Helping Feed
NYC Families
A community built on reciprocity that reimagines our relationship to food and one another
Using food & nutrition
to create a healthier
Lower East Side
The FOOD WITH FAM Community Health Project is a pilot program set to demonstrate the ways community-based programming can provide preventative healthcare services and address systemic issues such as food insecurity and poverty-based illness.
FOOD WITH FAM
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT
Participants will receive weekly bags of free groceries, chef-prepared fresh meals, health screenings, and access to a nutritionist over the course of a six-month program.
Sign up to participate in our Community Health Project launching Fall 2024.
OVER 30 NEIGHBORHOODS SERVED
Working in unison with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), farms and food producers, and everyday New Yorkers who’ve come together to join in our mission.
We seek to ease the burden for at-need New Yorkers and provide them with the produce they deserve.
Food Distributions
FOOD WITH FAM hosts volunteer-led food distributions across New York City where we distribute bags of fresh produce from local New York farms.
We believe our model of providing free bags of produce is the most effective means of communal altruism, economic relief, and long-term potential to change nutritional preferences leading to improved health outcomes.
Food & Cultural Programming
Outside of our distributions, we foster community engagement through our framework of food programming to both build a committed network of volunteers and fuel investment from community partners that share in our mission.
Family meals are at the heart of our cultural programming. We create accessible, community events like our annual Cherry St. BBQ and our family dinners which honor those in our community and our partners who donate their time and money to our cause.
Your Donation Matters
All money donated has gone to pay for food, transportation of food, and food workers (from chefs to porters).
We exist because in a small amount of time, we've managed to build a collective of people who believe in what we are doing and have been eager to sacrifice time and capital to build a network and framework that better supports our communities.
Donations have come in all shapes and sizes.
We wouldn't exist without the variety of people that have contributed.
Thank You
Co-Founders, Andrew, Craig, and Peter
SUPPORT
NYC FAMILIES
JOIN THE FAM
Your Time is Invaluable
FOOD WITH FAM is a 100% volunteer-led organization. To keep actively serving our neighbors, friends, and communities, we need all the help you are willing to provide.
If you would like to connect with FOOD WITH FAM as a volunteer, community partner, educator or chef, please reach out.
Volunteer experiences are open-ended and there is no steadfast requirement, or set way to contribute or help out.
From donating food, to donating your vehicle, to donating your time, all volunteer efforts are appreciated equally.
All inquiries and ideas are welcome so please reach out.
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