Introducing
The Hunger Collective
HFNY's holistic response to combating food insecurity.
1.3 million New Yorkers are food insecure.
(With SNAP cuts, this number will grow.)
Why Your Support Matters
By leveraging the power of collective action through Hope For New York's Hunger Collective, we can combat the rise in food insecurity through grants, volunteers, and our new Food Delivery Hub.
Your generosity can help take The Hunger Collective from pilot to scale, making it possible for us to provide 200K fresh, nutritious, culturally-appropriate meals and $1 million worth of shelf-stable pantry items to our neighbors in need throughout 2026.
Will you help us care for these neighbors in need? Through the generosity of a group of anonymous donors, we have a $50K match to unlock, meaning your gift will be doubled dollar for dollar up to $50K.
14% of adults and 18% of families visited a food pantry last year.
65% of food pantry guests are employed.
"Through The Hunger Collective, we've been able to resource organizations that are really out there doing the good and hard work and offset costs for anywhere between $25,000 and $30,000 a month for Hope For New York affiliates."
PRISCILLA PERUMALLA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DREAM CENTER NYC
Leveraging the Power of Collective Action
Grants
In fiscal year 2025, we issued $535K to 14 affiliates working in this space.
Volunteers
Many of our 2,600 unique volunteers supported these affiliates as well!
Food Delivery Hub
Our newest initiative that will deliver 200K fresh, culturally appropriate meals and $1M in pantry items across our network.
Want to Volunteer?
"We were trying to figure out how to best utilize philanthropic funds to make the most amount of impact with less, so that our dollars could go further."
MATT JOZWIAK
CEO & CO-FOUNDER, RETHINK FOOD
Participating HFNY Affiliates
"We don't want anybody to go hungry. And so, imagine how much more we can do with more funding, with more partners joining us in this work!"
ELISE CHONG
CEO, HOPE FOR NEW YORK