Long Island Cares was founded in 1980 by Harry Chapin, co-founder of WhyHunger. As a resident of suburban Long Island, he recognized that although there was tremendous wealth there, there were also many pockets of poverty. His goal was to create a local food bank that offered programs and services that met the immediate need for emergency food relief, helped
15-11-2012
Red Hook Community Farm in Brooklyn, run by WhyHunger’s Imagine There’s No Hunger partner, Added Value, was submerged under two and half feet of water during Hurricane Sandy. The Red Hook neighborhood was also flooded, leaving much of the community – which is among the poorest in Brooklyn – with extensive damage and still without power. Added Value's farm grows
13-11-2012
Media Contacts: Sal Cataldi and Kaitlin Lindsey/Cataldi PR Phone: 212.244.9797 Email: [email protected] [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE &
09-11-2012
After a disaster, the government plays a large role in making sure that the people affected are fed. First, the President must declare a state of emergency, authorizing the use of federal funds for relief efforts. (For more information on the disaster declaration process, click here.) Then, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, which administers the nation’s domestic nutrition assistance
06-11-2012
Long Island Cares was founded in 1980 by Harry Chapin, co-founder of WhyHunger. As a resident of suburban Long Island, he recognized that although there was tremendous wealth there, there were also many pockets of poverty. His goal was to create a local food bank that offered programs and services that met the immediate need for emergency food relief, helped
15-11-2012
Red Hook Community Farm in Brooklyn, run by WhyHunger’s Imagine There’s No Hunger partner, Added Value, was submerged under two and half feet of water during Hurricane Sandy. The Red Hook neighborhood was also flooded, leaving much of the community – which is among the poorest in Brooklyn – with extensive damage and still without power. Added Value's farm grows
13-11-2012
Media Contacts: Sal Cataldi and Kaitlin Lindsey/Cataldi PR Phone: 212.244.9797 Email: [email protected] [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE &
09-11-2012
After a disaster, the government plays a large role in making sure that the people affected are fed. First, the President must declare a state of emergency, authorizing the use of federal funds for relief efforts. (For more information on the disaster declaration process, click here.) Then, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, which administers the nation’s domestic nutrition assistance
06-11-2012