HELPING ALL
NEW YORKERS
PUT HEALTHY FOOD
ON THE TABLE.
Access to a choice of healthy food and benefits is not a privilege. It’s a right.
Since 1979, the West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH) has put dignity, community, and choice at the heart of our work both to serve people and improve the emergency food system.
Dignity
We consider the families and individuals who come to us for support as our customers, and we serve them with respect.
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Community
We make no distinction among friends, customers, and colleagues who are all part of making healthy food easily accessible to everyone.
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Choice
We believe everyone should have easy access to the food they want to eat, and that frontline pantries and soup kitchens should have the autonomy to choose how best to serve their communities.
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Serving MORE New Yorkers MORE healthy food.
LAST YEAR
- FRESH PRODUCE
54%
54% of the food we served was fresh fruit and vegetables.
- POUNDS OF FOOD
5.4M
We distributed 5.4M pound of food.
- FAMILY VISITS
162K
Families received healthy food from WSCAH 162,000 times.
- BENEFITS SUPPORT
1,550
We connected 1,550 families to essential benefits like SNAP.
Ways to Get Involved
Donate
Help the 100,000+ people a year who receive healthy food and benefits access (such as SNAP) through WSCAH.
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Volunteer
Help us distribute 100,000 pounds of food weekly.
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Get Services
Looking for food or benefits support? Visit us at 86th Street or give us a call.
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Partner with Us
We work with schools, corporate groups, and other community organizations to serve our customers.
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Advocate
Join us to spread the word about critical issues impacting hungry New Yorkers.
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Join the Roundtable
We lead a network of NYC’s largest emergency food providers that collaborate to bring more resources to communities.
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Your generosity makes a difference
When you give to WSCAH, you are helping us provide food to tens of thousands of friends and neighbors across New York City as well as support for access to essential benefits like SNAP. The result is that customers have healthy food to put on their tables, as well as improved access to the services they need.
See What’s Happening at WSCAH
In ProgressGive the Gift of a Happy Holiday
Oct 20 - Dec 2, 2025The government shutdown and cuts to critical programs mean more families are going hungry—almost 1.8 million New Yorkers who receive SNAP may receive only 50% of their benefit this month, and federal employees remain without pay. WSCAH is responding by distributing over 12,000 turkeys, pork shoulders, and other holiday staples, and increasing our food allotment by 50% for as long as this crisis continues—your urgent support makes this possible.
NewsState of Hunger in New York City: A Growing Crisis of Cuts and Consequences
New York City’s emergency food infrastructure is under immense strain as federal, state, and city support rapidly erodes. The burden is shifting to communities, nonprofits, and volunteers who are already stretched thin. The urgency to act has never been greater.
PodcastAppetite for Change
Barely a month from Labor Day, with summer memories disappearing in the rear view mirror, we’re back in the driving seat with a challenging road ahead.
Before we accelerate into the fall and beyond, it's time for our community to take stock of how far we’ve come and how far we still need to go to serve the food insecure - and to empower each other - in the teeth of unprecedented upheaval. Join us for for a look at the future across a changing emergency food landscape.