2016 ANNUAL REPORT THE ROAD TO 1 BILLION 2016 BOARD AGENCY Ty Burrell Ken Biberaj Hung Huynh OF DIRECTORS ADVISORY ACTOR RESTAURATEUR CHEF COMMITTEE Helena Christensen April Bloomfield Dan Kluger MODEL, PHOTOGRAPHER CHEF CHEF Mario Batali Robin Sirota Bassin CHEF/AUTHOR/RESTAURATEUR SOUTHSIDE UNITED HDFC Alan Cumming Danny Bowien Kate Krader INC./LOS SURES SOCIAL ACTOR CHEF, RESTAURATEUR FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE Reverend Henry Belin SERVICES (Chair) Lisa Boyd Gavin DeGraw Daniel Boulud Emeril Lagasse MUSICIAN CHEF, AUTHOR CHEF, TV HOST, AUTHOR PASTOR NORTHEAST BROOKLYN BETHEL AME CHURCH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Selita Ebanks Anthony Bourdain Katie Lee Kevin Frisz MODEL CHEF, TV HOST, AUTHOR TV HOST MANAGING PARTNER Sara Cohen WILLIAM JAMES CAPITAL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER Dominic Fumusa Tim Buma Jennifer Leuzzi OF STATEN ISLAND ACTOR CHEF ADVERTISING, MARKETING & EDITORIAL CONSULTANT John F. Fritts, Esq. Allison Deal Cat Greenleaf David Burke (Secretary) METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON HOST, NBC NEW YORK CHEF, AUTHOR Michael Lomonaco SENIOR COUNSEL JEWISH POVERTY CHEF, AUTHOR CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP Ethan Hawke Anne Burrell ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER Pe’er Deutsch ACTOR CHEF, TV HOST, AUTHOR Marisa May ONEG SHABBOS SD26 EVENTS Lauren Bush Lauren Michael Kay Andrew Carmellini CEO & FOUNDER Maria Estrada SPORTS BROADCASTER CHEF, AUTHOR Masaharu Morimoto FEED EVERY DAY IS A MIRACLE CHEF, AUTHOR Lenny Kravitz Cesare Casella Katie Lee Rev. Vincent Fusco MUSICIAN CHEF, AUTHOR Seamus Mullen THE COMFORT TABLE ACTS COMMUNITY CHEF, AUTHOR, RESTAURATEUR DEVELOPMENT CORP. (CONEY Lauren Bush Lauren David Chang ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE MISSION) Seraina Macia SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR CHEF, AUTHOR Ruth Reichl EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CEO Diane Glick-Morris CULINARY AUTHORITY AIG Oliver Platt Caryl Chinn NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ACTOR CARYL CHINN CULINARY Missy Robbins Gloria Pitagorsky LaMaunda Maharaj CONSULTING CHEF (Vice Chair) Robin Roberts NYC HUMAN RESOURCES Tom Colicchio Michael Salvatore MANAGING DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATION NEWSCASTER CHEF, TV HOST, AUTHOR SYSCO METRO NEW YORK HEARD CITY David Moses, Jr. Gavin Rossdale Gabriele Corcos Aarón Sánchez Nicolas Poitevin MT. HEBRON CHURCH OF MUSICIAN CHRIST CHEF, TV HOST, RESTARATEUR CHEF, TV HOST, AUTHOR SENIOR TRADER Susan Sarandon LATOUR TRADING Doreen Rutty ACTOR Madison Cowan Michael Schlow BRONX BETHANY COMMUNITY CHEF, AUTHOR CHEF, AUTHOR, RESTAURATEUR Lee Schrager CORPORATION Kyra Sedgwick VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE ACTOR Yann de Rochefort Lee Schrager COMMUNICATIONS & NATIONAL EVENTS Toni Ann Scaramuzzo RESTAURATEUR SOUTHERN GLAZER’S WINE SOUTHERN GLAZER’S WINE & SPIRITS ST. EDWARD FOOD PANTRY Tony Shaloub & SPIRITS ACTOR Eric Demby Michael Smith Kimberly Singh BROOKLYN FLEA Tanya Wenman Steel CLEAN PLATES OMNIMEDIA GENERAL MANAGER BNAI RAPHAEL CHESED Ahmir “Questlove” ORGANIZATION INC. Jake Dickson COOKING CHANNEL Thompson DICKSON’S FARMSTAND Susan Ungaro Maj. Sharon MUSICIAN, RESTAURATEUR, MEATS JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION Arthur Stainman AUTHOR Sweeting-Lindsey (Treasurer) Todd English Jean-Georges SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR (Ret.) CULINARY CHEF, TV HOST, AUTHOR Vongerichten FIRST MANHATTAN VETS INC. CHEF, AUTHOR, RESTAURATEUR COUNCIL Barbara Fairchild Lary Stromfeld CULINARY AUTHORITY (Executive Vice Chair) CELEBRITY Mario Batali (Chair) PARTNER AMBASSADORS CHEF, AUTHOR, RESTAURATEUR Brad Farmerie CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP CHEF ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER Stanley Tucci Ted Allen CHAIR TV HOST, AUTHOR Tyler Florence Stanley Tucci CHEF, TV HOST, AUTHOR ACTOR, DIRECTOR ACTOR/DIRECTOR Sunny Anderson OLIVE PRODUCTIONS C/O POST FACTORY TV HOST Marc Forgione Hank Azaria CHEF Pastor Michael Walrond ACTOR Dominique Ansel CHEF, AUTHOR, RESTAURATEUR Alex Guarnaschelli SENIOR PASTOR Kevin Bacon FIRST CORINTHIAN BAPTIST CHURCH CHEF, TV HOST ACTOR Phillip Baltz BALTZ & COMPANY Max Hardy Kelly Bensimon CHEF ACTOR, MODEL Joe Bastianich CHEF, TV HOST, AUTHOR Jean-Marc Houmard Lorraine Bracco COVER PHOTO: RESTAURATEUR ACTOR JOEY O’LOUGHLIN Lidia Bastianich CHEF, TV HOST, AUTHOR 2016 ANNUAL REPORT FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY 1 DEAR FRIENDS, THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO, the founders of Food Bank For New York City believed they were building a temporary solution to a problem primarily plaguing homeless men in our city. A billion meals and a billion dollars in tax refunds later, those initial steps have paved a vital way for more New Yorkers than they ever could have imagined. Not only has the face of hunger changed, but the places experiencing hunger have grown. Reaching these milestones has required – and, thankfully, benefited from – the combined energy and force of individuals, institutions and volunteers from various industries across our city. While it’s gratifying to look at results and feel pride, the urgency of