FINDING THE ROOT CAUSES OF HUNGER AND DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO SOLVE THEM

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voiCe for The more ThaN 1,200

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more ThaN 1.4 millioN low-iNCome New

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These resideNTs’ immediaTe food Needs

buT also To eNaCT iNNovaTive soluTioNs

To help soCieTY move “beYoNd The soup

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self-suffiCieNCY for all ameriCaNs.

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3 exeCuTive leTTer 4 advoCaTiNg for aNTi-huNger poliCies10 iNCreasiNg aCCess To food14 assisTiNg soup kiTCheNs & food paNTries18 aN eveNTful 2009 22 fiNaNCials 28 who we are

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Dear Friend,

2009 was certainly a year of changes and challenges.

Hunger, poverty, and homelessness in New York City and America soared.

But 2009 was also a year of hope. President Barack Obama reiterated his pledge to end U.S. child hunger by 2015 as a first step toward ending all hunger in America. The federal recovery bill made historic investments in fighting hunger, thereby reducing the strain on the 1,200 food pantries and soup kitchens citywide that are represented by the New York City Coalition Against Hunger.

We have played a significant leadership role in working closely with Federal, State, and City public policy makers to try to put the country on track toward achieving that inspiring 2015 goal. In the past year, as a result of generous support from thousands of individuals, as well as from foundations, public agencies, and corporations, the Coalition successfully:

Worked with the Bloomberg administration to increase the participation of low-income children in the City’s school breakfast program, resulting in the Mayor pledging to expand in-classroom breakfast to over 250 schools.

Engaged 14 full-time AmeriCorps VISTA participants to perform 29,120 hours of community service helping pantries and kitchens coordinate their services, recruit volunteers, build their capacity, and increase their food distribution.

successfully expanded our farm fresh program, providing over 75,000 pounds of healthy, fresh, organic, New York State-grown produce to three high poverty neighborhoods through a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program that accepted food stamp benefits and offered scholarships to low-income families.

Held an event with Senator Charles Schumer, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to highlight how the federal economic recovery bill brought an additional $500 million to NYC in anti-hunger funding.

Expanded a pioneering project that enabled over 2,600 low-income New Yorkers to apply for food stamp benefits on-line at pilot food pantries and soup kitchens, helping them to receive millions of dollars in additional nutrition support.

Served as national model for President Obama’s newly launched service initiative, united we serve, mobilizing over 600 vol-unteers to serve at soup kitchens and food pantries and providing ongoing professional assistance in the areas of graphic design, accounting, and fundraising.

This report details these accomplishments and many others, and demonstrates how cost-effective the Coalition has been in achiev-ing those goals. With your continued support, we can ensure that all of our fellow Americans have enough food to prosper.

In a nation as wealthy as America, we should settle for no less.

Joel S. Berg Daniel B. RippsExecutive Director Board Chair

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advoCaTiNg for

aNTi-huNger

poliCies

New York CiTY is oNe The riChesT CiTies iN The riChesT NaTioN iN The world, YeT over 1.4 millioN New Yorkers do NoT have CoNsisTeNT aCCess To food. NYCCah doesN’T jusT highlighT The problem – iT is oNe of The NaTioN’s leaders iN TraCkiNg huNger TreNds aNd proposiNg iNNovaTive YeT praCTiCal soluTioNs To eNd iT.

researCh & poliCY developmeNT

Provided the hard facts to policy makers, the media, and the public in order to make the case for real, sustainable change in New York City.

iNTerfaiTh voiCes agaiNsT huNger (ivah)

Brought together a diverse group of religious and civic leaders to fight for improved poli-cies by reinforcing our common humanity and the belief that hunger is a fundamental moral issue for people of all faiths.

food aCTioN board (fab) projeCT

Developed leadership and advocacy skills of low-income community members inter-ested in food, hunger, and anti-poverty initiatives. The FAB project makes change through legislative advocacy.

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iN 2009, 55.3% of food paNTries aNd soup kiTCheNs surveYed did NoT have eNough food or resourCes To meeT The CurreNT demaNd.

This stastitic is from NYCCah’s most recent annual hunger survey, which still stands as the “gold standard” for hunger research in the City. The 2009 report, “NYC hunger Catastrophe avoided (for Now): soaring demand at food pantries and soup kitchens Counter-balanced by food stamps surge and extra recovery bill funding”, explains that a surge in federal funding, due to the federal economic recovery bill, gave food pantries and soup kitchens around New York City a greater ability to meet increased demand in the face of the economic downturn.

The report is an effective tool in the Coalition’s ongoing advocacy and policy work and provides the necessary data to support the need for increased funding and resources for emergency feeding programs in New York City. NYCCah’s annual hunger survey is the most cited hunger research report each year by New York City’s media and elected officials, as well as national outlets such as The New York Times and The economist. The updated data from the annual survey are a key component in framing the debate on hunger-related issues.

An average line at a South Bronx food pantry distribution.

forCed To raTioN food

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advoCaTiNg for effeCTive & susTaiNable food poliCY

because of decades of failed polices, hunger in New York City is skyrocketing. in 2009, NYCCah continued its efforts to make hunger unacceptable in New York City. by advocating for specific policies and informing the public debate that surrounds them, NYCCah worked to protect and advance the interests of emergency food agencies and the low-income New Yorkers who struggle to make ends meet. NYCCah also strove to make New Yorkers’ voices heard by the decision makers who have an immense impact on their lives.

NYCCah’s efforts in advocacy have included city-specific projects and programs as well as working with New York’s u.s. senators and members of Congress with the same goal in mind: ending hunger in New York City. Though NYCCah’s efforts are primarily focused on New York City, many federal laws, funding streams, and national regulations deeply impact hunger in New York City.

