Food Systems

NYS Health Foundation Releases New Report: Food Scarcity in New York State During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Release Date:

10/08/2020

As of mid-September 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has killed more than 25,000 New Yorkers and sickened an additional 445,000. A more hidden impact of the pandemic is its effect on food security.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Food Systems

Health

Related Organizations

New York Health Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation Calls for Transformation of the U.S. Food System to Address the Hunger and Nutrition Crisis

Release Date:

07/28/2020

With levels of hunger and nutrition insecurity exploding during the pandemic and resulting economic downturn, The Rockefeller Foundation issued a call to action to transform the U.S. food system.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Food Systems

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

New York State Health Foundation Commits $5 Million for COVID-19 Response Efforts

Release Date:

06/11/2020

NYSHealth has committed an additional $3 million in funding to support COVID-19 response and relief efforts throughout New York State, bringing its total investment to $5 million.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

New York Health Foundation

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Continues Pandemic Relief Efforts with New Grants Totaling over $27.7 Million

Release Date:

05/29/2020

Part of the Foundation’s $100 million global COVID-19 relief initiative, grants focus on U.S. community response and health care in Europe and Africa.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

Related Organizations

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Open Society Foundations Support Smallholder Farmers Facing Climate Risk

Release Date:

05/13/2020

The Open Society Foundations are investing in an effort to help smallholder farmers survive severe weather events and natural catastrophes, as part of their broad drive to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Economic Security

Food Systems

Related Organizations

Open Society Foundations

What It Takes to Serve 500,000 Meals to Front Line Workers in NYC’s Public Hospitals – A Look into the Bloomberg Philanthropies and World Central Kitchen Partnership

Release Date:

05/12/2020

Less than one month since the initiative to provide up to one million meals launched, 500,000 meals have been served.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Bloomberg Philanthropies

National Grid Foundation to Help Communities Address Food Insecurity and Human Services Impacted by COVID-19

Release Date:

05/04/2020

The National Grid Foundation Board of Directors today announced a $500,000 donation for 45 community organizations across Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island to help support hunger relief and human services for people in need and struggling...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Disaster Relief

Food Systems

Related Organizations

National Grid

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Distributes $31 Million First Round of Grants to Reach Areas Hardest Hit by COVID-19

Release Date:

04/30/2020

The funding is part of the Foundation’s $100 million global COVID-19 relief initiative; grants focus on food and shelter, mental health, artist relief, and frontline health care staff.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

Related Organizations

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Morgan Stanley Increases COVID-19 Charitable Commitment to $25 Million

Release Date:

04/28/2020

$15 million in new funds primarily designated to feeding programs to address rising hunger issue.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Morgan Stanley

COVID-19 Long Island Philanthropic Response Fund Provides Half a Million Dollars in Grants to Long Island-Based Nonprofits

Release Date:

04/21/2020

The Fund has raised more than one million dollars from many generous donors and has rapidly deployed $450,000 to the region’s nonprofits to provide vitally important services during the COVID-19 Pandemic.