CITY HARVEST INC

AS A NATURAL EXTENSION OF THE ANTI-HUNGER WORK WE BEGAN MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO, WE ALSO WORK ALONGSIDE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BUILD THEIR CAPACITY, EXPAND NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE THROUGH EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY. OUR PROGRAMS PUT NUTRITIOUS FOOD ON THE TABLES OF NEW YORKERS IN NEED AND HELP INSPIRE LONG-TERM CHANGE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER BY: 1. RELIEVING FOOD INSECURITY: CITY HARVEST PROVIDES NEW YORKERS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY WITH NUTRITIOUS FOOD, FREE OF CHARGE, TO FEED THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. A. PROVIDING FOOD: THIS YEAR, CITY HARVEST DELIVERED 86.1 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD ACROSS THE CITY. SINCE 74% OF THIS FOOD WAS PRODUCE, SOUP KITCHENS AND FOOD PANTRIES WERE THEN ABLE TO OFFER PARTICIPANTS A VARIETY OF NUTRITIOUS FOODS. B. MOBILE MARKETS: THROUGH FREE, FARMERS' MARKET-STYLE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRODUCE IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS, CITY HARVEST DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 3 MILLION POUNDS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. ON-SITE COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS SHOW RESIDENTS HOW TO COOK WITH THE PRODUCE AND NUTRITIOUS SHELF-STABLE FOOD. CITY HARVEST HAS NINE MOBILE MARKETS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY THAT EACH HOLD TWO DISTRIBUTIONS PER MONTH, FOR A TOTAL OF 216 EVENTS PER YEAR. C. COMMUNITY PARTNER DISTRIBUTIONS: IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITHOUT TRADITIONAL FOOD PANTRIES, CITY HARVEST PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE FARMERS' MARKET-STYLE EVENTS MODELED AFTER OUR MOBILE MARKETS. WE DELIVER FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, TEACH THE ORGANIZATION HOW TO OPERATE THE MARKET, AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE. THROUGH 18 COMMUNITY PARTNER DISTRIBUTIONS, WE DELIVERED 3.1 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. D. GRANTS: THROUGH OUR AGENCY CAPACITY-BUILDING WORK, CITY HARVEST PROVIDES INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT TO HELP BUILD THE CAPABILITY OF EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAMS TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY TO THOSE IN NEED. AFTER A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT, WE PROVIDE EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAMS WITH EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS REFRIGERATORS, PALLET JACKS, AND FORKLIFTS, TO HELP THEM SAFELY DISTRIBUTE MORE FOOD. THROUGH OUR CAPACITY-BUILDING WORK, WE ALSO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAMS WITH ACCESS TO ONGOING TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO HELP THEM RUN SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATIONS. REGULAR TRAININGS ARE OFFERED TO THE NETWORK, AS WELL AS ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT SESSIONS, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS AROUND A VARIETY OF TOPICS FROM FUNDRAISING TO VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND MANAGEMENT. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO THE EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAMS IN OUR NETWORK, SUPPORTING SELECT AGENCIES WITH PERSONNEL EXPENSES AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES. 2. PROVIDING NUTRITION AND CULINARY EDUCATION: CITY HARVEST OFFERS FREE NUTRITION AND CULINARY EDUCATION COURSES AND ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON BUYING, PREPARING, AND EATING HEALTHY FOODS ON A BUDGET. A. NUTRITION EDUCATION COURSES AND WORKSHOPS: CITY HARVEST PROVIDES FREE NUTRITION CLASSES FOR ADULTS, FAMILIES, TEENAGERS, AND CHILDREN AT PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, EMERGENCY FOOD PROVIDERS AND THROUGH VIRTUAL PLATFORMS, TEACHING RESIDENTS HOW TO PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS ON A BUDGET. WE REACHED 21,352 RESIDENTS THROUGH NUTRITION EDUCATION COURSES, ONE-TIME WORKSHOPS, AND COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS THIS YEAR. WE ALSO SHARED NUTRITION RESOURCES VIA TEXT MESSAGES, PRINT MATERIALS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS RESULTING IN 395,399 ENGAGEMENTS. WE CONTINUED TO BUILD UPON OUR ONLINE RESOURCES INCLUDING HEALTHY RECIPES ON OUR WEBSITE, AND NUTRITION-FOCUSED VIDEOS. B. COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS: CITY HARVEST STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS DEMONSTRATE HEALTHY, BUDGET-CONSCIOUS RECIPES AND COOKING TECHNIQUES FOR RESIDENTS AT CITY HARVEST MOBILE MARKETS, AT EMERGENCY FOOD PROVIDERS, PARTNER SCHOOLS, AND VIRTUALLY.