A second grader from a PS210 in Far Rockaway participates in an anti-hunger activity with NYCCAH staffers aimed at engaging New York City children in the campaign to expand school meals.

providiNg TesTimoNYAs a leader on issues related to hunger in New York City, NYCCAH testified before New York City governmental bodies on the following topics:

“Access to Fresh Food in NYC Neighborhoods and Associated Health, Economic, and Community Impacts,” on increasing ac-cess to healthy food throughout New York;

“Regarding the Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (“FRESH”) Program,” on financial and zoning incentives to supermarkets opening in ‘food deserts’ throughout New York, and separately on the importance of supporting supermarket expansion throughout New York; and

On policy changes needed to end hunger in NYC, including increased access to SNAP/food stamps, increased breakfast-in-the-classroom pilot program within NYC public schools, expanded outreach for WIC and Summer Meals programs, and increased support for emergency food providers.

Child NuTriTioN reauThorizaTioNAs a leader of the NYC Alliance for Child Nutrition Reauthoriza-tion, NYCCAH coordinated and made three Congressional visits to representatives of New York City to discuss funding for school meals and after-school snacks, enhancing program participa-tion, pushing for a higher per-meal reimbursement rate, and enhancing nutrition education within the next Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR). The NYC Alliance for Child Nutrition Re-authorization is a group of over 70 organizations united around the importance of child nutrition. In addition to Congressional visits, NYCCAH helped to draft letters to Congress in support of CNR and assisted in a massive letter-signing campaign that collected over 500 letters to Congress.

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good food, good jobsAs part of the Good Food, Good Jobs Coalition, NYCCAH contin-ued working to support the implementation of the City’s Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH) Initiative, which provides financial and zoning incentives to supermarkets that locate in low-income communities. The Coalition also worked to develop standards within the incentive programs to ensure that newly-opened supermarkets pay living wage salaries and accept food stamp/SNAP and WIC benefits.

food aNd ClimaTe summiTNYCCAH participated on the Food Charter Subcommittee of the Manhattan Borough President’s Office, which created a Food Pledge and Charter for NYC, as well as assisted in planning the 2009 Food and Climate Summit hosted by the Manhattan Borough President’s Office and Just Food. NYCCAH presented on the panel “Tackle Hunger, Health and Environment in Your Community,” and communicated ways to utilize advocacy ef-forts to tackle food insecurity and environmental injustice in NYC and also touched on how organizing for greater access to fresh, healthy food for all can fight hunger, health problems and climate change.

Button worn by a NYCCAH FAB member. Executive Director Joel Berg advocating alongside Speaker Christine Quinn for expanding the number of Farmers Markets accepting food stamp/SNAP benefits.

eleCTed offiCials, poliCYmakers, & faiTh leaders NYCCah worked wiTh iN 2009 (iN No order):

Congressman Ed Towns

Senator Charles Schumer

Congressman Anthony Weiner

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn

State Assemblyman Michael Benjamin

USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon

USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Edward Avalos

USDA Director of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Max Finberg

Monsignor Sullivan of the Archdiocese of NYC

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn

Council Member Gale Brewer

Council Member David Weprin

Rev. Ray Bagnuolo of Jan Hus Presbyterian Church

Annie Rawlings of the Presbytery of New York City

Rev. Bishop Mitchell Taylor of Center of Hope International

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iN 2009, NYCCah eNabled iTs largesT delegaTioN of food aCTioN board members To share Their experieNCes as ClieNTs of food paNTries aNd soup kiTCheNs aT a NaTioNal huNger CoNfereNCe iN washiNgToN, dC.

food aCTioN boards (fabs)

In an effort to encourage diverse community members to have a voice in creating effective food policy, NYCCAH staff has organized community members throughout NYC into Food Action Boards (FABs) in five low-income neighborhoods, one for each borough.

These FABs have engaged in leadership development trainings to become advocates and organizers for food justice in their neighborhoods. In 2009, members: shared their experiences and engaged in dialogue with key non-profit leaders and advocates at the Food Research and Action Council’s National Annual Hunger Conference; met with the top USDA anti-hunger official Kevin Concannon to discuss their experiences in obtaining SNAP benefits in New York; participated in a press event at City Hall to kick-off the SNAP/food stamps access survey; and collected over 200 letters to send to elected officials about the impor-tance of Child Nutrition Reauthorization.

“We’ve been to Washington where we speak to the Senators ... where we’re representatives in the community, and we also have workshops where they train us on how to speak, how to be more vocal, because a lot of times we shy back and don’t dare say what we really feel. So NYCCAH has really helped us so that we can help our communities.”

— Martha, Food Action Board Member

Food Action Board member Martha Rosado in Washington, DC.

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huNger doesN’T disCrimiNaTe oN The basis of faiTh. NeiTher does The fighT agaiNsT iT.

faiTh leaders for food jusTiCe

NYCCAH and New York Faith and Justice (NYFJ) coordinated the Faith Leaders for Food Justice group, bringing together over 50 congregations under the following mission statement: “The Faith Leaders for Food Justice is a collaborative of faith leaders who, through advocacy, organizing, and awareness-building, are committed to just and sustainable food. This group promotes access to quality food, food security, ensuring living wages and fair treatment for food workers, and the health and well being of all New Yorkers.” In addition to meeting on a monthly-basis, the FLFJ group:

Presented a skills-building workshop entitled “Faith-Rooted Climate and Food Justice Organizing: Explore how faith leaders can work together with advocates and government to make an impact on climate and food justice,” in December 2009 hosted by The Manhattan Borough President’s Office and Just Food.

Presented “The Politics of Food” at the Faith Leaders for Environmental Justice Breakfast. This included presentations from relevant city officials.

Held a press event at City Hall featuring NYCCAH, NYFJ and UFCW Local 1500, to call for a just and sustainable food system and to kick off a day of justice. The day ended in a vigil with participants writing letters to Mayor Bloomberg asking that food be adopted as part of his PlaNYC. Participants also called on Congressional leaders to support a strong Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, under consideration in 2010.

huNger, housiNg aNd poverTY paNel for CiTY eleCToral CaNdidaTesInterfaith Voices Against Hunger led a group of organizations to sponsor and organize an informational forum on Hunger, Homelessness, and Poverty policy that was attended by both major candidates for Public Advocate, both major candidates for City Comptroller, and one of the two major candidates for Mayor. The event was sponsored by a wide and diverse coalition of concerned stakeholders, including unions, faith groups, citizen groups, and nongovernmental organizations, and was moder-ated by Mimi Abramovitz, Professor of Social Policy at Hunter School of Social Work and The CUNY Graduate Center, and Bill Ayres, Founder and Executive Director of WHY Hunger. Candi-dates answered questions about living wages, food access, the application process for SNAP/food stamps, and the plans they had to end hunger, homelessness, and poverty in NYC. Ninety people attended the forum held at the Trinity Church. This was the only event during the entire campaign that focused on these issues in a sustained manner.

