They Need Us. We Need You.

Every day, thousands of New Yorkers struggle with a basic human need: How does one provide healthy food for a family when buying nutritious food means choosing among purchasing medicine, keeping the electricity on, or paying rent? How can someone sacrifice one necessity for another?

No person should have to make that choice. It is a sad truth that the cost of healthy food, especially kosher food, is outpacing many people’s budgets. Over 1.3 million New Yorkers rely on food assistance like food stamps, pantries, and soup kitchens -- this number will increase as rising unemployment forces many people to consider the need for food assistance, a majority of whom would be using this assistance for the first time.

$720 can provide a family of four with meals for 2 months.

$360 can provide Sabbath meals for an elderly person for an entire year.

$36 can provide 6 days of packaged food for 2 people.

This fundraising campaign will not only feed New York’s neediest families -- it will allow Met Council’s food program to continue to be one of New York’s most effective, innovative food distribution programs. Please help us to continue providing healthy, kosher food to New Yorkers in need.

For additional information regarding naming and sponsorship opportunities,
please call Linda Schur Scalettar at 212-453-9649.