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YCP in the New York Times
YCP is mentioned in the Metro section of the New York Times. The article discusses the efforts of City Harvest to rescue food from farmers and the current struggles of food pantries and soup kitchens to receive food to meet their current demands. Click here to read the New York Times article.
Senator Charles E. Schumer Comes To YCP
On October 22, 2007 Senator Schumer held a press conference at YCP to discuss the upcoming Farm Bill. Surrounded by New York City Emergency Food Providers and Hunger Advocates, Senator Schumer called for the passage of legislation that would bring millions of dollars to New York City’s food banks, as well as overhaul the food stamp program. Senator Schumer stated,
“It is shameful when food pantries that provide essential nourishment to the most vulnerable run out of food due to a lack of federal support. Millions of New Yorkers rely on these food banks to keep their families healthy and sometimes even survive. For far too long, vital emergency food programs have been starved for funding. You might not believe it, but the same farm bill that sends billions to corn growers in Iowa, is also a vital lifeline for food assistance programs right here in New York City. This year’s farm bill is one for the best ever for urban food programs, directing unprecedented resources toward food stamps, food pantries, and other nutrition programs. I will fight in Congress to ensure these programs receive the maximum funding possible.”
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Fiscal Year 2006 Accomplishments
YCP provided 1,194,070 meals, specifically:
- a total of 1,133,415 meals in our Pantry program
- 60,655 meals in our meal program
In an effort to bring more dignity to our pantry distribution process, YCP has been able to virtually eliminate the “bread-line”, by implementing a staggered distribution schedule. Families are now given their packages on a schedule based on family size i.e. families of 1-2 are invited to come 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM and families of 3-4 are invited to come 11:30 AM to 12:30PM. This schedule in conjunction with our bar-coded pantry membership card has reduced the waiting time from 1.5 hours to 10 minutes.
In June 2006, YCP implemented a third pantry distribution day to address the particular needs of our more vulnerable pantry members: Senior Citizens and Disabled Clients. This additional day allows YCP to meet the special dietary needs of our seniors and is a major factor in the overall reduction in wait time across all pantry distribution days.
Our Thursday Pantry served 370 families each week, our new Friday Pantry served 200 families and our Saturday Pantry served 280 families weekly. As with every year, YCP was able to provide 1,400 families with a Thanksgiving pantry packages that included a turkey for roasting; 1,179 families received Christmas pantry packages that included a chicken roaster or spiral ham for the holidays; and 961 children from infancy to 16 years of age from 258 families received Christmas gifts, including toys, gift cards, and clothing.
YCP was able to meet the higher demand for food by increasing cash expenditures from $246,589 to $275,244 and food donations from $690,564 to $845,749. The increase in donated food comes primarily from City Harvest, the Food Bank for New York City and food drives conducted by YCP’s sponsoring organizations, and schools.
The three full-time case managers made a total of 3,161 documented referrals for services other than food for a total of 1,053 clients. These included housing/rent assistance (182); mail distribution (316); mental health counseling (1,005); drug counseling (58); identification or documentation assistance (595); vocational/educational programs (83); Food Stamps, Public Assistance, Unemployment entitlements (121); clothing (53); legal assistance (23).
Annual 2005 Report
See our 2005 Annual report. You may need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read it.
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