NYCCAH advocacy team and FAB members at a hunger conference in Washington, DC.

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iNCreasiNg

aCCess To food

NYCCah’s efforTs To help New Yorkers move beYoNd The soup kiTCheN are aimed aT boTh supporTiNg The efforTs of soup kiTCh-eNs aNd food paNTries, while also workiNg To CoNNeCT iNdividuals aNd families direCTlY To NuTriTious food Through our farm fresh iNiTiaTive aNd beNefiTs aCCess programs.

farm fresh iNiTiaTive

The centerpiece of the citywide Farm Fresh initiative is a unique mixed-income Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model that makes healthy, organic, fresh vegetables accessible to community members of all income levels by offering a variety of personalized payment options, including the ability to purchase vegetable shares using SNAP (Food Stamps) benefits. The CSA increases the access to fresh food and connects small local farmers to underserved communities.

beNefiTs aCCess

NYCCAH is currently a citywide partner in two food stamps access projects - de-tailed in the following pages - that have helped tens of thousands of people suc-cessfully enroll in the Food Stamps Program.

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over 22 weeks iN 2009, 3 farmers provided 75,000

lbs of NuTriTious, regioNallY growN vegeTables To farm fresh members.

90% of members aT oNe siTe reporTed eaTiNg more vegeTables as a resulT.

low-income New Yorkers typically face higher market prices for fresh produce, contributing to higher obesity rates and harmful health consequences.

in the belief that fresh, nutritious food should not be a luxury reserved for the better off, the farm fresh initiative is an attempt to demonstrate how this can be changed.

In 2009, NYCCAH worked with Just Food, the United Way of New York City, and Hunger Action Network of New York State to expand the Farm Fresh initiative, coordinating three Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs. In a CSA, members pur-chase “shares” of a farmer’s crop for the entire growing season, approximately 22 weeks. The farmer gets a guaranteed market and insurance against bad weather and price fluctuations, while the members receive fresh, local produce at prices that are typically much lower than those available in supermarkets. The Farm Fresh program provides institutional shares for pantries and kitchens as well as access to family shares.

The CSAs in West Harlem, Long Island City and Flatbush have a mixed-income model that sets payment according to income, and allows payment with food stamps, scholarships, and other flexible payment options. With a makeup of 40% high income, 20% medium income and 40% low income, healthy, fresh, produce is made accessible to low-income neighborhoods on a weekly basis. In addition, leftover produce from the family shares are donated to local emergency food providers, further enhancing food security in the neighborhood.

sNap ouTreaCh aT farmers markeTsA second part of the program is extensive outreach in neighbor-hoods surrounding nine Farmers Markets to encourage neigh-borhood residents to use food stamps/SNAP benefits at the markets. NYCCAH’s work contributed to sales using food stamp/SNAP benefits at the City’s farmers’ markets more than doubling from $100,772 in 2008 to $226,469 in 2009.

A young West Harlem CSA member showcases part of her share of kale.

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roughlY 700,000 eligible New Yorkers do NoT reCeive food sTamps.

iN 2009, NYCCah faCiliTaTed 1,468 suCCessful appliCaTioNs eNabliNg families To obTaiN more ThaN $4 millioN iN addiTioNal beNefiTs To help Them puT food oN The Table.

we’re makiNg headwaY.

2009 was the first year in which NYCCAH was able to give guid-ance and assistance throughout the entire process of applying for and receiving food stamp benefits, a process that includes an initial pre-screening of eligibility, actual application submis-sion, and support for clients after their benefits are approved. And to finish off this process, planning began in late 2009 for a project to help clients with the recertification process.

pre-sCreeNiNgIn 2009, NYCCAH pre-screened over 700 people to identify those who likely qualify for food stamp benefits, 431 of whom were found likely to be eligible.

In addition, NYCCAH continued to work closely with community-based organizations, on-site management, and site develop-ment efforts for the United Way of New York City’s Food Card Access Project (FCAP). Our role in this ongoing project is to identify appropriate sites where community-based groups can perform pre-screenings, inform individuals of their potential eligibility for food stamps, and provide them with options for submitting an application. In 2009, NYCCAH focused on re-establishing ties to older sites that had previously reached pre-screening saturation and were ready to resume outreach activities. An additional 55 sites were assessed, 10 of which hosted FCAP staff to pre-screen clients for benefits.

oNliNe appliCaTioNs aT paNTries aNd kiTCheNsThe Paperless Office System (POS) is a partnership between NYCCAH, the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and six emergency food programs. It allows low-income New Yorkers to submit applications quickly and easily in a wel-coming environment, eliminating the need for a lengthy visit to a crowded City food stamps office. Most applicants now qualify

NYCCAH’s Jen Kirby screens a food stamp/SNAP applicant at a Paperless Office System(POS) Site.

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There are over 1,200 soup kiTCheNs aNd paNTries iN New York CiTY.

NoT surprisiNglY, NoT everYbodY kNows where all of Them are.Part of NYCCAH’s work involves extensive outreach by creating and distributing neighborhood-specific, comprehensive guides to local food resources. These “Street Sheets” contain detailed lists of local Emergency Feeding Providers and farmers markets as well as Food Stamps and WIC offices. Information on obtain-ing public benefits including food stamps, WIC, and school/senior meals can also be found in the guides. In 2009, NYCCAH distributed over 85,000 of these Street Sheets in 13 distinct New York communities, including versions translated into Span-ish and Chinese where appropriate.

for a waiver which allows them to forego a follow-up, in-person interview at the food stamps office, a significant barrier for low-income working people unable to take time off to complete the application process.

