FEEDING WESTCHESTER INC

IN FY 25, FEEDING WESTCHESTER PROVIDED OVER 21 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, 39% OF WHICH WAS FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, THROUGHOUT WESTCHESTER COUNTY ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS AND THROUGH OUR DIRECT DISTRIBUTIONS.EMERGENCY FOOD PROVIDERS (EFP) - IN COLLABORATION WITH MORE THAN 175 COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PROGRAMS, IN FY25 WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 17.7 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD EQUIVALENT TO MORE THAN 14.75 MILLION MEALS TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND VETERANS THROUGHOUT WESTCHESTER COUNTY.MOBILE MARKETS, FORMERLY MOBILE FOOD PANTRY, MAKES MORE THAN 650 SCHEDULED STOPS A YEAR. IN FY 25, IT BROUGHT MORE THANT 3.25 MILLION POUNDS OF FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, MEATS, AND DAIRY TO THOSE IN NEED.FRESH MARKET IS AN EXTENSION OF OUR MOBILE FOOD PANTRY. IN FY 25, WE PROVIDED COMMUNITIES WITH OVER 615,000 POUNDS OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND FRESH PRODUCE IN AREAS IN WHICH IT IS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS AFFORDABLE OR HIGH-QUALITY FRESH FOOD.CHILD-FEEDING PROGRAMS PROVIDE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH 758,000 POUNDS OF NUTRITIOUS, KID-FRIENDLY, AND EASY-TO-PREPARE FOOD KIDS NEED ON THE WEEKENDS AND DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES THROUGH OUR PARTNER HUBS. RETAIL RECOVERY RECOVERS FOOD FROM MORE THAN 80 RETAILERS. WE CAPTURED MORE THAN 5.1 MILLION POUNDS OF GOOD, NUTRITIOUS FOOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE. AT OUR DISTRIBUTION CENTER, WE INSPECT, SORT, AND PACK THE FOOD, THEN WE GET IT STRAIGHT TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT MOST. GREEN THUMB DISTRIBUTED OVER 1.16 MILLION POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE WHICH FOCUSES ON INCREASING ACCESS TO FRESH PRODUCE FOR ALL; WITH OUR PARTNERING AGENCIES, WE DISTRIBUTE FRESH, SEASONAL, TOP-QUALITY PRODUCE, AS WELL AS VALUABLE INFORMATION.SENIOR GROCERY ENCOURAGES BETTER HEALTH AND INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR SENIORS; WE DISTRIBUTE NUTRITIOUS FOOD LIKE SEASONAL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DIRECTLY TO SENIORS IN NEED. IN FY 25, WE DISTRIBUTED 615,000 POUNDS OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD SUCH AS SEASONABLE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DIRECTLY TO LOCATIONS WHERE SENIORS CONGREGATE AND LIVE.NUTRITION EDUCATION OFFERS FREE ACCESS TO RESOURCES INCLDUING GENERAL INFORMATION ON HEALTHY EATING AND WELLNESS, INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS, COOKING DEMONSTATIONS, AND FOOD SAFETY TRAINING.SNAP OUTREACH HELPS PEOPLE ENROLL IN APPLY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) WHICH IS A FEDERAL INITIATIVE THAT HELPS THOUSANDS OF LOW-INCOME WESTCHESTER RESIDENTS PUT FOOD ON THEIR TABLES.FOOD AS MEDICINE (FORMERLY RX PANTRY) TARGETS CLINICAL CARE AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES THROUGH A COMBINATION OF IMPROVED FOOD ACCESS. THE FOOD IS MEDICINE PROGRAM ELIMINATES CRITICAL BARRIERS TO IMPROVED HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, PROVIDING FRESH PRODUCE, GROCERIES, NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND WRAPAROUND HEALTH SERVICES TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT INVOLVING HEALTHCARE FACILITIES SUCH AS HOSPITALS, CLINICS, AND FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS.