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Press, SNAP| June 3, 2026|
Joint Statement on New York’s FY27 State Budget and Hunger Relief
News| May 8, 2026|
Meet the First Class of Food Bank For NYC’s Emerging Leaders Advocacy Council
Press| April 20, 2026|
Food Bank For NYC Earns Prestigious 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplaces Award
News| April 6, 2026|
100 Women Showed Up at Nike NYHQ. Here’s What They Said About Hunger in New York.
News| March 30, 2026|
Food Bank For NYC Marks 43 Years by Showing Up for TSA Workers During Government Shutdown
Press| March 23, 2026|
News 4 New York Spotlights Deborah Jones for Women’s History Month
News| March 17, 2026|
Peter Luger Steak House and Nobu Serve Up 65,000 Meals at First Eat For Good of 2026
News, SNAP| March 6, 2026|
New SNAP Work Rules Could Put 180,000 New Yorkers at Risk of Losing Benefits
Press| March 4, 2026|
Food Bank For NYC Pilots Emerging Leaders Advocacy Council
News| March 3, 2026|
Schumer, Gillibrand and Ocasio-Cortez Secure $9M for Hunts Point Food Distribution Center
Press, SNAP| January 15, 2026|
A United Call to Make New York More Affordable
News| December 9, 2025|
First Inaugural Holiday Food Bank 2 Go Packs 50,000 Meals for NYC Families
Press| December 8, 2025|
Food Bank For NYC Launches Inaugural Ambassador Council
News| November 25, 2025|
National Mah Jongg League Donates $450,000 Truck to Food Bank For NYC
News| November 20, 2025|
Gotham Laughs Comedians “Stand Up” to Hunger, Raising 200K Meals in a Single Night
Press| November 18, 2025|
NY Jets Players Score Big, Serving Thanksgiving Meals to Older Adults in Harlem
News, SNAP| November 18, 2025|
Food Bank For NYC and WWE Superstars Team Up for Thanksgiving Distribution in the Bronx
Press, SNAP| November 14, 2025|
ABC Surprises Food Bank Hero Melissa Pino with Disney Cruise
News| November 7, 2025|
Eat For Good Closes 2025 at Tatiana, Fueling Millions of Meals for New Yorkers
Press, SNAP| November 4, 2025|
Food Bank For NYC CEO on How the SNAP Benefits Freeze Hurts NYC Families
Press, SNAP| November 3, 2025|
“That’s Their Livelihood”: Food Banks Brace for SNAP Benefits Freeze Before the Holidays
Press, SNAP| October 30, 2025|
Charlamagne Tha God Launches 50,000-Meal Match for New Yorkers Amid SNAP Crisis
Press, SNAP| October 30, 2025|
‘It’s Not Politics, It’s People’: Food Bank For NYC To Increase Support Amid SNAP Crisis
News, SNAP| October 29, 2025|
Food Bank For NYC Hosts Pop-Up in Queens to Support Federal Workers During Shutdown
Press| October 27, 2025|
‘Bracing for Impact’: Nicole Hunt Speaks to NBC on SNAP Freeze and Rising Need in NYC
Press| October 26, 2025|
‘Breaking the Stigma’: Ron Olaizola on K-LOVE’s Closer Look
News| September 5, 2025|
Food Bank For NYC Serves 800 Meals on National Food Bank Day in West Harlem
News| September 5, 2025|
‘Food That Matters’: Leslie Gordon on SiriusXM for National Food Bank Day
News| August 4, 2025|
‘The Food Here Lasts’: Yankees and Food Bank For NYC Team Up to Fight Hunger in the Bronx
News| July 17, 2025|
‘Why Not?’: Charlamagne tha God Serves 100 Bronx Kids Facing Summer Hunger
Press| July 13, 2025|
Food Bank For NYC and Allies Urge City to Prioritize Hunger Relief
News| July 3, 2025|
‘You See Them as People’: Major League Eating Competitors Serve Harlem Before Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Contest
News| June 16, 2025|
Food Bank For NYC, City Harvest, and United Way Applaud 2025 New York Budget Wins, Urge Stronger Action on Hunger Relief
News| June 6, 2025|
What’s at Stake: NYC’s Largest Childhood Nutrition Education Program in Public Schools Faces Federal Cuts
News| June 4, 2025|
‘It’s Unconscionable That Kids Are Hungry in Our City’: Morgan Stanley Takes Over Times Square to Tackle Summer Hunger
News| June 2, 2025|
‘An Existential Threat’: Food Bank For NYC Responds to Proposed SNAP Cuts
News| April 9, 2025|
Food Banks Tighten Their Belts as Federal Cuts Keep Coming. Patrons Don’t Know Where Else to Turn.