Once applications had been submitted, clients were also able to contact NYCCAH for assistance with any problems receiving their food stamps benefits in an accurate and timely manner. In 2009, NYCCAH advocated for 182 clients that experienced some kind of difficulty in the application process.

reCerTifiCaTioNWhile the application for SNAP benefits is by no means simple, the process does not end with benefits being granted; benefi-ciaries still need to be recertified annualy to continue receiving benefits. Along with the City’s Human Resources Administration and the Food Bank for New York City, NYCCAH was awarded a three-year USDA SNAP Participation grant to help develop and implement electronic food stamps recertifications at commun-ity-based food pantries and soup kitchens. The grant period began in September of 2009 with the development phase, and rollout is expected in June 2010.

healTh buCksNYCCAH worked with the NYC Department of Health on its

“Health Bucks” promotion, which offered financial incentives and discounts for SNAP recipients who spent their benefits at local farmers markets. NYCCAH, over the course of the growing season, supplied nearly 500 Health Bucks coupons to pre-screening clients. Furthermore, NYCCAH worked with smaller social service agencies to establish a referral system to FCAP partners, knowing that their clients would receive quality benefits enrollment assistance from a trusted source.

“Coming to your office to make my initial Food Stamp application was a surprisingly pleasant experience and not a drawn out process and I was approved. Through your organization and your help I am able to put meals on my table. I cannot thank you enough. I will tell people about you and your organization and the help that you offer.”

— Debra, NYCCAH Client

A sample of our neighborhood-specific pocket Food Guides to free food and assistance.

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siNCe 1983, The Core of NYCCah’s missioN has beeN assisTiNg New York CiTY’s soup kiTCheNs aNd food paNTries iN Their efforTs To reduCe huNger iN our CommuNiTY.

voluNTeer plaCemeNT

Our efforts to match volunteers – and especially skill-based volunteers – to organi-zations in need of a little help also aided in building a greater sense of community in New York City. Volunteers are an integral part of the success of many pantries and kitchens, and our volunteer matching system helps New Yorkers effectively connect with emergency food organizations.

The ameriCorps program

Through our AmeriCorps VISTA and AmeriCorps State programs, NYCCAH provided both direct support to agencies’ anti-hunger activities and helped to build the capacity of these organizations.

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iN 2009, NYCCah CoNNeCTed 3,250

New Yorkers wiTh voluNTeer opporTuNiTies iN 190 soup kiTCheNs aNd food paNTries.

Volunteers are an essential part of the fight against hunger in New York City. They help build agencies’ capacity, create new programs, strengthen existing programs, and introduce new and innovative methods to help agencies’ clients move toward self-sufficiency. Volunteers experience hunger in a new way by personally seeing the individuals in need of food and the needs of agencies seeking to provide healthy, nutritious food in our communities.

In 2009, NYCCAH was a proud participant in President Obama’s United We Serve Initiative to extend volunteerism in America. Through this initiative, NYCCAH launched a new focus on placing skill-based volunteers at food pantries and soup kitchens where the volunteers provided skills such as accounting, legal assis-tance, graphic design, and fundraising. Further information about this initiative is available at nyccah.org/unitedweserve/index.html

NYCCAH’s fully automated volunteer matching site (nyccah.org/volunteermatching) is mobilizing community action by allowing volunteers to search for opportunities by zip code, subway line, area of specialization, and date and time availability.

Volunteers from Macy’s lend their help during the lunch service at Broadway Community Soup Kitchen in West Harlem.

“Once again, we had a great time working at the Broadway Community Soup Kitchen. I look forward to working with NYCCAH again to help. Thank you for arranging and allowing us to be part of such a wonderful cause.”

— Rochell, Volunteer with Nielsen Media Group

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In 2009, NYCCAH placed 20 AmeriCorps State participants in full- or part-time service at food pantries, soup kitchens, and anti-poverty organizations throughout New York City. The AmeriCorps team complements the capacity-building work of the VISTA members by providing services essential to keeping these hard-pressed agencies operating on a day-to-day basis. In addition to helping the grassroots agencies, the program develops young leaders to be more aware of, sensitive to, and involved in anti-hunger work.

In 2009, the members recruited, trained, and/or supervised 978 volunteers, including 15 highly needed skills-based volunteers. (See our Volunteers section for information on skills-based volunteerism.)

In addition, AmeriCorps members performed 143 SNAP (food stamps) pre-screenings and processed 71 Paperless Office System (POS) applications. (See our Benefits Access section for a fuller description of these essential functions.)

ameriCorps: a federal program CreaTed uNder presideNT CliNToN iN 1993 To eNgage ameriCaNs iN loNg-Term serviCe ThaT CreaTes aNd expaNds aNTi-poverTY programs.

“NYCCAH VISTAs are unique in that we are right at the thresholds of poverty, facing daily challenges and real experiences of what it means to fight hun-ger dead on. Now that I work as a staff member at a nonprofit, I can put my experiences to work. I can offer that first-hand perspective that many of my co-workers haven’t had.”

— Krystle, 2009-2010 VISTA Alum

Matt, a Brooklyn VISTA member, coordinates volunteers at a food pantry.

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There are many challenges to running a soup kitchen or food pantry. With so much needing to be done at the moment, it’s often difficult to plan for, and put into effect, improvements that help build the agency’s capacity to serve its clients better in the future. VISTA is a federally funded program that places full-time developing leaders for a one-year term of service. In 2009, NYCCAH placed 14 AmeriCorps VISTA members in soup kitchens and food pantries throughout the five boroughs to provide full-time, capacity-building assistance to improve the daily operations of these agencies. These members recruited 877 new volunteers, coordinated 13,480 hours of community service, and helped secure $53,800 in grant funding and over $27,895 of in-kind donations.

Each VISTA member works closely with their host agency to develop administrative and programmatic infrastructure and to build their capacity to meet both the short- and long-term needs of low-income New Yorkers. This includes everything from recruiting, tracking and managing volunteers to researching and applying for funding to keep the organizations going.

In addition, VISTA members coordinated and facilitated Neigh-borhood Networks throughout New York City. These networks allow feeding agencies to come together to share ideas, col-laborate on joint projects, and strategize on new initiatives to fight hunger. The Neighborhood Networks are designed to be self sustaining after the VISTA’s term of service finishes.

