Jaravis Garcia, Volunteer at New York Common Pantry
Photo by: Gerardo Romo Jaravis is currently in her last semester at Lehman College pursuing a Bachelor of Science with a focus on dietetics, food and nutrition in community and …
Josephine Mangual, Volunteer at New York Common Pantry
After retiring from 35 years of teaching literacy at schools in East Harlem, Josephine started volunteering at New York Common Pantry. Josephine has worked in different capacities as a volunteer. …
Paddling Upstream Against a Rising Tide
Written by Stephen Grimaldi, Executive Director of New York Common Pantry Food insecurity in New York City has reached epic proportions (epidemic levels). According to the most recent data available,[1] …
Stand for a Food Secure NYC
These past weeks, New York Common Pantry alongside members of The Roundtable: Allies for Food Access and other emergency food providers, have raised our voices against the proposed cuts to …
Spring 2024 Pantry Newsletter
Please take a few moments and look at our: Spring 2024 Pantry Press NewsletterA Note From Stephen New York Common Pantry entered 2024 knowing that the number of individuals and …
Crystal Grant, Volunteer at New York Common Pantry
Crystal has been in New York for eight years. Crystal enjoys exploring the city and spending time outdoors. When she’s not busy, Crystal can be found attending belly dance classes …
Geeta Fleck, Volunteer at New York Common Pantry
Geeta is currently a volunteer at New York Common Pantry and team leader with New York Cares at several projects around NYC. She studied psychology as an undergraduate at U. …
Natalie Grant, Volunteer at New York Common Pantry
Natalie is a senior at Hunter College majoring in Public Health, shares her experience volunteering at New York Common Pantry. She has been actively involved in the CUNY Food Justice …
Patrick Mulvey, Volunteer at New York Common Pantry
Pat has worked in various HR leadership roles for four decades working for great companies like Sheraton Hotels, Time Warner, Grey Advertising, and Scholastic. His extensive knowledge and hands-on experience …
Getting to Know Us: Anthony Duncan, Mobile Pantry Manager at New York Common Pantry
Anthony Duncan is a creative, learner-centered wellness professional, researcher, mental health and nutrition advocate who is committed to encouraging others about the importance of health, wellness, and food access for …
Victoria Kess, Volunteer at New York Common Pantry
“Living and giving — that’s my life. After a volunteer shift at NYCP, I know I helped people.” Vicky Kess is a spry 79-year-old. Growing up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in …
Meeting the Growing Needs of the Community
As we start the new year, the need for New York Common Pantry has grown exponentially and we are meeting this growing need. The reasons for the increased demand are …
Winter 2023 Pantry Press Newsletter
Please take a few moments and look at our: Winter 2023 Pantry Press NewsletterA Note From Stephen As the year ends, the need for New York Common Pantry’s services has …
Getting to Know Us: Michelle Segal, Grant Writer at New York Common Pantry
Michelle was born and raised in Queens, NY. After finishing grad school at Hunter College, she moved to Austin, Texas. She was previously a Grant Writer for a small Catholic …
The State of Hunger Webinar
The rise of obstacles in food insecurity continues: The reduction of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that took effect in March of this year The upcoming increase in job …
As The Crisis Continue, Your Support Keeps Us Going
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is an essential program, helping lift more than 41 million Americans out of poverty last year. Due to record inflation and wages that …
Recognizing Women’s Impact in Food Justice
I started my career in the non-profit world more than 30 years ago, and honestly could not see myself working for any organization that did not seek to help others. …
An Update on the Holidays
I last wrote for this blog in September and, although it was less than two months ago, it seems like a lifetime has passed. A lot has happened since then–the …
Don’t Give Up On Us!
Our community needs us. We hear from those who walk through our doors every day that they are grateful for the food we give, the meals we serve, and the …
Presenting Our New Mobile Pantry Vehicle
For organizations in the emergency food space, the COVID-19 pandemic has been about adaptability. We at New York Common Pantry have had to adapt to rapidly changing needs of our …