NEW YORK COMMON PANTRY

PROGRAM ONE: NOURISH (COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM)A COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM, NOURISH IS NYCP'S LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE BY EXPENSE AND IS FUNDED BY USDA AND NEW YORK STATE. THE PROGRAM HELPS DISTRIBUTE LARGE NUTRITIOUS FOOD PACKAGES TO LOW-INCOME SENIORS FROM A HOME OFFICE IN THE BRONX AND OVER 125 SITES THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY AND SOME PARTS OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY. NOURISH SERVES FIVE DAYS A WEEK, ONE DAY DURING EARLY MORNING EXTENDED HOURS, AND ONCE A MONTH ON THE WEEKEND AT THE HOME SITE. IN FY25, THESE MONTHLY PACKAGES SERVED 207,784 VISITORS AND DISTRIBUTED 4,779,032 MEALS. THE COST PER MEAL IN THE NOURISH PROGRAM IN FY25 WAS $1.72 (DOWN 1 CENT PER MEAL FROM FY24). NOURISH'S PRIMARY ENROLLMENT AND THE HOME OFFICE IS AT 788 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD IN THE BRONX, ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM ALSO OPERATES ACROSS FOUR BOROUGHS AND LOWER WESTCHESTER.

PROGRAM TWO: CHOICE PANTRY MANHATTANCHOICE PANTRY MANHATTAN DISTRIBUTES A VARIETY OF WHOLESOME AND HEALTHY FOODS VIA 'PANTRY PACKAGES' AVAILABLE TO ANY LOW-INCOME NEW YORKER. THESE FOODS ARE ACCESSED THROUGH BULK PURCHASING, LARGE-SCALE FOOD DONATIONS BY FOOD BANKS, AND NYCP'S FOOD RESCUE TEAM, WHICH PICKS UP FROM WHOLESALERS AND WAREHOUSES, RESTAURANTS, SUPERMARKETS, AND OUR FOOD DRIVE PARTNERS ACROSS THE CITY. PANTRY SCREENING, ENROLLMENT, AND EMERGENCY FOOD PROVISION ARE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR, WITH SHORTENED HOURS ON SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. REGULAR CHOICE PANTRY MANHATTAN DISTRIBUTION DAYS ARE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROGRAM SERVED 2,824,138 MEALS (10% INCREASE VS. FY24) TO 180,996 VISITORS IN FY25. THE CHOICE PANTRY PROGRAM IS INTEGRATED WITH THE HELP 365 RESOURCE SCREENING PROGRAM, WHICH FACILITATES AND ACCESSES OTHER RESOURCES (TAX ASSISTANCE, SNAP, AND HEALTH BENEFITS) TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY. THE COST PER MEAL AT CHOICE PANTRY MANHATTAN WAS $1.09 IN FY25. CHOICE PANTRY MANHATTAN IS LOCATED AT 8 EAST 109TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10029.