Following are highlights of media coverage concerning Food Bank’s ongoing work to end food poverty throughout the five boroughs. Included here are feature stories, Letters to the Editor, Op-Ed pieces, television, radio and web coverage.

For more information, including copies of available articles, please contact Carol Schneider, Associate Director, Media Relations.

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DECEMBER

• The Best Ways to Donate to Food Banks. MarketWatch, 12/24/2015
• Federal Aid Helps New York’s ‘Working Poor’. Voice of America News, 12/19/2015
• Teamwork Helps Stuff Truck for Needy New Yorkers. Time Warner Cable News, 12/18/2015
• Coming at Brooklyn Historical Society This Week. Brooklyn Heights Blog, 12/13/2015
• The White House Really Wants More Money for Food Stamps. Take Part, 12/9/2015
• Here and Now on December 6, 2015: Food Bank. ABC NY, 12/6/2015

NOVEMBER

• Americans on Food Stamps Are Looking at a Second Year of Meager Holiday Meals. Take Part, 11/30/2015
• A grim holiday season awaits America’s hungry. Al Jazeera America, 11/26/2015
• Thanksgiving Meals Served Up By Jets. New York Jets.com, 11/26/2015
• New York City’s Food Pantries are Struggling to Keep Up with a Growing Demand for Meals. Village Voice, 11/25/2015
• Mayor: Nearly 1.5 million New Yorkers don’t have enough food. NY Herald (AP), 11/24/2015
• Thanksgiving is Almost Here, and Over a Million New Yorkers Might Go Hungry. The Nation, 11/23/2015
• Food Bank: 9 out of 10 food pantries, soup kitchens say they’re serving more people. AM NY, 11/23/2015
• New York is the second-most expensive state in the US. NY Post, 11/21/2015
• ‘Portraits of Hunger in NYC’ exhibited at Brooklyn Historical Society. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 11/17/2015
• NYC Wine & Food Festival Raises Over $1 Million For Charity. Look to the Stars, 11/16/2015
• NY: Ciudad de Hambre. Noticieros, 11/13/2015
• 2015 Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival Presented By Food & Wine Raises More Than $1 Million To Help End Hunger. Individual.com, 11/13/2015
• Thanksgiving Guide: All You Need to Know About Turkey Day Deals and Destinations. Village Voice, 11/13/2015
• Food For Thought (profile of Food Bank For New York City COO Lisa Hines-Johnson). Latina Magazine, 11/2015
• This tour shows how pizza is baked into the city’s history. Crain’s NY Business, 11/11/2015
• NYC Charities That Are Giving Back This Holiday Season. Downtown Magazine, 11/11/2015
• New photo show illustrates three years of food insecurity in New York City. Metro NY, 11/10/2015
• Hidden in Plain Sight: Portraits of Hunger in NYC. CNBC, 11/5/2015
• The Empire State Building Was Lit in Orange Last Night to Help End Hunger in NYC. InStyle, 11/5/2015

OCTOBER

• Mario Batali to host lighting ceremony at Empire State Building to fight hunger. NY Daily News, 10/30/2015
• Inside Food Bank for New York’s celebrity, social, and engagement strategies. PR Week, 10/26/2015
• A Seriously Delicious Pasta Party Is Coming to Chelsea Market, for a Great Cause. Village Voice, 10/23/2015
• Wrap-Up: The 2015 New York City Wine & Food Festival. The Daily Meal, 10/23/2015
• Eat and Drink to End Hunger: A Weekend of Culinary Delight at NYCWFF. Huffington Post, 10/21/2015
• Can’t Get to the NYC Wine & Food Festival? Catch All of the Coverage on Twitter. The Daily Meal, 10/15/2015
• 2015 New York City Wine & Food Festival. Socially Superlative, 10/15/2015
• Our Picks for the NYCWFF. The Braiser, 10/13/2015
• Designing a Better Connection Between People and Government. Next City, 10/9/2015
• New York City Wine & Food Festival. Financial Express, 10/8/2015
• Giant Pizza Party Aims to Slice Out Hunger. NY1, 10/8/2015
• At Sky High Farm, Everything That’s Grown Goes to Food Banks. Modern Farmer, 10/7/2015
• Slice Out Hunger’s $1 Slice Night. Village Voice, 10/6/2015
• Nab $1 Slices From NYC’s Top Pizzerias At Wednesday’s Slice Out Hunger. Gothamist, 10/5/2015
• Join New York City’s Biggest Pizza Party and Support Hunger Relief with $1 Slices All Night on October 7. The Daily Meal, 10/1/2015