Beyond that, the program develops long-term anti-hunger and non-profit sector leaders. NYCCAH VISTA alumni are already in leadership roles at NYCCAH and other nonprofit groups. Given that many current leaders are at or near retirement age, training a new generation of leaders is a vital, yet difficult to quantify, function of NYCCAH.

AmeriCorps members enjoy the sun while gathering pumpkins at a local farm that provides produce to a NYCCAH CSA.

Maddy paints the fence of a food pantry during AmeriCorps week.

iN 2009, NYCCah ameriCorps visTa members raised $81,695 for paNTries aNd kiTCheNs, while ameriCorps sTaTe members reCruiTed aNd maNaged 978 voluNTeers iN NYC.

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more ThaN 450 ameriCaNs hoNored The legaCY of dr. marTiN luTher kiNg, jr. bY TurNiNg The daY dediCaTed To his memorY iNTo a daY of serviCeAt NYCCAH’s 7th Annual MLK Anti-Hunger Serve-A-Thon, over 450 volunteers served over 1,500 hours at over 30 soup kitchens and food pantries across New York City.

Over three days, NYCCAH sponsored volunteer events attended by Congressman Anthony Weiner, State Senator Liz Krueger, City Council Members Gail Brewer and Inez Dickens, the Corporation for National Community Service’s Donna Smith, and actress Tracee Ellis Ross. There was also significant success in recruit-ing individuals for much-needed skills-based volunteer work at pantries and kitchens.

“I had a great time this weekend. The volunteers [at our kitchen]were energetic and helpful and I loved that they were from a high school nearby. It was a great match. Our new shelves are beautiful and more efficient and best of all they are up to health code. Thanks for this opportunity!”

— Elizabeth, First Presbyterian Soup Kitchen, Queens

“Our group [of volunteers] was beyond belief. Many of them were very interested in volunteering long term, and several spoke to us about coordinating fundraisers for MCC Charities programs.... We made great connections and had a fabulous time doing it.”

— Frances, MCCNY’s Sylvia Rivera Food Pantry, Manhattan

aN eveNTful 2009

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a plaTe full of fashioN: fighTiNg huNger wiTh sTYle

Designer Gilles Montezin poses with guest and fellow anti-hunger advocate, Angela Wambui Muirur, Miss Africa USA.

On June 12th, over 250 Coalition Against Hunger supporters, volunteers, and fashionistas from around the City came together for a fashion show to benefit the work of the Coalition Against Hunger. The evening “A Full Plate of Fashion: Fighting Hunger with Style” raised over $11,000 for the Coalition and began with Gilles Montezin, acclaimed designer of pieces for Sarah Jessica Parker and Madonna as well as for “Sex and the City” and “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” featuring pieces from his recent collection followed by New York designer William Buster’s showcasing his meticulously produced and coordinated vintage, American fashion show. “Operation Paper Plate,” a moving community art exhibit of 1,300 paper plates depicting images of hunger by New York City school children personalized the hunger message throughout the evening. Each plate represented 1,000 New Yorkers who cannot afford enough food for their families.

A special thanks to the event committee, volunteers, and spon-sors who made the event possible including: Brick Presbyterian Church; Bumble&Bumble; William Buster; Councilmen Avella and Jackson; Crate&Barrel; Crosby, Stills and Nash; Dean and De-luca; Del Frisco’s Steakhouse; Fran Drescher; Estee Lauder; Fine Arts Children Photography; Glaceau Water; Marissa Lonsdale paintings; iHeart; I*M* Handmade; INNA Jewelry; Kenneth Cole; Kinespirit; Longchamp; Rachel Maddow; Gilles Montezin; Prêt a Manger; Real Simple; Tommy Hilfiger; and Vanessa’s Vintage.

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aNTi-huNger advoCaTes mark 9/11 wiTh a Call for sTraTegiC serviCe

As a part of the first official 9/11 Day of Service and Remem-brance, officials met at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, a faith- and community-based social service organization and soup kitchen, to call at-tention to the growing issue of hunger in New York City and urge more effective volunteer actions to combat it. Senator Charles Schumer, USDA Under Secretary Kevin Concannon for Food, Consumer, & Nutrition Services, CNCS’s Donna Smith, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, Councilman Bill de Blasio and Council-man Eric Gioia attended the event. Officials urged New Yorkers to engage in ongoing, skills-based service in order to create more sustainable change in their communities.

To further push this initiative, NYCCAH also partnered with New York Cares and Starting Bloc to hold a Skills-based Volunteer Orientation Session in support of President Obama’s United We Serve Initiative, a nationwide program working to create a sustained, collaborative, and focused effort to meet community needs and make service a way of life for all Americans. This event brought together over 75 professionals looking to apply their skills in the service of their communities, at which they learned the basics of skills-based volunteering, met representa-tives from numerous nonprofits and were able to register for upcoming volunteer opportunities.

“Today is a day to remember the heroes of 9/11 and honor them through continued skills-based volunteering. At the federal level, we are continu-ing to build strong federal nutrition assistance programs that provide people with SNAP/food stamp benefits to help alleviate dependency on emergency food programs.”

— Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary, Food, Consumer, & Nutrition Services

Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Consumer, & Nutrition Services, the chief Obama Administration official in charge of domestic anti-hunger programs.

Local elected officials and advocates gather to honor the heroes of 9/11 with a call to skills-based, community service.

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of nutrition extended to advocating for healthier food retail options through the NYC Food & Fitness partnership, helping organize neighborhood parents and school administrations to provide healthier meals for children as well as helping to set up the Harlem Natural Food Co-op (a democratically run, healthy food retailer in Central Harlem). He also helped low-income working residents by providing screenings for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and advocating to make SNAP (Food Stamps) benefits more accessible for New Yorkers in need.

The second Fellow, Andrew Barrett, started work in Brooklyn to increase the impact of soup kitchens and food pantries in the Brooklyn Alliance of Community Services (BACS) by helping them organize around food and hunger issues as well as im-proving their recordkeeping, database and client management. His other projects included evaluating the feasibility of rooftop gardens, organizing the delivery of 266 Thanksgiving turkeys, and coordinating with “Dine In Brooklyn” to raise funds for Brooklyn anti-hunger work.

