Serving more neighbors as food assistance declines
Please take a few moments and look at our: Summer 2026 Pantry Press Newsletter Serving more neighbors as food assistance declines As we move through summer, the need for food …
Press & Media
How NYC Households are Navigating SNAP Benefit Losses in 2026
Published by Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center. Written by Alexina Cather, MPH May 7, 2026. Original post here. When expanded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirements took effect …
Beyond the Pantry: A Long-Term Partnership Rooted in Health and Community
Published by Bloomberg on May 29, 2026. Original post here. Food as a Pathway to Health At a recent New York Common Pantry (NYCP) graduation, 62 residents of East Harlem and the South Bronx marked …
Getting by in the Era of SNAP Cuts
Please take a few moments and look at our: Spring 2025 Pantry Press Newsletter Getting by in the Era of SNAP cuts Recent federal changes are reshaping access to food …
PIX 11: SNAP to be restored but financial uncertainty lingers
Published Nov 13 / 2025, 6:22 PM EST With the delay of SNAP benefits getting issued, organizations have been working hard to meet the needs of New Yorkers. Watch video …
The Impact of the Government Shutdown on our Community
Please take a few moments and look at our: Fall 2025 Pantry Press Newsletter The Impact of the Government Shutdown on our Community The fallout from the federal shutdown and …
Today is #GivingTuesday! Double your impact today!
Today is GivingTuesday — a worldwide day of giving! Join us in making a gift today to brighten the season and DOUBLE your impact! Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, …
SNAP Cuts Fuel Record Spikes in Pantry Sign-Ups
We are sounding the alarm because we are witnessing double- and triple-digit spikes in guest visits and growing pressure on staff, volunteers, and supply chains due to the food security …
SNAP Might End Soon — Here’s How You Can Help
We don’t like to be alarmist, but if the government shutdown continues as anticipated to November 1st (this coming Saturday), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, will …
Feeling the Impact of Losing Federal Funding
Please take a few moments and look at our: Summer 2025 Pantry Press Newsletter Feeling the Impact of Federal Funding As part of our whole-person approach to address the root …
Action Requested: Help Fight Proposed Federal Funding Cuts
We want to update you on newly proposed Federal funding cuts that will slash food programs to the vulnerable communities New York Common Pantry (NYCP) serves and impede our ability …
Spring 2025 Pantry Press
Please take a few moments and look at our: Spring 2025 Pantry Press Newsletter Rising Above the Storm to Serve our Community The scarcity of eggs and their soaring prices …
Feeding Hungry New Yorkers Just Got Harder: Federal and City Budget Cuts
Blog Post from Stephen Grimaldi, Executive Director “Those we serve are under attack.” That was my testimony Monday, March 17 to the New York City Council’s Committee of General Welfare. …
Boy Scouts Troop 777 volunteers at New York Common Pantry
Guest blog post from Will Rankin, Boy Scouts Troop 777. My first experience volunteering was at a food pantry, where I helped pack fruits and vegetables from bulk containers into …
Intern Spotlight: Reyna Patel
Reyna joined NYCP as an Intern from the Summer Public Health Scholars Program at Columbia University. She is from North Carolina and studied Sociology, Medical Anthropology, and Data Science at …
Intern Spotlight: Anna Catherine “AC” Buckley
AC joined NYCP as an Intern from the Summer Public Health Scholars Program at Columbia University. She is an upcoming junior at the University of Mississippi where she studies Public …
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 …