SEPTEMBER

• SPARE Launches in New York City with Sights Set on Closing Meal Gap. CNBC, 9/30/2015
• Food Bank Brings Fight to End Hunger to Nation’s Capital. NY1, 9/29/2015
• New York City Wine and Food Festival Approaches. Downtown Magazine, 9/26/2015
• New York City Wine & Food Festival 2015. Amsterdam News, 9/25/2015
• Taste Dumplings from Around the World. PR Newswire, 9/23/2015
• Economic Recovery Does not Stop Hunger in NYC. Voices of NY, 9/22/2015
• Join The Fight To End Hunger With The Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival Presented By Food & Wine. Virtual Press Office, 9/22/2015
• HW Pick: Meet, Greet And Eat At NYC Wine & Food Fest ’15. Harlem World, 9/21/2015
• How Chefs & Restaurants Can Become Ambassadors, Fight Hunger & Raise Awareness for Charity. Open Table, 9/16/2015
• 5 Questions: Lizz Winstead. AndrewZimmern.com, 9/18/2015
• Henri Bendel Will Host a Shop to Stop Hunger Event to Benefit the Food Bank For New York City. The Daily Meal, 9/16/2015
• NEON Kitchen Provides Nutrition And Community Health. Queens Tribune, 9/16/2015
• Food pantry opens in Jamaica Avenue justice center. Examiner, 9/16/2015
• Governor Cuomo, Joined By Vice President Biden, Announces Push to Raise New York’s Minimum Wage to $15 An Hour. Governor.NY.gov, 9/10/2015
• UFT Community Learning Schools Initiative reaps a state grant. UFT.org, 9/10/2015
• New York: Bruce Cost Ginger Ale at the Dumpling Festival. Best Events, 9/10/2015
• Kosher food giveaway for the holidays. Brooklyn Daily, 9/10/2015
• Charity distributes kosher food for Rosh Hashanah. News 12 Brooklyn, 9/3/2015
• From Oktoberfest to New York Comic Con: 5 festivals you must attend this fall. NY Daily News, 9/2/2015

AUGUST

• New York City’s Top Pizzerias Unite to Fight Hunger at Slice Out Hunger. Annual festival benefits Food Bank For New York City. PR Newswire, 8/26/2015
• Food Bank For New York City Launches 10th Annual “Go Orange To End Hunger”™ Campaign During September’s Hunger Action Month. CNBC (and many others), 8/24/2015
• The 8 Best Sustainable Ice Cream Shops in NYC. Includes Food Bank For New York City partner OddFellows. Ecocult, 8/24/2015
• First-ever Bronx Food and Wine Festival to be served soon. Bronx Times, 8/24/2015
• ‘Food hardship’ found to have reached post-recession low. Al Jazeera, 8/21/2015
• Number Of U.S. Families Struggling To Afford Food Drops To Pre-Recession Levels: Report. Huffington Post, 8/21/2015
• Kids Educate Each Other About Healthy Eating. News 12 Brooklyn, 8/18/2015
• Gillibrand, City Pols Rally for Better School Nutrition. Queens Times Ledger, 8/17/2015
• Food Bank Brings Summer Nutrition Program for NYC Teens and Tweens. Brooklyn Reader, 8/15/2015
• NYCHA Announces Doorway to Opportunity. Queens Tribune, 8/13/2015
• A Visit to the Food Bank For New York City. Divine Lifestyle, 8/10/2015
• Opening Doorways to Opportunity in Public Housing. Crain’s NY Business, 8/7/2015
• Perrier® and Flavorpill Make Your Lunch Break Extraordinary with Midday Dance Party Featuring DJ Questlove. WFMJ, 8/6/2015
• Tzell Travel Group Supports Food Bank For New York City. Travel Agent Central, 8/6/2015
• Food Bank For New York City Brings Healthy Eating Program to Fordham South. Bronx Times, 8/4/2015
• Eat NYC Food and Wine Festival – Bronx Fashion Week. The Bronx Chronicle, 8/2/2015

