The New York City Hunger Free Communities Consortium (HFCC) aims to significantly reduce hunger and improve nutrition in NYC, especially for households with children, working poor and senior citizens.

To accomplish its mission, HFCC strives to increase awareness and participation in existing food and benefits programs, from SNAP(Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to school breakfast programs. Click here to find one that works best for you. 

HFCC also makes food resources available through a network of over 1,100 soup kitchens and food pantries, as well as other NYC community-based organizations. Though you should consider a food and benefit program first, if your food need is more immediate, even while receiving these benefits, you can visit a soup kitchen or food pantry. Click here to find one near you or call 1-855-692-4322. Representatives speak English, Spanish, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole and Russian.

If you’d like to spread the word about HFCC, click here to download outreach fliers in multiple languages.

Consortium Partners

	AARP Foundation is dedicated to serving vulnerable people 50+ by creating solutions that help them secure the essentials and achieve their best life. Visit AARP
	City Harvest exists to end hunger in communities throughout New York City. We do this through food rescue and distribution, education, and other practical, innovative solutions. Visit City Harvest
	Council of Senior Centers and Services is a leading organization championing elder rights in New York City, New York State, and nationally. CSCS advocates for economic stability through a gamut of community-based services including senior centers, meals-on-wheels, case management, home care, elder abuse, food stamp outreach and other programs. Our goal is to ensure that the elderly of New York City receive quality services by helping senior service organizations build their capacity to provide superior programs and services through advocacy, training, innovative programming and the exchange of ideas. CSCS’ advocacy ensures that the 1.3 million older adults in NYC have a voice in their own future. Visit CSCS
	Food Bank For New York City recognizes 28 years as the city’s major hunger-relief organization working to end food poverty throughout the five boroughs. As the city’s hub for integrated poverty assistance, the Food Bank tackles food poverty on three fronts – food distribution, income support and nutrition education – all strategically guided by its research. The mission of the Food Bank For New York City is to end hunger by organizing food, information and support for community survival and dignity. Visit Food Bank
	Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty is the voice of the Jewish poor and the first line of defense for our community’s needy. We fight poverty through comprehensive social services and treat every individual with dignity and respect. Our grassroots Jewish Community Council network strengthens families and neighborhoods throughout New York City. Visit Met Council
	The New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH) is the voice for the more than 1,100 soup kitchens and food pantries in New York City and the nearly 1.5 million low-income New Yorkers who live in homes that can’t afford enough food. NYCCAH works not only to meet these residents’ immediate food needs, but also to enact innovative solutions to help society move “beyond the soup kitchen” to ensure economic and food self-sufficiency for all Americans. Visit New York City Coalition Against Hunger
	New York City Department for the Aging works for the empowerment, independence, dignity and quality of life of New York City’s diverse older adults and for the support of their families through advocacy, education and the coordination and delivery of services. Visit NYC Department for the Aging
	Public Health Solutions is one of the country’s largest public health institutes. For more than 50 years, we have led innovation in developing and delivering research and programs to prevent disease and improve community health. We conduct comprehensive research providing insight on public health issues, create and manage community health programs, and provide services to organizations to address public health challenges. Visit Public Health Solutions
	As grant administrator for the NYC Hunger Free Communities Consortium, United Way of New York City (UWNYC) has a long history of not only helping individuals and families access food but also ensuring that the food they receive is healthy and nutritious. Since 2003 UWNYC has partnered with community-based nonprofits in every borough to provide benefits eligibility screening and enrollment support that has enabled more than 180,000 eligible New Yorkers to enroll for Food Stamps. As local administrator of both New York State’s Hunger Prevention & Nutrition Assistance Program and the federal Emergency Food & Shelter Program, UWNYC provides funding, training and technical assistance to over 400 soup kitchens and food pantries serving 55 million meals annually. Other UWNYC initiatives include Local Produce Link, which connects local food pantries with area farmers who deliver fresh vegetables for clients weekly throughout the growing season, and a grant program that supports the development of urban farms in low-income neighborhoods. Visit United Way of New York City