via Queens Daily Eagle
Flushing Food Pantry Gets Reprieve — for Now
A Flushing church backed down on shutting a food pantry. But its long-term fate is still unclear.
Tag: hunger
via City Limits
Dumpster Dives Stem Waste Tide
Members of the freegan movement fight hunger by plucking edible eats from city trash.
A Can-Do Take on Art and Hunger
"Canstruction" challenges architects and engineers to create sculptures out of cans of food that are later donated to needy New Yorkers.
Food for All at Hunts Point
Produce, fish and meat from the Bronx hub is distributed everywhere from the city's fanciest restaurants to its neediest food pantries.
via The Jewish Daily Forward
Kosher Soup Kitchen Struggles
The Masbia soup kitchen, which serves Jewish and non-Jewish clients, expects to serve up to 1.5 million meals this year — twice the number doled out in 2013.
via Our Town Downtown
Vegetarian Meals for the Hungry
Food For Life serves meatless fare at Avenue A and E. 7th Street every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning. Demand is rising amid food stamp cuts.
via NBC News
Tell us What #PovertyIs
Our reporters are teaming with NBC News for a crowdsourcing project on what poverty means to people. Join by using the #PovertyIs hashtag on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
Holiday Hunger Challenges Grow
The Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger is struggling to meet the demand for food as new clients pour in.