If you struggle to put food on the table, you are not alone. Low wages, rising costs of living, poverty, and unemployment have resulted in nearly 1 in 5 New Yorkers depending on soup kitchens and food pantries. If affording food is a challenge, contact us today for help accessing valuable resources.
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[interactive_banner banner_title=”Seniors” banner_desc=”Senior hunger is on the rise, and nearly 16% of elderly New Yorkers choose to buy medicine instead of food. Food Bank serves seniors across the city directly and through soup kitchens and pantries in their neighborhoods. ” banner_image=”id^3339|url^http://www.foodbanknyc.org/wp-content/uploads/TFAP_Blog_Image1.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^TFAP_Blog_Image`{`1`}`|description^null” banner_height=”ult-banner-block-custom-height” banner_height_val=”400″ banner_bg_color=”#ff7314″ desc_color=”#333333″ banner_overlay_bg_color=”#f3f3f3″ banner_title_font_family=”font_family:Raleway|font_call:Raleway|variant:500″ banner_title_style=”font-weight:500;” banner_title_font_size=”desktop:18px;” banner_title_line_height=”desktop:18px;” banner_desc_font_family=”font_family:Raleway|font_call:Raleway|variant:500″ banner_desc_style=”font-weight:500;” banner_desc_font_size=”desktop:16px;” banner_desc_line_height=”desktop:20px;”]
[interactive_banner banner_title=”The Working Poor” banner_desc=”Despite being employed, 1 in 4 New Yorkers has difficulty affording the food they need. In fact, 19% of the people we help in soup kitchens and food pantries are employed.” banner_image=”id^4707|url^http://www.foodbanknyc.org/wp-content/uploads/hunger_solvable.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^hunger_solvable|description^null” banner_height=”ult-banner-block-custom-height” banner_height_val=”400″ banner_bg_color=”#273a79″ desc_color=”#333333″ banner_overlay_bg_color=”#f3f3f3″ banner_title_font_family=”font_family:Raleway|font_call:Raleway|variant:500″ banner_title_style=”font-weight:500;” banner_title_font_size=”desktop:18px;” banner_title_line_height=”desktop:18px;” banner_desc_font_family=”font_family:Raleway|font_call:Raleway|variant:500″ banner_desc_style=”font-weight:500;” banner_desc_font_size=”desktop:16px;” banner_desc_line_height=”desktop:20px;”]