Advocacy

Your voice can help the Food Bank For New York City make a positive difference for New Yorkers who struggle to choose between food, utility bills, rent and medical expenses. The Food Bank's Advocacy Center provides current opportunities to encourage a lasting effect on the situation of low-income New Yorkers through legislative change, awareness of assistance opportunities and public hunger-awareness.

Sign up now to receive Food Bank Advocacy Alerts — to start in 2009 — informing you of urgent appeals and new opportunities. You can also sign up for our monthly E-News, which keep you up-to-date on current campaigns, events and news. Check back soon to explore our updated Advocacy Center, to include a legislator look-up, a bulletin board and opportunities to contact your federal, state and city representatives by email.

Actions you can take now:

Sign On to the Anti-Hunger Policy Platform
Developed during a series of 2006 meetings held by a collective of city and state anti-hunger organizations, the Anti-Hunger Policy Platform for New York State and City, 2007–2012 addresses specific federal, state and city hunger-related policies and funding. Focus areas include emergency food funding; access to and availability of government nutrition-assistance programs; and long-term solutions, including the development of city- and statewide offices of food, hunger and nutrition policy. Sign the petition to show your support — as an Individual or an Organization

Awareness Raising & Facebook
Join the network of supporters on our Facebook Cause and help raise hunger awareness! Remember, your friends will see that you joined, and you can invite others to join. Join today!