JULY

• Midnight Jazz Breakfast Hosted By Rev Run Locally In Harlem. Harlem World, 7/27/2015
• “Black Chef Summer Series” Happening Now Through Sept. 7 in New York City. The Obamacrat, 7/26/2015
• Uber Drones will Deliver Ice Cream in Singapore. Select dessert deliveries in NYC benefit Food Bank. Tech Times, 7/24/2015
• Black Chef Series Happening Now in New York City. Black Enterprise, 7/24/2015
• Unique Food Service Program Aimed at Department of Probation Clients. SI Live, 7/20/2015
• S. Bronx NEON Opens Nutrition Kitchen. Bronx Times, 7/20/2015
• The Brilliance of Observation. Board member Gail Grimmett talks about her passion for Food Bank & her role at Delta. Premier Traveler, 7/20/2015
• NYCHA & Citi Announce Economic Empowerment Program for Public Housing Residents with Community Partners. RealEstateRama, 7/17/2015
• Adult Sizes Now on the Menu at Little Italy’s Piccolini. $1 from each t-shirt sale goes to Food Bank. NY1, 7/15/2015
• Harlem’s Black Chef Summer Series to Celebrate Local Talents. BET, 7/15/2015
• Bronx celebrates Nutrition Kitchen grand opening. News 12 The Bronx, 7/13/2015
• The Black Chef Summer Series At BluJeen In Harlem. Harlem World, 7/11/2015
• Free financial coaches give the working poor a second chance. Yahoo! Finance, 7/9/2015

JUNE

• Nathan’s Famous will Donate 100,000 Hot Dogs to Food Bank For New York City. Queen of Style, 6/30/2015
• Governor Cuomo Announces Free Meals to Boost Children’s Nutrition During Summer Months. Governor.NY.gov, 6/29/2015
• Momofuku Uses Fried Chicken Dinners, Ko Reservations to Fuel Charity Auctions. Food Bank culinary council member David Chang’s restaurants benefit Food Bank. New York Eater, 6/24/2015
• Meet, Greet and Eat with Your Favorite Chefs at the New York City Wine & Food Festival. Food Network, 6/23/2015
• What Meals Should City Schools Provide, and When? Gotham Gazette, 6/23/2015
• Mott Haven Food Pantry Seeks Funding. Covers Food Bank’s EFAP advocacy efforts. News 12 Bronx, 6/19/2015
• Best of the Bronx: Woman Helps Feed New Yorkers. Profiles Food Bank’s COO Lisa Hines-Johnson. News 12 Bronx, 6/15/2015
• ‘Meatzilla’ Takes Manhattan. Jack Link’s donates a ton of jerky to Food Bank. CSP Net, 6/11/2015
• Food Research and Action Center Honors American Academy of Pediatrics President, New York City SNAP Task Force at 25th Annual Benefit Dinner. FRAC.org, 6/10/2015
• Revealing Look at Snug Harbor’s alluring attractions. Highlights Heritage Farm’s partnership with Food Bank. SI Live, 6/7/2015
• Big city, big need: NYC food bank asks for $16 million to combat growing need. RT News, 6/4/2015
• The Rise of Food-Studies Programs. The Atlantic, 6/1/2015

MAY

• NYC Wine & Food Fest Returns with Midnight Jazz Breakfast, the Art of Sushi, and More. The Daily Meal, 5/27/2015
• French Bull + Cheeky Launch Party Hosted at the Spotted Pig. Featuring Food Bank Culinary Council Chair Mario Batali. Downtown Magazine, 5/26/2015
• To Feed More, Food Pantries Learn from Supermarkets. NY Times, 5/22/2015
• Hunger a ‘women’s issue,’ Food Bank NYC’s chief says. CNBC, 5/10/2015
• Food Bank For New York City Can Do Awards Dinner. Socially Superlative, 5/5/2015
• Sandy Kenyon goes Backstage with the Cast of “The Chew”. WABC-TV NY, 5/4/2015
• –Celebrity Chefs at Food Bank For New York City’s Can Do Awards. OK! TV, 5/1/2015
• Try-Day Friday: Taking on the Food Stamp Challenge. ABC News Good Morning America, 5/1/2015

