Action Against Hunger in November, and our Legislative
Education and Advocacy Day in March/April.
Emergency Food Program Directory
Our online Emergency Food Program Directory
allows you to find a food program in your area using your county
or zip code. The directory includes food programs outside of New
York City only. For a list of programs in New York City, please
call the Food Bank for NYC at 1-866-NYC-FOOD or go to their website
at http://www.foodbanknyc.org/go/agency-network/agency-directory/index.htm.
Hunger
Action also runs a toll free Hunger Hotline connecting people to
food resources outside of NYC: 1-866-526-2978. For food resources
in New York City, call the toll free Hunger Hotline at 1-866-888-8777
or the Emergency Food Locator at 1-866-NYC-FOOD (or 1-866-692-3663).
Please Join Us as a member today to become
involved in a diverse network working to end hunger and promote
food justice in New York State!
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