“The Food Bank is unique because they are not just the largest provider of food, serving over 1,000 food pantries and soup kitchens — we think of Food Bank as the thought leader as it relates to food policy across New York.

"The Food Bank has adjusted their model to understand that we have to address the root causes, which means the services that will lift people out of poverty and change their lives past one meal.”

—Eric Weingartner, Robin Hood Foundation.