7066 Interstate Island Road, Syracuse, New York 13209-9712, United States
Why We Are Here
Our Vision
Inspire and strengthen our communities to work together to increase food security.
Our Mission
Work to eliminate hunger through nutritious food distribution, education, and advocacy in cooperation with the community.
Hunger is a very serious problem in the United States today. Despite its great wealth, an estimated one in eight Americans rely on emergency food assistance. Among the thousands of people who depend on charitable food programs in central and northern New York:
29% are children 18 or younger
10% are without health insurance
68% have been unemployed for more than two years
32% have a working family member
91% are below the federal poverty line
41% earn less than $12,000 annually