News| March 18, 2025|
Five Years After COVID, Food Insecurity Remains at Crisis Levels in NYC
News, SNAP| February 27, 2025|
SNAP Benefits Are Being Stolen — and Families Are Paying the Price.
News| February 26, 2025|
Grubhub Expands Full Plate Program with Food Bank For New York City
News| February 3, 2025|
Food Bank For NYC’s Camesha Grant Named a 2025 Black Trailblazer by City & State New York
News| January 27, 2025|
Leslie Gordon, Food Bank For NYC President and CEO, Named to City & State’s 2025 50 Over 50 List
News| January 16, 2025|
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2025 State of the State Address: Joint Statement with City Harvest & United Way NYC
News| December 10, 2024|
Leslie Gordon, Food Bank For NYC President & CEO, Named 2024 Nonprofit Power Player
Press| November 20, 2024|
Food Bank For NYC Receives Morgan Stanley Foundation Grant to Support Child & Family Hunger Relief Programs
News| November 20, 2024|
Mets Giving Food Drive at Citi Field Supports Food Bank For NYC
News| November 19, 2024|
Eat For Good Series Wraps Up 2024 with NARO x baroo, Raising 1.2 Million Meals
News| November 18, 2024|
Tracy Morgan and Stop & Shop Provide 400 Turkeys to Bed-Stuy Families
News| September 11, 2024|
9/11 Day of Service: Volunteers Pack 2 Million Meals at the Intrepid Museum
News| August 30, 2024|
Hunger Action Month 2024: Join the Fight Against Food Insecurity in NYC
News| August 27, 2024|
Food Bank For NYC Hosts 2nd Annual Free Back-to-School Haircut Event
News| August 6, 2024|
How to Apply for SNAP in NYC
News| July 23, 2024|
Telemundo 47: Centro de Enfriamiento Ofrece Alimentos Gratis en Harlem
News| July 22, 2024|
Food Bank For NYC CEO Leslie Gordon Discusses Child Summer Hunger with News 12 Bronx
News| July 8, 2024|
Food Bank For NYC CEO Leslie Gordon’s amNY Op-Ed on Childhood Hunger
News| July 8, 2024|
FY25 NYC Budget Statement from FBNYC CEO Leslie Gordon
Press| May 28, 2024|
Feeding Our Families: Food Bank For NYC Joins NBC 4 New York, Telemundo 47, and Stop & Shop for Massive Multi-State Food Drive
Press| April 26, 2024|
Food Bank For NYC’s Statement in Response to the FY25 NY State Budget
News| February 1, 2024|
Food Bank For NYC Improves Access to Food Preferred by Neighbors with $149,250 Grant from Morgan Stanley Foundation
News| January 29, 2024|
Child Tax Credit Expansion: Joint Letter of Support with City Harvest & United Way NYC
News| December 13, 2023|
Food Bank For NYC Live on The Good Road: Season 4
News| November 7, 2023|
Food Bank For NYC Tackles Food Insecurity Among Veterans
News| October 11, 2023|
Mobile Mammogram Van Makes Screenings More Accessible
News| October 2, 2023|
CEO Leslie Gordon Recognized in 2023 Nonprofit Power 100
News| September 20, 2023|
‘The Farm Bill’: Op Ed from CEOs of FBNYC, City Harvest & UWNY
News| August 28, 2023|
Feeding Our Families: NBC 4 NY, Telemundo 47, and Stop & Shop
News| July 11, 2023|
Food Bank For New York City’s Joint Response with City Harvest and United Way of New York City in Response to the FY24 Budget
Press| June 7, 2023|
Food Bank For NYC Receives $450K From Empire BlueCross BlueShield Foundation to Launch ‘Food as Medicine’ Program
