Hunger

Nourishing food is a basic need; access to affordable groceries and hot meals enables people to work, children to learn, and families to thrive. Robin Hood funds emergency food distribution and innovative supports to improve efficiency and fight food insecurity for New Yorkers.

1.5

M

New Yorkers struggle to feed themselves and their families

43

%

Of families with children struggle to afford enough food to eat

1.6

M

New Yorkers, or 20% of the population, receive SNAP benefits on average each month

Solutions We’re Funding

New York Common Pantry

Our grantee New York Common Pantry is promoting food security and improving benefits access for New Yorkers.

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Programs & Special Initiatives

An older man of Asian descent using power tools and machinery in a workshop setting.

Adults & Household Supports

The Adults & Household Supports program focuses on providing job training, housing, food, healthcare, benefits, and legal services—the building blocks of stability and opportunity.

Policies We Support

Expanding Access to SNAP

Increasing SNAP benefit amounts so that funds stretch further for low-income New Yorkers