Advocates & Lawmakers Come Together to Call for a State Budget That Fights Hunger in New York

Read Press Release Watch Webninar Albany, NY – The Second Annual Forum on Hunger and Food Insecurity in New York State brought together advocates, legislators, and New Yorkers with lived experience to discuss anti-hunger priorities for the FY2026 State Budget.

Community-Based Organizations From Across New York State Urge Governor Hochul to Prioritize Hunger Relief in FY2026 Executive Budget

Read Press Release Read Official Letter Albany, New York - Over 230 organizations joined a statewide letter calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to include a package of food and nutrition priorities in her upcoming FY2026 Executive Budget proposal. Poverty and food insecurity rates have spiked since the expiration of federal pandemic-era relief measures including the expanded Child Tax Credit, universal free school meals, and supplemental SNAP benefits.

Feeding New York State's Statement on the 2024 Election

Read Now Feeding New York State, the state association of New York’s 10 Feeding America food banks, would like to announce that we remain committed to building a society in which healthy food is guaranteed to all as a basic human right. We acknowledge that this election may significantly affect public policy at the federal level. We’d like to congratulate all New York representatives—state, local, and federal— who’ve been entrusted by voters to govern in the public interest.

National Poll Finds Overwhelming Public Support for Federal Investments to Address Hunger, Poverty, and Local Food Systems

Read Press Release Albany, New York - New polling from the Siena College Research Institute, in partnership with Feeding New York State, identifies strong support for a package of legislative and Farm Bill proposals active in Congress. The survey included a nationally representative sample of 1,000 United States residents aged 18 and older, with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points.

Feeding New York State’s Statement on the FY25 NYS Budget

Read Full Statement Albany, NY – April 25, 2024 – Feeding New York State, the state association of New York’s 10 Feeding America food banks, applauds state leaders for negotiating a budget that includes critical funding to alleviate hunger.

Feeding New York State Statement on the FY 2024 State Budget

Read Press Release Albany, NY – May 2, 2023 – Feeding New York State – the state association of New York’s 10 Feeding America member food banks – applauds state leaders for negotiating a budget that includes critical investments to address hunger, poverty, and food insecurity. In particular, we’d like to recognize our champions in the legislature for consistently standing up for our most vulnerable families.

Feeding New York State Statement on State Budget Negotiations

Read Press Release Albany, NY – April 5, 2023 – Feeding New York State, the state association of New York’s 10 Feeding America member food banks, applauds Speaker Heastie, Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, and the state legislature for uplifting New York families in their respective budget proposals.

Commissioner Seggos and Feeding New York State Announce One-Million-Pound Milestone in Ongoing Food Waste and Donation Initiative

Read Press Release Wednesday, August 31, 2022 - The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Feeding New York State, the state association of New York's 10 Feeding America member food banks, today announced that a total of one million pounds of food was donated to hungry New Yorkers as part of the ongoing implementation of the State's Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law.

MEDIA ADVISORY: New York State Food Banks Host House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern for a Visit Focused on Local Solutions to Ending Hunger

Read Advisory Albany, NY- November 26 2021 - New York State food banks and hunger advocacy organizations welcome Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Co-Chair of House Hunger Caucus, to New York City for a roundtable discussion focused on ending hunger in America. This visit is part of a series of Rules Committee events highlighting the reality of food insecurity in America and examining the steps that Congress and the Biden administration could take to equitably combat it.

Feeding New York State & NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Working Together to End Hunger and Food Waste

Read Announcement Albany, NY- September 15, 2021 - Feeding New York State, the support organization for the state’s network of ten food banks, is working closely with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to implement a three-year plan to divert some 37 million pounds of perfectly edible, “excess” food from entering landfills and, instead, be donated to any one of the food banks, food pantries or hunger relief organizations around the state.