FOOD SECURITY: ACCORDING TO THE FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY, APPROXIMATELY 1.4 MILLION PEOPLE—MAINLY WOMEN, CHILDREN, SENIORS, THE WORKING POOR AND THE DISABLED—RELY ON SOUP KITCHENS AND FOOD PANTRIES. IN ADDITION, APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION NEW YORKERS EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY AFFORDING FOOD FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
HARLOWTOWN PROVIDES SUPPORT TO EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRIES, SHELTERS AND AFTER SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS IN BROOKLYN AND THE BRONX − NEW YORK’S TWO POOREST BOROUGHS. THE FOOD SECURITY PROJECT PROVIDES DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT, DONATIONS OF FOOD, CLOTHING AND BOOKS, AS WELL AS ON-SITE LOGISTICAL ASSISTANCE.
“Surgery after surgery left me physically and financially depleted, and unable to earn a living. Harlowtown helped me find local soup kitchens and food pantries to get me by, provided winter clothing and even came to visit me in the hospital. More than anything, the food assistance means that I no longer worry about going to sleep hungry or waking up hungry.”
CLINTON ELLIOT, ELDER, OJIBWA TRIBE
“When I was injured on the job and unable to pay my mortgage, Harlowtown helped me obtain a mortgage modification. This prevented me and my sons (both with developmental disabilities)from being evicted. While my disability claim was proceeding slowly through the courts, Harlowtown helped me obtain food stamps to feed my family.”
VICTOR BRISMAN, PLUMBER (DISABLED)
“CDSC’s Emergency Food Pantry provides food for the unemployed as well as low income families who need the support to make ends meet. Harlowtown donates hundreds of pound of rice and other food staples annually to help meet the ever-increasing demand in these stressful economic times.”
MARCIA ROWE-RIDDICK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHILD DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT CORP.
NY1 10/29/2008
“Harlowtown introduced my friend, a single mother of three children suffering from Lupus, to the Children’s Food Pantry. She desperately needed food for her young children. When she was later facing eviction, Harlowtown gave financial assistance to ensure that she and her children were not left homeless. ”
SHELLY OLIVARI, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
“As Muslims we are obligated to care for the needy, including the poor, the orphaned, the widowed, and the oppressed. The food pantry at the African Cultural Center in Parkchester serves over 3,000 people a month from all walks of life, faiths and ethnicities. Harlowtown helps us by donating food, clothing and books.”
MUHAMADOU CISSE, IMAM, AFRICAN CULTURAL CENTER
“Harlowtown has provided legal and financial support to our food pantries, and has offered innovative strategies for the organization as whole. When one of our pantries, supporting thousands of low-income and working families faced eviction, Harlowtown was at the forefront of our struggle, forcing the landlord to retreat in Court.”
NURAH-ROSALIE W. AMMAT'ULLAH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MUSLIM WOMEN’S INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7