In October 2009, NYCCAH honored Craig Murphey and his family at the Living Tribute to Craig Murphey Anti-Hunger event, which took place at Hope Lounge in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The event drew hundreds of Craig supporters and raised thousands of dol-lars for the continuation of the Craig Murphey Fellowship. Support this fellowship today by designating your tax-deductible donation to the Craig Murphey Fellowship Fund at www.nyccah.org or via check made out to NYCCAH with a memo indicating that the donation should go to the Craig Murphey Fellowship.

Through the Craig Murphey Fellowship Fund NYCCAH commemo-rates the legacy of Craig Murphey – a strongly committed anti-hunger advocate who tragically passed away in a bicycle accident in Brooklyn in October 2007. Continuing Craig’s commitment to the anti-hunger and community organizing movements, the Craig Murphey Fellowship Fund supports a one year fellowship program focused on anti-hunger, community- based work.

In 2009, Michael Paone, the first Fellow, focused on working with faith leaders, community organizations and elected officials in Harlem. His efforts helped provide Harlem residents with nutri-tious, affordable, and local produce through Community Supported Agriculture programs and the Local Produce Link, as well as through distributing information to the community on how to use EBT Food Stamps at local farmers markets. The efforts to improve the quality

Yelp’s a beaCh, huNger’s a beasTYelp!, the famous online review site, hosted “Yelp’s a Beach!” on August 15, 2009 at Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City. Hundreds gathered for a summer afternoon of BBQ, cocktails, and music. Thanks to generous donations from Yelpers, the event raised nearly $2,500 for the Coalition’s programs.

Yelp’s a Beach Event, August 2009

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asseTs

CurreNT liabiliTies

NeT asseTs:

Cash & Cash equivaleNTs

$274,621

aCCouNTs paYable & aCCrued expeNses

$13,924

seCuriTY deposiT

$6,498

graNTs & CoNTribuTioNs reCeivable

$148,395

uNresTriCTed

$218,107

ToTal NeT asseTs

$527,759

CoNTraCTs reCeivable

$85,383

ToTal liabiliTies

$13,924

properTY & equipmeNT, NeT

$10,179

prepaid expeNses

$16,607

TemporarilY resTriCTed

$309,652

ToTal liabiliTies & NeT asseTs

$541,683NoTe:

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ToTal asseTs

$541,683

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11% maNagemeNT & geNeral

7% fuNdraisiNg

programs 82%

ToTal operaTiNg expeNses:

$1,162,770

program expeNses

$950,074

fuNdraisiNg:

$83,142

maNagemeNT & geNeral:

$129,554

use of fuNds:

ToTal reveNue:

$1,236,171

goverNmeNT fuNdiNg:

$477,003

CorporaTioNs:

$45,718

iNdividual doNaTioNs & misC. iNCome:

$184,681

privaTe fouNdaTioNs:

$509,324

religious orgaNizaTioNs:

$19,445

reveNues & supporT:

use of fuNds

reveNue

privaTe 40%

2% religious

4% CorporaTioNs

15% iNd. & misC.

goverNmeNT 39%

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fuNders CorporaTioNs

All Island Signs and Lighting

Altria Group

Apollo Real Estate Management

Bridge Between, Inc.

Choice Productions

Delta Resources, Inc.

Designs by ... Masque

E S Foods, Inc.

GMAC Financial Services

Gramercy Park Memorial Chapel

MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings , Inc.

Manhattan Plant Design

Moody’s Investors Service

Murphey & Associates Sales, Inc

Palmer Asphalt Company

Pocantico Resources Inc.

Quartet Financial Systems, Inc.

Sunshine Club, NYS Dept of Health

Troutman Sanders LLP

Yelp.com

fouNdaTioNs & oTher

privaTe fuNders

Agnes Gund Foundation

Altman Foundation

The Auerbach Living Trust

Botwinick-Wolfensohn Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation

Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Catholic Charities

Central Synagogue - Rabbi Maurice Salth Discretionary Fund

Church of Pentecost USA, Inc.

Common Cents New York, Inc.

Congregation Shaare Zedek

The Dalton School

FGE Food & Dietician/Nutrition Team PLLC

Green Guerillas

Hunger Action Network New York State

The Hyde and Watson Foundation

Jewish Communal Fund

Kirkland & Ellis Foundation

Liz Claiborne Foundation

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

New York City Association of Hotel Concierges

New York Community Trust

Perelman Family Foundation

Public Health Solutions

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The Scherman Foundation, Inc

Share Our Strength

Shore Family Foundation Inc.

Trinity Church Wall Street

United Way of New York City

Varnum DeRose Charitable Trust

Wolfensohn Family Foundation

goverNmeNT fuNders

Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal

Assemblymember Richard N. Gottfried

City Councilmember Annabel Palma

City Councilmember Helen D. Foster

Council on the Environment of New York City

Federal Corporation for National and Community Services - AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA

Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer

New York City Council

New York City Human Resources Administration/ Dept. of Social Services-Paperless Office System

State Senator Efrain Gonzalez Jr.

