There are children who go to bed hungry, there are senior citizens who must decide between food and medicine or who do not have enough to afford nutritious food, parents who must choose paying the utility bill over purchasing enough food for their whole family, parents who take meager portions so their children do not have to feel the pangs of hunger and the subsequent effects such as impaired cognitive learning and behavioral issues. If you have never had to make those choices, imagine what it must be like. These are our neighbors.  They are people on fixed incomes, some working two or more jobs to try to make ends meet, people who may make just a little too much to  qualify for federal nutrition programs. We serve families, seniors and veterans.

According to the Urban Institute in the summer of  2022 almost 25% of all households were food insecure, an increase of 6% from the spring of 2021. In some communities the percentage is even higher.  Nearly 50% of these households are the “working poor” whose wages can’t keep up with the high cost of living in Nassau County.