Our mission is to address hunger in the Capital District through member food pantries.  We support our pantries by providing funding, purchasing, collecting and delivering food.  We also provide a forum for networking, coordination of services, education and training.

Statewide, 2.3 million residents rely on emergency food assistance annually (Hunger in America 2010, Feeding America). Families are struggling to keep up and 14.8% of New York State children under the age of 18 are food insecure, meaning their families cannot regularly purchase the food needed for an adequate diet (Hunger in America 2010, Feeding America). The impact of hunger on our Capital Region neighbors results in:

• Children with a higher risk of suffering from poor health and poor school performance
• Adults skipping meals and not being able to perform well in the workforce
• And the elderly choosing between food and medication

2011* Coalition Community Impact:

• Number of Capital District people served: approximately 57,327 people (unduplicated).
  • Duplicated Numbers:  230,984 total people (7% increase over 2010), including: 6,555 Infants, 83,949 Children, 123,684 Adults, and 16,796 Seniors.
• Total Equivalent Meals Provided: 2,365,967

*2012 data is currently being collected