City Harvest Programs

For more than 25 years City Harvest has been working to alleviate hunger in New York City.

As the world’s first food rescue organization, we have connected hundreds of millions of pounds of good food that would otherwise have gone to waste with hungry men, woman and children throughout New York City. 

The examination of long-term issues that surround hunger is the natural extension of City Harvest’s work rescuing food.  For many of the people we serve, healthy food is often unavailable or unaffordable in their communities.  Diseases related to poor nutrition are often concentrated in neighborhoods where demand for emergency food is greatest. 

City Harvest partners with those who are directly affected by hunger and diet-related diseases to address their underlying causes.  Our food rescue work has expanded to include strategic initiatives to provide nutrition education, increase the availability of produce, and build the capacity of our agency network.  We are also working to influence how government food programs are managed and funded in order to alleviate and prevent hunger. 

Advocacy
Emergency Food Programs
Food and Fitness
Healthy Neighborhoods
Nutrition Education