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November 2020

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WCBS Radio: Hungerthon 2020 -‘This is a crisis of epic proportions’

It is estimated that almost 2 million New York City residents, or approximately one in four people, will face hunger this year. In a normal year, New York City would see over 25 million visits to soup kitchens and food pantries by individuals and families to meet their basic human need for food. That number

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PRNewsWire: Medly Pharmacy, EmblemHealth, The Campaign Against Hunger, and City Officials Join Forces to Give Away Turkeys to One Thousand Local Residents

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Medly Pharmacy, a full-service, digital pharmacy that offers free same-day prescription delivery, announced today a joint food giveaway and flu vaccination event in partnership with EmblemHealth, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health insurers. The event aims to reach vulnerable New Yorkers to ensure they have a safe and

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PATCH: Emergency Warehouse For Bed-Stuy Food Pantry Extended Into 2021

Space leased for overwhelming demand at The Campaign Against Hunger during the coronavirus crisis will stay open until March. Anna Quinn, Patch Staff | Posted Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 2:13 pm ET BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A temporary warehouse set up to help a Bed-Stuy food pantry’s overwhelming demand during the coronavirus crisis will extend

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EIN News: New Program Through Nourish NY Will Help Feed Veterans

News Provided By New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets November 12, 2020, 20:35 GMT New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced new efforts to help New York’s food insecure veterans access healthy New York State foods through the Nourish New York program. Building on the State’s outreach to veterans during

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PIX 11: Brooklyn food distribution program helps veterans in need

by: Monica Morales Posted: Nov 10, 2020 / 06:58 PM EST / Updated: Nov 10, 2020 / 06:58 PM EST BROOKLYN — Men and women who served our country are getting a little help in Brooklyn just in time for Veterans Day. The Campaign Against Hunger made a stop in Bed-Stuy Tuesday to lend a

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