West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCCL)

Food access program: since inception, wscah has provided access to healthy food with dignity to all new yorkers. The food access program includes food distribution efforts and food sourcing operations at our 86th street location in manhattan, food distributions in partnership with other Community based organizations throughout new york city, as well as our new york city and new york state emergency food system change and collaboration efforts through the roundtable.wscah distributed 3.9 million pounds of fresh and nutritious food including 2.1 million pounds of fresh produce through our 86th street location and through our partnership with 30 community-based organizations. Wscah is also the founder and original member of the roundtable: allies for food access, a dedicated network of eight emergency food providers collaborating to bring more resources to communities, so none of our neighbors go hungry. The roundtable is deepening strategic collaboration around purchasing healthy foods including bulk orders, capacity building, and advocating for changing food and funding systems at the city and state levels.

Community support:the organization provided shared grant funding to the church of saint paul and saint andrew in connection with their support and services provided to incoming migrants.

Benefits access program:our benefits access team connects customers to a comprehensive suite of benefits, including snap & health insurance sign-ups, to aid our customers on their paths to self-sufficiency. Our team connected more than 1,000 families to vital supports, including over $2.2 million in snap (formerly food stamps) assistance.