About FeedingNYC
Founded in 2001 by Rob LoCascio, FeedingNYC has helped to impact over 80,000 families across NYC.
FeedingNYC is a program of our parent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization- The Dream Big Foundation.
Our mission is to provide families with the opportunity to host their very own Thanksgiving, surrounded by the people they love. It’s this experience, that changes the lives of families-in-need.
We serve the communities where we work, enjoy and call home, by delivering meals and hope to those in need.
The numbers matter to us.
52,137
homeless people, including 16,650 homeless children, sleeping each night in New York City's main municipal shelter system (July 2022)
1.5M
New Yorkers are struggling to feed themselves and their families right now — 36% increase over pre-pandemic figures
45,600
or more than 462,000 children in New York City are experiencing food insecurity — 46% increase over pre-pandemic figures
60%
of New York City’s homeless are families with children
15%
higher than it was 10 years ago; the number of homeless New Yorkers sleeping each night in municipal shelters is now
107, 510
different homeless adults and children slept in the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelter system.
Our Impact
“I was the recipient of one of these boxes. And I know what it meant to me to have people I didn’t even know, care enough about me to make sure that I had a Thanksgiving dinner for my family.”
— Rhonda Alston
