Press Releases

New study shows a 10% increase in people who are food-insecure in Nassau & Suffolk counties LONG ISLAND, NY — May 14, 2025 — Feeding America®, the nation’s leading hunger relief organization, has just released its annual Map the Meal Gap study, revealing a staggering 10% surge in the number of […]

Food collected locally will benefit Island Harvest Food Bank to help meet the demand to help Long Islanders struggling to put food on their tables due to the high cost of groceries, economic uncertainty —  LONG ISLAND, NY — April 24, 2025 — Island Harvest Food Bank, the National Association of […]

MELVILLE, NY — August 13, 2024 — Brian R. Leidy, a resident of Laurel Hollow, NY, has joined Island Harvest Food Bank as its Chief Development Officer, according to an announcement by Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO of the Melville, NY-based hunger relief and human services organization. Mr. Leidy […]

MELVILLE, NY — July 22, 2024 — Seeing perfectly good food wasted while women in a nearby shelter struggled to find enough to eat, Linda Breitstone was deeply moved. This personal connection to the issue spurred her into action. Armed with determination, a station wagon, and a few coolers, the […]

New York State Senator Steve Rhoads was joined by Bethpage Girl Scouts from Troop 3000 and Troop 3252 at the ShopRite in Bethpage for his 2nd Annual Freedom Food Drive in partnership with Island Harvest to kick-off the 4th of July weekend. Their collective efforts at the food drive resulted […]

Feeding America® study estimates 44,780 children in Nassau and Suffolk counties were food insecure in 2022 LONG ISLAND, NY — June 28, 2024 — The recent Map the Meal Gap report for Long Island issued by Feeding America® paints a stark picture — an estimated 44,780 children in Nassau and […]

Food Bank showcases crops adapted for LI’s culturally diverse population and previews its regenerative approach to farming. Also, presents newly planted fruit trees/bushes donated by the Sisters of St. Joseph. BRENTWOOD, NY — June 10, 2024 — Adapting to the nutritional and cultural needs of Long Island’s population shift among […]

A new study shows a 58% increase in people who are food-insecure on Long Island and a 62% increase in the number of food-insecure children — LONG ISLAND, NY — May 23, 2024 — Responding to Feeding America’s recent annual Map the Meal Gap study showing a sharp jump in […]