Employee Resources

Food Bank in the News – March 2015

News 12 Brooklyn, 3/29/2015‘Time Out for Hunger’ aids Food Bank for NYC.  Coverage of yesterday’s restaurant benefit event.

CBS New York, 3/29/2015New Yorkers Can Help Fight Hunger By Dining Out Sunday.  More TOFH coverage, with restaurant list.

City and State, 3/26/2015Above and Beyond 2015 Class.  Food Bank CEO Margarette Purvis is among the honorees this year.

The Daily Meal, 3/26/2015Eat Out For Hunger This Sunday: Help Feed Needy New Yorkers. Time Out for Hunger coverage quoting Food Bank’s Silvia Davi.

Jewish Voice NY, 3/25/2015Food Bank for NYC to Distribute Passover Emergency Packages.  Coverage of today’s press conference.

CNN Money, 3/24/2015Free Ways to File Your Taxes.  Mentions our free preparation services.

SI Live, 3/24/2015Staten Island Hunger Task Force to host legislative breakfast.  Food Bank’s upcoming event is covered, mentioning our community mobilization manager Nick Buess.

Huffington Post, 3/15/2015Women in Business: Gloria Pitagorsky, Managing Director/Executive Producer, Heard City.  Q&A with Food Bank board member.

AXS, 3/14/2015Little Big Town head to the Can Do Awards Dinner.  Country music media covers Food Bank’s gala.

Al Jazeera, 3/13/2015Republicans float changes to food stamp funding.  Quotes Margarette Purvis.

Accounting Today, 3/13/2015 NYC Looks to Expand Free Tax Prep Services.

Socially Superlative, 3/12/2015Food Bank For New York City Can Do Awards Dinner.  Promoting our gala, with save the date & link.

SI Live, 3/11/2015Free tax preparation help for low-income households.  NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer visits one of Food Bank’s tax prep locations tomorrow.

Hamodia, 3/11/2015Food Bank of NYC Kicks off Pesach Relief Campaign.  Coverage of our warehouse kosher distribution event.

Charles Rangel official site, 3/6/2015Rangel Urges Use of Free Tax Services: IRS Free File Provides Federal Income Tax Solutions to all Taxpayers.  Highlights tomorrow’s public briefing at Food Bank’s Tax & Financial Service Center.

CMT, 3/6/2015Little Big Town’s “Can-Do” Attitude Toward Ending Hunger.

Look to the Stars, 3/5/2105Tom Colicchio To Be Honored At Food Bank For NYC Can Do Awards.

Reuters, 3/4/2015Food Bank For New York City To Present Annual Can Do Awards Dinner On April 21st Honoring Tom Colicchio & Lori Silverbush, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, And Sandra Lee-Simply Living Publishing.