State Senator Liz Krueger

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doNors

$1,000 +Dana Buchman and Thomas Farber

Daniel Chung

James A. Coyle

Gary A. Davis

Stuart J. and Randi Epstein

Jesse Furman

Roy Goodman

Alex Iskold

Mamie Kanfer

Bruce Kraus

Erika Lapinskas

Peter Meyer

Daniel B. Ripps

Gail and Judah Schorr

Jerry and Cecile Shore

Charline Spektor

Fatemeh M. Tafreshi

Jim VanBlaricum and Friends and Family of Craig Murphey

Joshua Weisberg

Naomi R. Wolfensohn

$500 +Timothy and Mary Early Brosnan

Deborah Colby

Sam Dryden

Nancy D. Fitzgerald

Kerri Jackson

Robert and Debra Kauffman

Adina and Ari Konikoff

Alix McAlpine

Stephen Moss

Janice L. Murphey

Shannon Norton

Jean-Louis Sarbib

Maureen Sheehan

Jeff Sheu

Shinichiro Takizawa

Alice M. and Thomas J. Tisch

Lisa Villareal

The Honorable Anthony Weiner

Lon M. Wilhelms

$150 +Christian Agostino von Hassell

Jami Attenberg

Karen Bank

Karen Bowen

James A. and Cathy Boyd

Bert Brandenburg

Laura Brown and Barbara Danish

Adam Bucheister

Kathy Campion

Rose Chan

Debra Chen

Jacqueline Cheney

Lee Clifford

Josh Cohen

Donna Coker

Barbara Deinhardt

Janet Dorman

David Doster

Joseph H. and Marilyn Dukoff

Jonathan Eig and Jennifer Tescher

David J. and Janice Epstein

Kerry Eschwie

Sal Falcone

Robert Feldmeier

Patricia Feuerstein

Beatrice S. and Lloyd Frank

W. Michael and Ellen E. Funck

Gemma George

Leslie J. Gevirtz

Kerry Hay

Debra Hecht and Sean O’Neal

Lesley and Michael Heller

Helen Hershkoff

Oya Idera-Abdullah

Bret Isaacs

Joel E. Jacob and Lauren Jacob

Shreyasi Jha

Jonathan Kahan

Kevin J. and Gail M. Kelly

Sara Kennedy

Douglas L. and Kirsten B. Krohn

Robert Krulak

Elizabeth S. Lara

Wallace and M. Margaret Larson

Wallace Larson, Jr.

Marcia Larson

Craig and Roslyn Lauterbach

Kenneth Leung

Stephanie Lin

Susan Lyddon

Alan Madoff

Edward Majonis

Phyllus Marino

Andrea Masley

Marina McCoy

Randall McKenzie

David Michaeli

Charles F. and Marie F. Miller

David E. Mitchell

Beverly Kagan Nadler

Stewart Neill

Arlene Nichols

Jeffrey Norman Nichols, M.D.

Lauren Novack

Christina Pak

Lewis Polishook

Brooks B. Preston

Julianne Rana

David L. and Jennie C. Rosenn

Anya Rous

Darone and Stephanie Ruskay

Sarah Russe

Daniel and Judith Russell

Steven I. Schreiber

Jennifer Schulman

Josselyn Simpson

Daniel Spira

Natalia Sucre

Sidney Sutter

Gloria Teal

A. E. Tritschler

Sarah Truelsch

Christian A. von Hassel

Tyler Ward

John and Helen Wengler

Thomas A. Williams

Suzanne Wunderman

Jason Yung

Tricia Zenobio

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Erica B. Ackerberg and Daniel M. Leaf

Jarrettia Adams

Cassandra Agredo

Arooba Alam

Khorshed Alam

Craig Alexander

George Aliperti

Nancy Allen

Lana Alwari

Michael Andres

Penelope T. Andrew

Emily R. M. Ansbacher

Chika Anuforoh

Jennifer Apple

Caron Atlas

Caroline Avery

Claribel Baez

Seann Bardell

Vanessa Barg

Tracy A. Baumgardner

Petra Bebas

Gail Benson

Manijeh Berenji

Amy L. and Jonathan L. Bergner

Nancy Marx Better

Ameya G. Bijoor

Peter R. Bingenheimer

Chandler Bishop

Ellen Bloomer and Kate Thomas

Yvonne Borree

Mary Ellen and Raymond Boudiette

Jim Boyd

S. Bradie and T.R. Phillips

Katie Breen

Elizabeth Britton

Pamela Brown

Elise Brown

Pamela D. Brown, Royal Dreams Clothing

Paul Brown

Michael Bruce

Rosa L. Bruno

Kathleen Bubinas

Daniel L. Burbank

Stu Bush

Matt Carpenter

Judith A. Cashman

Kemely Castro

Jack Chaiklin

Cindy Chang

May Ying Chen

Cynthia Chin

Roseann and John F. Christian

Shielda R. Clemons

Lori Cohan

Irene Cohen

D.L. Crosby Collier

Brooke Collins

Joan M. Consalvo

Barbara Cook

Kezia D. Cooper

Alan Ross Cordova

Sarah Crabtree

Cindy Craig

Megan Crofford

Dana Crosby-Collier

Jon A. and Amy G. Cummins

Carolyn Curcio

Jeanette Daluisio

Michele Davis

Bill Deckhaut

Lauren DeMille

Eric Michael and Florence Kamil Dessen

Marcia DiLiberto

Heather Dillman

John Doherty

Jennifer Donaldson

Amy Donner

Michele Donoho

Cynthia Doty

Arthur G. and Sandra S. Drucker

Nancy Duan

Marilyn Eaton

Howard and Trisha Edington

Kenedy Egan

Jennifer and Frederic Eisman

Carol Elfant

Jenny Elliott

Robin Elliott

Megan Elsener

Paul H. Epstein

Fern Estrow

Jennifer R. Ezzo

Debra Faye

Zaineb Fernandez

Yvonne Ferris

Annie Finch

Jack Flam

Sharon Geier Flanagan

Stacey L. Flanagan

Robert T. and Evelyn C. Fortna

Jonathan Fox

Ethan Frieder

Crystal Frierson

Ann Friesema

Joan and David Frischman

Adriane Frye

Mary Fugle

Gerald Galst

Jeffrey D. Gano

Johnyne E. Garcia

David Gaynes

Seth and Alisa Gershman

Phyllis L. Glackman

Rachel Godfrey

Ronald H. and Mary L. Golub

Kelly Gonda

Jennifer Gordon

Thomas Grayman

Judith Greenwald

Anna Griffith

Stephen Grimaldi

Ann Brownhill Gubernick and Peter Gubernick

Cheryl A. Guimond

Lara Hall

Alison Halpern

Rebecca Hammerman

Terence Hanley

Sarri Harper

Norma Harris

Marsha J. Haskell

Jeni Haskell

Susan E. Hauser

Brandice Heller

Jillian Hertzman

William Federick Hewitt and Marian H. Hewitt

William Hiller

Alexander Holmes

Andrea Hopmann

Karen L. Horn

Michael Howe

Mel Huang

Gail Hudson

Robert V.P. Hutter

Suzanne C. Immerman

Lynn Jacobson

Jennifer Jaech

Helene Jaffe

Gordon Jenkins

Charlotte Johnson

Danielle Johnston

Charlotte Jones

Julian M. Jordan

Bernice R. Kaminsky-Lashen

Steven and Lori Kantorowitz

Jessy Kaw

Lora Kaye

Joanne Keenan

Laura Kennicutt

Anupum Khaitan

Barbara S. Klap and Daniel J. Schnyder

Laura Koehler

Jennifer R. Kraft

Joyce L. Kramer

Jerry and Barbara Krasner

Harvey B. Krohn

Celia Kujala

Henry L. Kuperman, M.D.

