Hunger Solutions New York

08/12/2026

Summer break is better with free meals! Kids and teens can get free meals this summer at libraries, parks, community centers, and more. Many places offer fun activities, too!

🍉 Visit the link in the comments to find a spot near you.

08/06/2026

Kids and teens under age 18 can eat for free this summer at thousands of places across New York. Many locations also have fun activities and games for kids!

🌈Find a summer meal spot near you at the link in comments.

08/04/2026

Summer break is here, and so is Summer EBT!

Summer EBT helps families with eligible school-age children buy groceries over summer break.

Many kids get Summer EBT automatically, but some need to apply. If your child is eligible but you haven’t heard from NYSOTDA, apply by September 8.

Learn more at the link in comments.

07/30/2026

Congratulations to Onondaga County WIC staff and all staff at the 83 local WIC agencies statewide, who now serve 464,000 participants – an incredible ~30% increase since 2020! Long-needed program modernizations, informed strategic outreach, and science-based improvements in food packages combined with WIC staff’s long caring personalized approach made this happen and NYS should be proud!

WIC works and we know it. Local WIC clinics have been nearly flat funded for a decade. It’s time to fund WIC nutrition services appropriately—the families who need it can't wait.

NYSDOH - New York State Health Department
Governor Kathy Hochul
New York State Assembly Majority
New York State Senate
Senator Chuck Schumer
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
WIC Association of New York State
Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Community Health Care Association of NYS
American Academy of Pediatrics

Due to rising enrollment, the state’s health commissioner, James McDonald, M.D., stopped by Syracuse to highlight the downtown clinic’s success.

The need for food never ceases; as McDonald pointed out, over one in four New York State residents struggles with food insecurity.

You can find the full story in the comments or at LocalSYR.com

07/29/2026

Kids need healthy food to fuel summer fun! That’s why local schools and community organizations serve free meals to kids and teens every summer.

☀️Find a summer meal location near you at the link in the comments.

07/24/2026

There's 1️⃣ WEEK left to get your Fight Hunger Bag at Hannaford. A portion of every purchase helps us continue our important work.

Visit one of these locations:
☀️7 Pyramid Drive, Plattsburgh, NY
☀️3 Via Rossi Way, Ballston, NY

07/23/2026

You can help shape our 2027 anti-hunger policy priorities.

Thanks to your partnership and engagement, New York has made significant investments in anti-hunger programs over the past few years. But federal cuts to SNAP are already harming New Yorkers struggling to put food on the table and will continue to increase food insecurity.

Share your thoughts on how we can work together to ensure our state protects food access for all New Yorkers.

➡️Visit the link in the comments to take our survey and please share with your community.

07/23/2026

Spread the word about different nutrition resources available to families while school is out for summer.

Our Summer Food Resources toolkit, created in partnership with No Kid Hungry NY, includes a flyer, social media captions, graphics, and sample language for your communications with families.

🍉Visit the link in the comments to download the toolkit.

07/21/2026

Have summer fun with free summer meals‼️

Kids and teens can receive free meals all summer long at fun spots like community centers, parks, pools, and more.

🌸 Visit the link in comments to find locations near you.

07/17/2026

New York has made great strides to address the long problematic WIC “toddler cliff” where young children drop off the program just as their diets are diversifying. Instead, participation among children over age one in New York has grown by nearly 48% in recent years.

Thank you to the NYC Food Policy Center for working with us to highlight how New York is solving this problem, and why we need to safeguard these improvements in Congress and in the state budget to prevent a new generation of WIC children from missing out on this critical public health nutrition program during vital times for brain development.

Participation in the USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)…