Meals Financial institution for New York Metropolis combating meals insecurity for teenagers throughout summer season break

HUNTS POINT, Bronx (WABC) — Meals insecurity is a matter that impacts greater than one million individuals in New York Metropolis, together with tons of of 1000’s of youngsters.

It is a greater drawback throughout the summer season when college is out.

The Meals Financial institution for New York Metropolis has been serving to out for many years.

They assist pantries and applications all through the 5 boroughs that present meals and assets all through the summer season.

Contemporary produce is a big a part of that assist. The produce comes from the group’s 90,000 sq. ft Meals Distribution Heart in Hunts Level.

In truth, contemporary produce contains a couple of third of their distribution quantity.

Almost 1 in 4 (24.2%), or practically 422,000 youngsters underneath 18 in New York Metropolis reside in households which can be meals insecure.

Within the Bronx, it is greater than 1 in 3 youngsters within the Bronx are at the moment going through meals insecurity.

1.3 million New Yorkers think about themselves meals insecure.

Yr-to-date Meals Financial institution for NYC has distributed 100 million kilos of meals.

On Tuesday, Disney donated 450,000 meals to a few meals banks all through the nation, which included New York Metropolis. Stars from Hulu’s “The Bear” have been available throughout the huge announcement on “Good Morning America.”

For extra data on how one can assist, go to: https://www.foodbanknyc.org/

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