Kevin Kusterer

Brad Lander

Mary Ann Lanzetta

Nathalie Larionov

Leslie Larson

Leon A. Lauterbach

Christine Lawrence

Mary Beth Lawton

Sarah F. Lazin

Janice Lee

Michelle Lee

Howard Leibowitz

Wendy Leung

Bruce Levine and Ann B. Nordon

Mark Lewis

Peter Lewis

Ellen Lippmann

Katinka LoCascio

Lisa Loudon

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Benjamin Lubick

Xiao Ling Luo

Vincent Luongo

Sandra Macchia

Susan Magness

Oliver Mahrdt

Rachel Margolis

Sara Markt

Angela Masi

Nina Mastrangelo

Donald Mathis

Jessie Matras

Heather McCown

Robin McCoy

Daryl McCullough

Ruth McDonald

Piper McEndarffer

Kara McLarney

Lisa Meadowcroft

Tonya Melendez

Aaron Miller

Erika L. Milton

Carin Mirowitz

Jeremy Moberg-Sarver

Nicole Mohovich

David Moore

Evan J. Morgenstern

Eugene H. and Elizabeth L. Moss

Margaret M. Murphey

Lori Murphy

Heather Muskauski

Gale Myers

Sylvia J. Nachtigall

Peter Napolitano

Heidi Nasr

Marianne Nebel

Lee Norsworthy

Valerie A. O’Halloran

Olsen, Jennifer

Eric J. Olson

L. Kathleen O’Neal

Nancy Pabon

Sherri A. Partridge

Robert L. and Kathleen Peiffer

Jonathan R. Perce

Carrette Perkins

Jonathan R. Pesce

Mel Phillips

Clint Plummer

Jane Sarah Posner

Arthur and Fran Post

Lara Price

Gregory Prickett

Calvin and Lorraine Probst

Bernard Prudhomme

Jonathan Psotka

Annmarie Puleo

Ariana Rabinovicz

Joni Rabinowitz

Georgianna Randolph

Karen Rhines

Paulette Richards

Angela R. Riddlespurger

Jane L. Rifkin

Julia G. Ripps

Linda Ripps

Godfrey Roberts

Athel Robinson

Roger Rodwin

Robert Roffler

Amy Rolf

Arrica Rose

Joann and William Rosen

Sandra and Leon Rosenblatt

Mila Rosenthal

Jerry A. Rosiello

Rosemary Rotondi

Gerald Allen and Elka Amy Rottman

Debleena Roy

Andrew L. Rubinson

Sharon Ruger

Sarah Rulfs

Lola Russell

Yara Salome

Phillip A. Saperia

Vanessa Saulet

Abigail E. Schade

Andrea L. Schatz

Alexandra Schieber

Benjamin Schneider

Richard and Tami Joy Schneider

Amy Schoeman

Dava Schub

Judith Semkow

Joanna Serafin

Linda A. Setlech

Jennifer Shaffer

Deborah Shavlik

Margaret McKeever Sheerer

Edwin Sheffield

Malika Simmons

Melissa Sklarz

Janine S. Slaker

Dennis Smith

Mark Smith

Suzanne Smith

Emily Snyder

Catalin E. Stan

Karen Steele

Frederick R. Stehle

Frederick R. Stehle

Beth Stellato

Rebecca Stern

Marian B. and Jeffrey W. Stier

Lance Stier

Carol Stoddart

Hope D. Stogel

Mark Stonehill

Lewis B. Straus

Cynthia and Dave Strutin

Lynn Stubing

David Sunshine

Kellie Tabron

Jon Tenney and Bethene Trexel

Gail Thomas

Kate Thomas

Irene S. and James G. Thommes

Anna Timone

Patty Tobin

Bethene Trexel

Lisa Troland

David D. Tuccinardi

Carolyn Tufano

Paula Turanec

Nicholas Urban

Greg Villepique

Bruce Waletzky

Mark F. Walsh

John Warren

Barry H. Wasserman

Laurie Wax

Jeremy Weedon

George R. Weinhouse, M.D.

Elaine Weiser

Charles S. Wekselbaum

Sam Welch and Friends

Jessica Welman

Sam Whitehill

Chana Widawski

Robert and Virginia Wilhelms

Heather Williams

Michael Wimmer

Andrew D. Wolf

Gary Wolfe

Alexander Wolfson

Chou Xiong-Neri

May Ying Chen

Dianne E. Young

Abby Youngblood

Dari Yudkoff

Brian Zblewski

Martha K. Zebrowski

Dianne Zola

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board of direCTorsDaniel B. Ripps, Chair Development Resource Group Inc.

Maureen Sheehan, Secretary Part of the Solution (POTS)

Jeffrey Nichols, MD, Treasurer Cabrini Elder Care Consortium

Timothy Brosnan Moody’s Investors Service

Global Real Estate Group

Bisi Iderabdullah Imani House, Inc.

Peter Ligh Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP

Lewis Straus USDA Food and Nutrition Service (Retired)

sTaffAndrew Barrett Craig Murphey Fellow for Anti-Hunger Building

Joel Berg Executive Director

Kerry Birnbach Coordinator of the Interfaith Voices

Against Hunger (IVAH)

Britt Boyd Coordinator of Volunteer & Community Initiatives

Victoria Dumbuya Coordinator of the AmeriCorps National Service Program

Esther Larson Director of Development

Reggie Miller Coordinator of the AmeriCorps VISTA Program

Michael Paone Community Organizer

Carrette Perkins Director of Programs

George Spira Director of Finance & Administration

Jim Wengler Director of Benefits Access

ONLINE RESOURCES

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