New York Common Pantry In the News

We are in our busiest time of year and have served thousands of meals this Thanksgiving season to New Yorkers experiencing homelessness, hunger and other crises. This year our celebration …

Coronavirus Measures at NYCP

NY Common Pantry has been closely monitoring the recent developments around the new coronavirus infection, COVID-19. As of this writing NY Common Pantry has taken a proactive and assertive approach …

Spirit of New York Common Pantry

My deepest thanks to all of you for helping NYCP provide essential services to the food insecure.  Whether you have been a regular or periodic volunteer, come in groups or …

NYCP Pasta Bowl 2020

We started a new decade last week, but some “old” traditions remain – Our 4th Annual Pasta Bowl competition will kick off this month and will conclude Friday, February 21, 2020. Schools …

NYCP Lives Healthy

 NY Common Pantry helps New Yorkers with access to fresh food, SNAP-Ed nutrition education, and much more. NY Common Pantry’s Live Healthy! program, chose to target East Harlem, the South Bronx, …

The Importance of Nutrition Education Programs & NYCP

Many low-income individuals and families in New York face social and economic barriers to nutrition and health and live in communities that are disproportionately affected by poverty. As a result, poverty, child poverty, food …

Nonprofit Workers More Essential Than Ever

OPINION APRIL 30, 2018 PREMIUM Rise of Robots Makes Nonprofit Workers More Essential Than Ever By George Weiner communications adviser to nonprofits TRISTAN FEWINGS/GETTY IMAGES FOR JUST EAT In March …

We Step Up Campaign

Dear NYCP Community, The recently released Federal budget proposal is full of cuts to certain programs that greatly impact those we serve at New York Common Pantry, and we know …

NYCP’s New Transit Van

We have a new Transit Van for use in our Nourish program thanks to the Ford Motor Company, as part of Robin Hood Foundation’s Night for NYC. The van’s size …

2016 Benefit Coverage

Our 2016 Fill the Bag Benefit received coverage in the New York Times as well as in Crain’s (see images below). Pictures from the night can be found here.