Good Neighbors Community Outreach Agency

Food Security

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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City was facing a profound hunger crisis—particularly in the marginalized communities like The Bronx where a large concentration of immigrants, some undocumented, reside. 
More than 2.5 million working-age New Yorkers were struggling to make ends meet. Nearly 1.2 million New Yorkers were experiencing food insecurity, including one in five New York City children. 
 
Those numbers surged during the pandemic and show no signs of receding. More than 1.5 million New Yorkers now experience food insecurity, including one in three children.
Someone experiencing food insecurity may not know when or where their next meal will come from. Often, this may be a reflection of a household’s ability to afford basic necessities—such as rent, utilities, insurance, or medical bills—before adding in their grocery budget. A family or household may experience food insecurity for a brief period of time (for example, while a parent is between jobs) or for much longer (for example, a senior living on a fixed income). 
 
 
The COVID-19 pandemic and resultanteconomic crisis have made New York City’s hunger crisis even worse. Food insecurity rose by over 50 percent citywide during the pandemic—and over 60 percent among children, according to Feeding America. But hunger doesn’t fall equally across the city. It hits particularly hard in the communities of color that have been disproportionately harmed by decades of policy inequities and systemic failures. 
 
No New Yorker—no matter who they are or where they come from—should have to worry about where their next meal will come from. 

Good Neighbors Food Pantry along with a network of organizations  is committed to helping feed every New Yorker who was in need before the pandemic and everyone who finds themselves in need of food assistance now.  Join the fight against food insecurity donate $25.00 help feed a family of four for a month.