The mission of FoodChange (formerly CFRC) is to improve lives through nutrition, education and financial empowerment.

Founded in 1980, the agency first focused exclusively on feeding New York’s hungry children and adults. Over time, FoodChange expanded our services to address the underlying financial barriers that compel people to participate in these emergency meals programs. Our work includes increasing people’s income and purchasing power through access to resources and vocational skill-building. In further pursuit of our mission, we also aim to make nutrition and wholesome eating a daily reality for all New Yorkers.

As an agent of change, FoodChange understands that the issues of food and income are interconnected and require creative solutions. We use direct service, education, policy and advocacy to achieve our goals.

Some of our accomplishments over 25 years of service include:

• Pioneered free breakfast for 1.1 million New York City public school children
• Prescreened more than 60,000 New Yorkers for food stamps
• Fed more than 1 million nutritious, hot meals to hungry New Yorkers
• Filed more than 37,000 free quality tax returns for low-income workers
• Brought $35 million in tax credits to the working poor