News| April 21, 2023|
1 Million New York Households Lost $95 or More in SNAP Benefits
News| April 19, 2023|
Mayor Adams Recognizes Impact of Volunteerism and Service in New York City
Press| March 1, 2023|
Joint Statement: 3 Million New Yorkers Lose Emergency SNAP Benefits
Press| December 15, 2022|
Assemblyman Carl E. Heastie Hosts Annual Toy Giveaway, Partners With Food Bank For New York City And Instacart To Give Food To Bronx Families
Press| November 21, 2022|
Food Bank For New York City Spreads Holiday Cheer By Distributing Over 45,000 Turkey And Chickens To New Yorkers In Need Throughout The Five Boroughs
Press| September 23, 2022|
Food Bank For NYC and Intuit Announce $70K Grant to Expand Tax Assistance and Financial Empowerment Programs
Press| September 23, 2022|
Food Bank For NYC, Threes Brewing & Runner and Stone Launch ‘Food for Thought’ Beer from Rescued Bread
Press| July 12, 2022|
Food Bank For NYC Annual Report Charts Path to Stronger Crisis Response
News| January 14, 2022|
Food Bank For NYC Raises $250K in 2nd Annual 5-Borough Challenges, Provides Over 1 Million Meals
News| January 25, 2021|
Food Bank For New York City’s HungerMitao Hosted Its First “Evening of Gratitude and Awards”
Press| January 21, 2021|
Food Bank For NYC Unveils New Member Network Investment Plan
Press| December 9, 2020|
Food Bank For NYC’s 5-Borough Challenge Heats Up As New Teammates Join The Competition
Press| November 27, 2020|
Food Bank For NYC Serves Up Friendly Competition Kicking Off 5-Borough Challenge This Holiday Season
Press| June 9, 2020|
Food Bank For NYC Releases Update on Food Insecurity During COVID-19
News| June 5, 2020|
A Statement from Leslie Gordon, President & CEO of Food Bank For NYC on Black Lives Matter
Press| May 5, 2020|
The Francine A. Lefrak Foundation Donates to Food Bank For New York City to Provide 1,000,000 Meals for Queens Residents
News| April 3, 2020|
We’re in This Together – A Message From Food Bank For NYC President & CEO Leslie Gordon
Press| February 25, 2020|
Food Bank For New York City Names Leslie Gordon as New President & CEO
Press| April 10, 2018|
GOYA Foods Donates 100,000 Pounds of Food to Food Bank For NYC
News| July 24, 2017|
Food Bank For NYC Selected as Semifinalist for The 2017 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Award
News| July 11, 2017|
The New York Times Cities for Tomorrow Conference: Patching the Safety Net
News| June 6, 2017|
Times Square Food Bank 2 Go Fights Childhood Summer Hunger With Morgan Stanley
News| December 29, 2016|
Food Bank For NYC Rings Nasdaq Opening Bell, Launches Junior Board
News| September 30, 2016|
Barilla Goes Orange
News| September 9, 2016|
Yankees Go Orange
News| September 1, 2016|
Go Orange 2016
News| June 6, 2016|
Food Bank For NYC Culinary Council Members Top AdWeek List
News| May 7, 2016|
United Federation of Teachers Honors Food Bank For NYC With John Dewey Award for Excellence in Education
News| April 22, 2016|
Can Do Awards Dinner Raises Over $2 Million to Fight Hunger
News| April 21, 2015|
2015 Can Do Gala Raises Over $2 Million for Hunger Relief

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