Op-Ed from Food Bank CEO on U.S. Hunger Crisis
December 31, 2014 – Food Bank CEO Margarette Purvis discusses America’s growing hunger crisis and what lies ahead in 2015
What’s Cooking: Q&A with Chef Marc Forgione
December 24, 2014 – With the holidays fast approaching, we sat down with Food Bank Culinary Council member Chef Marc Forgione to talk about giving back, Christmas traditions and a special family recipe.
50 Cent Fights Hunger with Food Bank
December 23, 2014 – CNN caught up with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson as he visited Food Bank’s Community Kitchen &
Chef Max Hardy Joins Food Bank
December 22, 2014 – Chef Max Hardy, an entrepreneur, author, private chef and owner of Chef Max Miami LLC, is also a philanthropist whose passion for cooking is equaled only by his passion for fighting hunger. Food Bank For New York City is proud to welcome him as the newest member of our Culinary Council.
JSY Comes to the Kosher Community
Quality nutrition education knows no bounds, so as a nutritionist it felt like second nature for me to start a kosher Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables (JSY) workshop series earlier this year at Young Israel of Forest Hills Senior League, a vibrant Jewish senior center in the heart of Queens.
Food is a Human Right
“No New Yorker should go hungry: access to adequate, nutritious food is a fundamental human right.”