NO KID HUNGRY

The Y Helps Address Hunger In The Bronx

Thanks to generous funding from No Kid Hungry, the Y Community Markets food distribution program continues to provide a critical resource in the Coney Island, Flatbush and North Brooklyn communities. Expanding on this partnership, No Kid Hungry recently enabled the Y to bring food relief to a new audience: PS 112 Bronxwood. PS 112 is a poverty-impacted elementary school where the Y serves as the lead CBO for a NYC Department of Education-funded community school program. Through our community schools initiative, the Y facilitates a unique wrap-around model that supports families in accessing comprehensive social, health care, and educational resources that mitigate the effects of poverty at their local school.

Opening a market in a public school provides access to healthy nutrition and basic care needs for families in a setting they are familiar with and one they go to often. The food pantry is distributing to families once a month and since September 2022, the food pantry has served 1,843 community members and distributed of 9,492 pounds of food, hygiene supplies, and formula.

Thanks to No Kids Hungry’s support, the Y will be able to expand distribution days into the summer months of 2023, providing sustained resources and year-round support for families who rely on the services of PS 112 Bronxwood Food Pantry.•