FoodChange has been feeding hungry children and adults in New York for 25 years, helping them get the resources they need to put food on the table and improve the nutritional value of the food they consume.

Ensure people have access to food
FoodChange provides food and access to food resources for low-income individuals and families, seniors and others who require assistance. FoodChange tailors its services to accommodate people's needs and gives them choice: creating a pantry modeled after a supermarket, delivering meals to homebound individuals, serving sit-down dinners and offering bagged meals that working people can pick up at the end of the day. FoodChange also gives people access to the resources they are entitled to, like food stamps, helping them to put food on the table.

Make nutrition an essential part of the food equation
FoodChange takes emergency food assistance to the next level, striving to serve food with optimum nutritional value wherever possible. Providing calories is not enough and sometimes even problematic. FoodChange aims to use whole and minimally processed foods in what we serve to our clients as part of our Healthy Dining service, and what we offer in our Food Pantry.

Demonstrate that a healthy, well-balanced diet is an option for low-income people
FoodChange demonstrates that a healthy, well-balanced diet is an option for low-income New Yorkers, and a real alternative to the fast food and unhealthy eating choices that are currently the norm. FoodChange prepares nutritious meals in our Community Kitchen, gives people healthy choices in the Food Pantry and creates a Community Supported Agriculture program that brings inexpensive, farm-fresh produce to Harlem seven months out of the year. We also help eligible New Yorkers get food stamps, which gives them money to buy groceries make healthier purchasing choices.