need in our city compels us to constantly look for ways to shift the paradigm in addressing and combatting food poverty throughout the five boroughs. We have taken a long, hard look at the systems in place to determine what works, where we can improve, and how we can better empower long term solutions in the spaces and places needing us most. BY USING THE MEAL GAP, A METRIC THAT REPRESENTS THE MEALS MISSING from the communities of those struggling to afford food, Food Bank has been able to pinpoint where we’re lacking as a city and match resources and partners to need. A major lesson on this road to a billion has been how the charities and leaders facing the greatest need are also the most under-resourced. This is why our journey to here has seen a sharpening of our focus in hopes of bringing clarity to the need for building local, place-based capacity and resilience in high-need communities. Real solutions have always been multi-layered and involve participation on every level. Established in 2015, Food Bank’s Strategy Council brings together representatives from the highest-need communities in our member network to re-examine how we distribute and allocate resources by deepening our understanding of the challenges faced on the front lines and the various factors that impact success. Winning at our shared mission requires a belief and investment in the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Our Tiered Engagement Network (TEN) has grown to nearly 500 member agencies that work together to move families and communities to greater resilience by increasing access to food as well as a range of benefits from financial services to SNAP (food stamps), and beyond. ON THIS ROAD, A BILLION IS A MILEPOST, NOT AN ENDPOINT. While our past successes were marked by pounds of food, our present and future focus on healthy meals to the places and families needing them most. And by diving deep into the complex challenges facing our communities, we can advocate for and implement improvements—not only through emergency food distribution and income support, but also through nutrition education and policy change. There are a billion stories to be told from the streets of New York City. Let’s ensure that they are STORIES OF RESILIENCE, HOPE AND SUCCESS, PLANNED FOR AND EARNED TOGETHER. Sincerely, Margarette Purvis PRESIDENT AND CEO 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2 FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY THE ROAD TO 1 BILLION REQUIRES AN UNPRECEDENTED RESOLVETO REACH THOSE WHO NEED US MOST. FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY IS AT THE EPICENTER, BUT NIMBLE ENOUGH TO ADAPT AND IMPROVE EVERY FACET OF OUR OPERATIONS TO END HUNGER IN NEW YORK CITY. 2016 ANNUAL REPORT FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY 3 RESOLVE 2016 ANNUAL REPORT FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY 5 CLOSING THE MEAL GAP NEW YORK CITY’S MEAL GAP IS MORE THAN 240 MILLION The Meal Gap is New York City’s official measure of food insecurity. 20% By mapping the meal gap, Food 24% Bank can see where hunger lives and target our resources toward areas that need it most. ONE IN 5 NEW YORKERS WHO RELIES OF NEW YORKERS ON EMERGENCY OF CHILDREN IN ARE TRYING TO FOOD HAS A JOB NEW YORK CITY SURVIVE BELOW Since the inception of its free tax STRUGGLE WITH THE POVERTY LINE assistance program in 2002, Food HUNGER Bank has secured more than $1 Food Bank is the leading food It began in two schools in billion in tax refunds and credits, stamp (SNAP) outreach and Harlem and now reaches more putting money into the pockets of enrollment organization for than 50,000 children and their working New Yorkers for needed the five boroughs.We helped parents/guardians across the food and household essentials. New Yorkers secure more than city: Food Bank’s CookShop $37 million in SNAP benefits in program helps families with 2016—enough for more than 1.4 MILLION NEW children leverage resources to 11 million meals—and were YORKERS RELY ON provide nutritious, affordable the driving force behind the EMERGENCY FOOD meals by equipping them with award-winning New York City the knowledge and skills to SNAP Task Force. Food Bank’s network has grown make healthy food choices on from 95 food pantries and soup a limited budget. kitchens serving 5,000 individuals in 1983 to nearly 1,000 community- based charities and schools serving almost one in five New Yorkers.In 2016, Food Bank procured, stored, and distributed enough food for more than 62 million meals, including more than 19 million pounds of fresh produce. 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 6 FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY ONE MEAL AT A TIME The Meal Gap shows us where hunger lives in New York City. But looking at numbers on a page is very different from staring into the face of hunger firsthand.When two young mothers and their children, desperate for food, arrived on the doorstep of our Hunts Point warehouse and distribution center in the South Bronx, it illustrated the data showing that one of the borough’s neediest “ Food Bank For New York neighborhoods was in our own backyard. Nearly 25 percent City’s mission to rid New of Hunts Point residents struggle to put food on the table—a York City of hunger has staggering statistic far higher than the citywide average.