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The holiday season brings with it numerous activities for children and families, large gatherings around the dinner table, parties and shopping for those great deals. But there are other ways to get in the holiday spirit . . . more

12/20/19

Help those who don't have enough food

Hunger is found everywhere, even here on Long Island. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity for households as those that are “uncertain of having, or unable to acquire enough food to meet the needs of all their members.” more

11/29/19

The gritty beauty of the organic farm

I remember hiking in 90-degree heat on a dusty but paved road, past fields of fruit trees and vegetable plants. Suddenly, my father-in-law pointed and said in Bulgarian that we should turn into a thicket. more

7/11/19

Saving the world, $10 at a time, Part III

"At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room . . . more

1/4/18

Cynthia G. Scott, executive director of The Safe Center LI, left, and Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO of Island Harvest Food Bank, cut the ribbon to officially open the Healthy Harvest Pantry in Bethpage, surrounded by board members of both organizations.

Helping domestic abuse victims through nutrition

Island Harvest Food Bank, in conjunction with Stop & Shop, cut the ribbon on Monday at the Healthy Harvest Pantry in Bethpage, a new facility that will offer healthy food choices to victims of domestic abuse. more

By Stephany Reyes | 12/6/17

Island Harvest to host 5K Run/Walk to End Hunger

Island Harvest, Long Island’s food bank, will hold its 16th annual 5K Run and Walk to End Hunger at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Saturday, June 17, at 9 a.m. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. more

6/13/17

U.S. letter carriers gearing up for Stamp Out Hunger campaign May 13

Island Harvest Food Bank is teaming up with the National Association of Letter Carriers and the United States Postal Service for the 25th annual Stamp Out Hunger campaign on Saturday, May 13. In … more

4/28/17

The United States Postal Service delivered more than 100,000 brown paper bags across Long Island this week to accommodate donations to the collection, which benefits Island Harvest Food Bank.

Stamp out hunger on Saturday

Community members are invited to stamp out hunger this Saturday by participating in the nation’s largest single-day food drive. The collection benefits Island Harvest Food Bank — a … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/12/16

This season, help those in need

Welcome to the holiday season, the season of light, the season of goodwill. The season of giving. more

12/10/15

Under Island Harvest’s Summer Food Service Program, lunch meals will be provided to all children 18 and under, without charge, at designated sites. For more information, call Allison Puglia at (631) 873-4775, ext. 204, or email allison@islandharvest.org.

Island Harvest provides free lunches to children this summer

Island Harvest expects to serve more than 175,000 lunch meals to 4,000 children this summer through its Summer Food Service Program, administered by the Food and Nutrition Service, an agency of the … more

7/29/15

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