APRIL

• Food Bank For New York City Can Do Awards. Behind the Velvet Rope, 4/30/2015
• Artist Updates: Krystal Keith, Little Big Town, Sunny Sweeney. Music Row, 4/30/2015
• Women of Distinction. New York Social Diary, 4/30/2015
• Food Bank For NYC Raises $2 Million At Can Do Awards Gala. Look to the Stars, 4/24/2015
• Citi Supports ‘Teach Children To Save’ Campaign To Help Educate And Prepare Kids For Positive Financial Futures. CNN Money, 4/24/2015
• Michael J. Fox, Little Big Town represent at Food Bank For New York Can Do Gala. Examiner, 4/24/2015
• Chatting Cooking with Anne Burrell. AM NY, 4/23/2015
• Stamped Out. US Weekly, May 2015 print issue
• Little Big Town are Helping Fight Hunger at the Can Do Awards Dinner. Country Music Tattle Tale, 4/23/2015
• Jon Bon Jovi, Little Big Town, 50 Cent Join Screen Stars to Raise Money, Awareness for Food Bank. Billboard, 4/22/2015
• Sandra Lee Gets Emotional at Food Bank’s Can Do Awards. Page Six, 4/22/2015
• Michael J. Fox, Mario Batali, Jon Bon Jovi, Raise Money, Awareness for Food Bank at New York Gala. Hollywood Reporter, 4/22/2015
• Food Network Chefs Raise Hunger Awareness with Food Bank For New York City at Annual Can Do Awards. Food Network, 4/22/2015
• Food Bank For New York City Raises Over Two Million Dollars For Hunger Relief At Star-Studded Can Do Awards Gala April 21. PR Newswire, 4/22/2015
• –Star Tracks: Michael J. Fox and Jon Bon Jovi team up for a good cause at the Food Bank for New York City Can Do Awards Dinner Gala. People, 4/22/2015
• Mayor de Blasio and Human Resources Administration Commissioner Steven Banks Announce FoodHelp.nyc to Connect New Yorkers to SNAP Benefits. NYC.gov, 4/21/2015
• What Gwyneth Paltrow’s Food Stamps Failure Taught Us. Shape, 4/21/2015
• Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York State, To Talk At Can Do Awards Dinner. Look to the Stars, 4/20/2015
• Lean management for the public good – an interview with Margarette Purvis on Toyota and Food Bank for New York City teaming up to defeat hunger in the Big Apple. Planet Lean, 4/20/2015
• How Gwyneth Paltrow succeeded by failing the Food Stamp Challenge. MSNBC, 4/18/2015
• Gwyneth Paltrow consciously uncouples from $29/week food challenge after 4 days. NBC’s Today, 4/17/2015
• Gwyneth Paltrow Only Lasted 4 Days out of Her 1 Week Food Stamp Challenge. In Touch, 4/17, 2015
• Food Bank For New York City to Welcome Special Guest Speaker Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York State, to Annual Can Do Awards Dinner on April 21st at Cipriani Wall Street. PR Newswire, 4/16/2015
• Why Gwyneth Paltrow’s Food Stamp Challenge is So Valuable. Time Magazine, 4/15/2015
• My $29 Food Stamp Challenge – and the Recipes (& Brouhaha) that Ensued. Goop.com, 4/15/2015
• Gwyneth Paltrow ‘Should Be Praised’ for Living on $29 Food Stamp Budget, NY Charity Says. The Wrap, 4/14/2015
• Gwyneth Paltrow is on Food Stamps This Week. Stop Making Fun of Her. Slate, 4/14/2015
• Why Kelly Bensimon Wants to Help Hungry New Yorkers. Gotham Magazine, 4/14/2015
• Gwyneth Paltrow’s Food Stamp Experience vs. Reality. Huffington Post, 4/13/2015
• Gwyneth Paltrow tries to live on $29 for a week. Includes interview with Food Bank President & CEO Margarette Purvis. NBC’s Today, 4/13/2015
• Gwyneth Paltrow Cuts Back for Food Stamp Challenge. CNN, 4/11/2015
• Gwyneth Paltrow Lives on Food Stamps for One Week #FoodBankNYCChallenge. US Weekly, 4/10/2015
• Gwyneth Paltrow is living on Food Stamps for a Week. Elle, 4/10/2015
• Tax Season 2015: IRS Cutbacks Cripple Taxpayer Services For Poor, Elderly. International Business Times, 4/7/2015
• Masbia and Food Bank Provide for Passover Meals. 5 Towns Jewish Times, 4/2/2015

MARCH

• Will Congress Let Hunger Hold Women Down? Editorial by Food Bank CEO Margarette Purvis. City Limits, 3/31/2015 
  
