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
Food insecurity is one of the most urgent challenges facing our city, affecting more than 1.3 million New Yorkers. And it’s not just our unhoused neighbors who struggle. Working adults, children, and seniors are among the most affected.
Through our recently launched Hunger Collective, we’re bringing together grants, volunteers, and the new Food Delivery Hub to fight the rise in food insecurity. Together, we can create a stronger, more reliable network of support for our neighbors in need!
Your generosity will help us move the Hunger Collective from pilot to full scale, providing 200,000 fresh, nutritious, culturally-appropriate meals and $1 million worth of shelf-stable pantry items throughout 2026. Will you help us reach more neighbors and make hunger relief a reality for our city?
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 Nonprofits
"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