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January 19, 2010 New York
Last year was the most difficult one for poor New Yorkers since the inception of Robin Hood 20 years ago. But thanks to your generosity, in 2009 we invested over $130 million in more than 200 programs and schools throughout the city’s poorest neighborhoods, touching more than 400,000 New Yorkers. Here, we focus on Robin Hood’s work to alleviate hunger in New York City.
Demand for emergency food remains high. The Food Bank For New York City reports that the agencies it serves continue to report increases in demand of as much as 30 percent over last year.
In 2009, Robin Hood invested just over $4 million in support of emergency food for poor New Yorkers.
- Our food groups provided more than 45 million meals to hungry New Yorkers.
- We also made a new grant to City Harvest, the only distributor of rescued food in New York City, which will secure an additional 1.6 million meals.
- Through our 70 Single Stop sites, nearly 3,000 households received over $9.3 million in food stamps benefits, up from $9 million during calendar year 2008.
- Thanks to Robin Hood’s partnership with the Slifka Family Foundation on a 2008 challenge grant to the Food Bank, its fundraising increased by 45 percent in fiscal year 2009. Food Bank identified 5,000 new individual donors and 130 new corporate and foundation donors.
In 2010, with your help, Robin Hood will continue to meet the surge in demand at emergency-food sites across the city, and to connect visitors to the government benefits to which they are entitled.
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Learn more about 2009 and 2010 and how Robin Hood:
Heals | Teaches | Nurtures | Shelters | Trains
Overview: 2009 Accomplishments, 2010 Challenges
See how Robin Hood Feeds. Watch Cheyanne's story.
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