West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCCL)

Food access program: since inception, the organization has provided access healthy food with dignity to all new yorkers. The food access program includes our food distribution efforts and food sourcing operations at our 86th street location, our mobile market and Community organization food access partnerships in new york city as well as new york city food system collaboration efforts through the roundtable.we distributed 4.2 million pounds of fresh and nutritious food including 2.3 million pounds of fresh produce through our 86th street locations and our network of 60 community-based organizations due to increased food need resulting from the covid-19 pandemic.the organization is the founder and original member of the roundtable: allies for food access a dedicated network of eight emergency food providers collaborating to bring more resources to communities, so none of our neighbors go hungry. The roundtable is deepening strategic collaboration around purchasing healthy foods including bulk orders, capacity building, and advocating for changing food and funding systems at the city and state levels.

Community support:the organization provided funding to other Community organizations to relieve the burden of additional transportation costs associated with increased food distribution due to the covid-19 pandemic.

Benefits access program:our benefits access team connects customers to a comprehensive suite of benefits, including snap (food stamps) & health insurance sign-ups, to aid our customers on their paths to self-sufficiency. In fy2022, our team secured almost $5 million in assistance for 3,500 families including nearly $4 million in snap food benefits.