Lunch-n-Learn: Local and National Perspectives on Improving Food Security
Please join us for a chat about improving food insecurity with our CEO, Greg Silverman, and Luis Guardia, CEO of FRAC, the Food Research and Action Center.
Please join us for a chat about improving food insecurity with our CEO, Greg Silverman, and Luis Guardia, CEO of FRAC, the Food Research and Action Center.

Join us for Plentiful Plates 2026, reimagined this year as a seated luncheon at the iconic Tavern on the Green in Central Park. Thank you to all of our generous supporters who make continue to donate their time and resources to ensuring every WSCAH customer can access the healthy food they need and deserve.

The old rules no longer apply. With federal, state, and city systems in flux, food insecurity is surging—WSCAH served 80% more people in November than in October. Even as SNAP benefits return, stress lingers, and WSCAH has boosted food allotments by 50% through year-end. So what’s next? Tune in for this essential discussion on food security, system change, and the work ahead that can effect real change on Hangry for Change, Episode 16: Knowledge is Power.

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.