NYC children does not always know where their next meal will come from
1M+
average monthly visits to food pantries, soup kitchens, and community food programs among NYC families in 2025
89%
increase in visits to food pantries by children and their families compared to 2019
63%
of NYC households with children struggle to make ends meet—19 percentage points higher than households without children
26%
of children in New York City live in poverty—this is the highest annual child poverty rate observed since 2017
Desirae, Community member who visits City Harvest’s Sunset Park Mobile Market
“[This Mobile Market] saves me money that I don’t have to spend on food, so I have extra to do something else. [My son] is able to eat lunch and breakfast at school, so we’re more affected during the summer. This means security for me. It means a lot, because I’m able to eat.”