  City Council Speaker Mark-Viverito Prepares Passover Meals At Masbia Kitchen. JP Updates, 3/30/2015
• ‘Time Out for Hunger’ aids Food Bank for NYC. News 12 Brooklyn, 3/29/2015
• New Yorkers Can Help Fight Hunger By Dining Out Sunday. CBS New York, 3/29/2015
• Most Compelling Women in Travel. Featuring Food Bank Board member Gail Grimmett. Premier Traveler, 3/29/2015
• Above and Beyond 2015 Class. Food Bank CEO Margarette Purvis is among the honorees this year. City and State, 3/26/2015
• Eat Out for Hunger this Sunday: Help Feed Needy New Yorkers. The Daily Meal, 3/26/2015
• Food Bank for NYC to Distribute Passover Emergency Packages. Jewish Voice NY, 3/25/2015
• Texas de Brazil NYC Participates in Time Out For Hunger 2015. PR Newswire, 3/25/2015
• Free Ways to File Your Taxes. CNN Money, 3/24/2015
• Staten Island Hunger Task Force to host legislative breakfast. SI Live, 3/24/2015
• Time Out NY and Food Bank For NYC to Host “Time Out for Hunger”. Downtown Magazine, 3/20/2015
• This Week On FM Magazine: Take Time Out For Hunger. CBS radio, 3/15/2015
• Women in Business: Gloria Pitagorsky, Managing Director/Executive Producer, Heard City. Huffington Post, 3/15/2015
• Little Big Town head to the Can Do Awards Dinner. AXS, 3/14/2015
• Republicans float changes to food stamp funding. Al Jazeera, 3/13/2015
• Little Big Town To Perform At Food Bank for NYC Awards Dinner. Country Music Rocks, 3/13/2015
• NYC Looks to Expand Free Tax Prep Services. Accounting Today, 3/13/2015
• Food Bank For New York City Can Do Awards Dinner. Socially Superlative, 3/12/2015
• Free tax preparation help for low-income households. SI Live, 3/11/2015
• Food Bank of NYC Kicks off Pesach Relief Campaign. Hamodia, 3/11/2015
• Rangel Urges Use of Free Tax Services: IRS Free File Provides Federal Income Tax Solutions to all Taxpayers. Charles Rangel official site, 3/6/2015
• Little Big Town’s “Can-Do” Attitude Toward Ending Hunger. CMT, 3/6/2015
• Tom Colicchio To Be Honored At Food Bank For NYC Can Do Awards. Look to the Stars, 3/5/2105
• Food Bank For New York City to Present Annual Can Do Awards Dinner on April 21st Honoring Tom Colicchio & Lori Silverbush, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and Sandra Lee-Simply Living Publishing. Reuters, 3/4/2015

FEBRUARY

• More Help Needed for Vulnerable. Albany Times-Union, 2/24/2015
• How 4 NYC Organizations are Bringing Nutrition and Fitness Education to the Classroom. AM New York, 2/22/2015
• Food Bank Tax Help Program Expanding its Services. Capital New York, 2/12/2015Capital New York, 2/12/2015
• Study Reveals Alarming Hunger Statistics in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 2/12/2015
• Food insecurity is rampant in NYC but financial coaching helps: Study. AM New York, 2/11/2015
• Free Tax Assistance Sites Help Eligible New Yorkers Get Maximum Refunds. NY1, 2/11/2015
• Anti-Hunger Advocates: Financial Literacy Aid Needed as Well. Fox NY, 2/11/2015
• Consumer Affairs Commissioner Talks Earned Income Tax Credit. NY1, 2/10/2015
• New Program Teaches Poor Families to Stretch Their Dollars. Crain’s NY Business, 2/10/2015
• Free Tax Prep Help in NYC. NYC on the Cheap, 2/6/2015
• City Gives $1.7 Million to Food Bank Tax-Help Program. Capital NY, 2/5/2015
• Gratis: Food Bank te ayuda a completar tus impuestos. NY1 Noticias, 2/5/2015
• City Pushes Free Tax Prep, Underused Tax Credit. Brooklyn Downtown Star, 2/4/2015

JANUARY

• How Star Power Helped Feed New Yorkers Over the Holidays. PR Week, 1/31/2015
• Got leftovers? Donate your food stockpiled for the blizzard that wasn’t to NYC pantries. WPIX, 1/29/2015
• Salvaging Snowmaggedon’s bounty. Metro NY, 1/28/2015
• How to Help People in Need Affected by Blizzard of 2015. Huffington Post, 1/28/2015
• Is The Economy Getting Better? What Obama’s State Of The Union Left Out. International Business Times, 1/21/2015
• Rachael Ray, Sunny Anderson and Extended Stay America Hotels Team Up To Fight Hunger. Reuters, 1/21/2015
• Is The Economy Getting Better? What Obama’s State Of The Union Left Out. International Business Times, 1/21/2015
• Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.: A day of service at Project Hospitality’s food pantry. SI Live, 1/20/2015
• Food Bank of NY hosts first food pantry at BX school. News 12 Bronx, 1/17/2015
• Disney VoluntEARS lend a hand at Bronx food bank for New Yorkers in need. ABC NY, 1/15/2015
• Where to get free tax prep help in NYC. NYC on the Cheap, 1/15/2015
• Vote for NYC’s best grilled cheese at next week’s Big Cheesy. Time Out NY, 1/15/2015
• Lean Enterprise Institute’s 2015 Lean Transformation Summit Will Deliver Inspiration as Well as Practical Information. Food Bank CEO Margarette Purvis will co-keynote this event March 4-5. PRWeb, 1/15/2015
• Are You A Student Leader Who Serves The Community? Harlem World, 1/11/2015