Hunger in NYC

Hunger Statistics

image1.5 million New Yorkers currently live in poverty, struggling to afford basic necessities such as rent and medical care and put food on their tables.

City Harvest helps feed over 300,000 people each week.

  • We rescue nearly 77,000 pounds of food each day.
  • We regularly give food to nearly 600 community programs.
  • It costs City Harvest 23 cents to rescue a pound of food.

In our first month, City Harvest served 55 community food programs in New York City. Today we help feed people at nearly 600 programs. Our goal is to grow our operations to address the demand for emergency food. 

Hunger Reports

USDA Report Reveals Highest Rate of Food Insecurity Since Report Was Initiated in 1995, reported November 16th, 2009.

Increasing Opportunity and Reducing Poverty in New York City, a report completed by The New York City Commission for Economic Opportunity for Mayor Michael Bloomberg on poverty in New York City.

A Blueprint to End Hunger, was released by members of the National Anti-Hunger Organizations (NAHO), based on the principles outlined in the Millenium Declaration to End Hunger in America.