WE’RE FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY ONE LOAF AT A TIME
OUR RESULTS TO DATE
Through hands-on relationships built over 3 years with 5 nonprofits, BakeNYC has delivered for free:
- 3,000 loaves of kosher bread and 1000 holiday baked good to The Met Council, serving elderly Holocaust survivors
- 2,000 holiday pies, baked goods, and 150 gingerbread house building kits to The Association to Benefit Children, a Robin Hood agency in the Bronx
- 1,500 baked holiday breads to local Greek church
- Monthly 3 dozen bread and muffin deliveries to the residence for National Coalition for Shelter, since 2019
- 1,000 Bread and holiday pies to APNA Brooklyn food pantry serving Muslim community
Bread is the staff of life, a staple of humanity for thousands of years. Sharing it is an important part of cultural and spiritual connection and, indeed, of human dignity.
Food insecurity in New York city
Nearly 1.1 million New York City residents are food insecure, and the level of food insecurity in New York City is 12 percent higher than the national average.
With the economic pain of the COVID-19 pandemic, the problem has become even worse for immigrant New Yorkers. Elderly people are at a higher risk for COVID-19, so are staying in where social services can’t always reach them. And many small business owners, day laborers, and domestic workers have experienced a total loss of income which has led to not being able to put food on the table. The holidays, usually a time of celebration, bring even greater awareness and sadness because of these problems.
Gingerbread baked by Unica Bakery and 200 gingerbread house kits assembled by BakeNYC bring Christmas spirit to Robinhood kids on Dec 1, 2021.
Nico Navab Creates a Sweeter NYC
Nico Navab, who grew up in New York City and turned 17 a few weeks ago, spent the past summer volunteering with Met Council, America’s largest Jewish charity dedicated to fighting poverty. His job… Read The Full Article
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