City Harvest

In the United States, nearly 40% of food is wasted. Food is the single biggest material placed in municipal landfills, which emit greenhouse gases—a major contributor to climate change. This year, City Harvest will rescue and deliver more than 81 million pounds of perfectly good, nutritious food that would have otherwise gone to waste, preventing the equivalent of 24.4 million kilograms of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. It would take 1.1 million trees to absorb that same amount of carbon in a year! Learn more about food rescue: https://lnkd.in/dY8NQjui #WeAreCityHarvest

Thank you to Guggenheim Securities for volunteering with us at our Food Rescue Center through our Summer Service Days program. Together, more than 80 volunteers repacked sweet potatoes from large bins into 4,692 family-sized bags to be distributed to our NYC neighbors in need. #WeAreCityHarvest 

We are thrilled to have several corporate groups volunteering, alongside other City Harvest volunteers, at our Food Rescue Center this summer through our inaugural Summer Service Days program. So far this summer, 174 volunteers have helped repack 11,537 bags of apples, pears, and corn for New York City families. Visit https://lnkd.in/e_N_xCDE to learn how your company can get involved with City Harvest. #WeAreCityHarvest  Thank you to our volunteers at Warburg Pincus LLC, HSBC, DWS Group, Apollo Global Management, Inc., Chobani, Shiseido Americas, and Goldman Sachs!

Experience a day in the life of a City Harvest driver! 🚛 Follow along as Christian makes his way through Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens in one day to rescue beautiful apples, pineapples, grapes, potatoes, lychees, and peppers that otherwise may have gone to waste, and delivers them to our partner agencies to help feed New Yorkers in need. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/ed_7TZ87. #WeAreCityHarvest

Earlier this week, nearly 150 City Harvest volunteers rescued 78,315 pounds of the world's highest-quality foods, including wheels of cheese, jars of artisanal jam, olives, and so much more, at the close of Specialty Food Association's Summer Fancy Food Show at the Javits Center. Our trucks then delivered to Salt & Sea Mission, Teen Challenge, Children of the Light Ministry, and Open Door Family Life Center in Brooklyn; Evangel Christian Center in Queens; and Vision Urbana Pantry in Manhattan. Thank you to all of the partners, volunteers, and food donors who help make it possible for City Harvest to rescue all of this incredible food and deliver it to our neighbors in need! #WeAreCityHarvest

Last week, NYU Langone Health held a retreat for their Beyond Bridges Initiative at the Venue at City Harvest. We were thrilled to host them, and are grateful for their support as we rescue and deliver nutritious, free food for our NYC neighbors in need.Revenue from all events held in the Venue will support City Harvest’s mission to end hunger across New York City—learn more and book your event today: https://lnkd.in/eBy4Mq-T #WeAreCityHarvest

Share Lunch Fight Hunger raised enough to help feed more than 11,000 NYC kids and their families for the entire summer! A huge thank you to everyone who came together to help City Harvest rescue and deliver nutritious food for families during the summer months, when access to free school meals may become limited. Donation links will remain open through June 30—contribute today: https://lnkd.in/epieiD-g We’d like to congratulate our top five fundraising teams: Citi, JPMorgan Chase & Co., EY, Paul Hastings LLP, and W. P. Carey Inc.. Congratulations to our Team Spirit award winner Jefferies, and our Newcomer award winner The Donna Karan Company, LLC.. Thank you to Wafra for supporting the campaign. #WeAreCityHarvest

Today is the last day of Share Lunch Fight Hunger. So far, we've reached 82% of our goal, and we need your help to reach our goal of feeding 11,000 New York City children and their families for the entire summer. Make a donation today to help provide nutritious food for our neighbors in need: https://lnkd.in/epieiD-g A huge thank you to everyone who has rallied their colleagues, friends, and family to support this cause. Special thanks to Sharebite for sponsoring the campaign. #WeAreCityHarvest

Today, Feeding America released new data about the state of child hunger in NYC: 1 in 4 kids in NYC experiences food insecurity, up from 1 in 5. This reflects what we’ve seen at Mobile Markets and what we’ve heard from the families we serve: Sky-high prices for food, rent, and childcare are making it harder and harder for families to make ends meet. Help provide nutritious food for NYC children and families during the summer months when access to free school meals may become limited by participating in Share Lunch Fight Hunger, our annual fundraising campaign happening now through May 17. Many thanks to Healthfirst for supporting this campaign. Learn more and act today: https://lnkd.in/ehDAQvsr #WeAreCityHarvest

Share Lunch Fight Hunger is here! Our annual spring fundraising competition kicks off today, bringing together companies and individuals across New York City with the goal of raising awareness and crucial funds to help City Harvest rescue and deliver nutritious food for NYC children and families during the summer months, when access to free school meals may become limited. This year’s campaign runs May 6–May 17. Start your fundraising team or make a donation: https://lnkd.in/ehDAQvsr Special thanks to Too Good & Co. for supporting Share Lunch Fight Hunger. #WeAreCityHarvest