Overview
- More than 40% of New York City families cannot cover weekly food costs, and one in three adults reports not having enough money for food.
- The Poverty Tracker from Robin Hood and Columbia University estimates 2.6 million New Yorkers experienced food hardship in the past year.
- About 550,000 people said they ran out of food before they had money to buy more, according to the report.
- Researchers say area food costs have climbed about 33% over the last decade, straining budgets even for households with working adults.
- Robin Hood increased funding to its 10 emergency food providers by 50% as some pantries report daily traffic jumping from 300–400 to roughly 800 households.