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, …
Stop Food Waste: Hunger & Sustainability
I want you to remember the number 40. 40. Ready? 40% of food is wasted annually in the U.S. 40% of NYC households lack the income needed to cover basic …
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 …
New York Common Pantry to be Supplied with Local, Organic Produce as Bhumi Farms Shifts to Donor-Based Structure
Donor-Based Bhumi Farms Is Giving Organic Produce Away to New Yorkers Frank Trentacoste, who went from finance to farming, sees his organic farm as a conduit for the exchange of …
NYCP Featured in Robin Hood Fall Newsletter 2016
Click the image below to read about NYCP on pages 2-5 of Robin Hood’s Fall 2016 Newsletter.
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.
NYCP wins the Gold Prize from the Nonprofit Excellence Awards
NYCP Named The Gold Prize Winner For the 2015 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards To read the press release, click here.
NYCP Staffer Noby Rivera named New Yorker of the Week
Noby Rivera was nominated by Choice Pantry member Michelle Vierra for the cheerful spirit with which she helps our guests. Check out the video below:
New York Common Pantry receives grant from AIG
NYCP’s partners at AIG have provided us with a substantial grant in addition to their volunteer support. The grant will be used to support our food distribution and other programs. In …
2015’s Fill the Bag Benefit: A Night of Community
(l-r)Michael Nachman, Cheryl Wills, Linda E. Holt, Wells Fargo’s Deborah Smith, Sara E. Moss, and Stephen Grimaldi On March 10, 2015, nearly 350 supporters of the Pantry came to Gotham …
SOUP-er Bowl 2015 Results!
The final pass has been made, the final point has been scored … New York Common Pantry’s 2015 SOUP-er Bowl has come to an end. Tremendous thanks to all of …
$5,341,950 Grant Received for Eat Smart New York Education Through Our Live Healthy! Program
New York Common Pantry (NYCP) has been awarded a grant of $1,048,390 per year for 5 years from the New York Office of Temporary Disability Assistance to institute an …
New York Common Pantry featured on The Rachael Ray Show
Check out New York Common Pantry featured on Rachael Ray with Josh Duhamel and Joshua’s Heart Foundation in partnership with Unilever Project Sunlight.
The Power Rangers visit the Pantry
Check out some of the photos of them doing Ranger Activities with our Live Healthy! kids and handing out our Thanksgiving packages!
Faces of NYCP: Meet Ricky
Ricky was a part of New York City’s workforce for many years. Born in Hell’s Kitchen and a New Yorker all his life, Ricky says he first went to work in …