COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY INC

Community Solidarity collects and shares free groceries directly with people in need and with other organizations that also share free necessities directly with people in need. Our food rescue distribution operations occurred every day in FY2023 despite the hardships of rising inflation weve worked with dozens of businesses who donated healthy groceries totaling over 13,847,976. lbs of food. In 2023 Community Solidarity directly shared free food with 17,000 - 17,250 people across Long Island and the NYC metropolitan area each week. Community Solidarity also shared groceries with dozens of local soup kitchens and community feeding programs. Furthermore many families coming to our distributions saved upwards of $120 a week off their grocery bills providing needed flexibility for those struggling in economic hardship. In addition our food relief programs focus on collecting and distributing healthy foods like fresh produce and whole-grain breads. This expense can be seen in Part IX column B: line 5 line 7 line 10 line 12 line 13 line 14 line 16 line 17 line 22 line 23 line 24a & d.

Community Solidarity collects fruit and vegetable plants flowers and seeds and shares them directly to people in need across Long Island and the NYC Metropolitan area. This is done to foster sustainable food sources for people in need and to increase the general nutrition in the geographic regions of our operations. In 2023 Community Solidarity collected and distributed an estimated 823,130 pounds of plants seeds flowers and other gardening materials This expense can be seen on Part IX: Line 24b.