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.
For 45 years, 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.
Writing Against Hunger is accepting submissions for the 2025 contest!
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
- 21January2025Upcoming Event
Doreen Wohl Memorial and Day of Service
Tue, Jan 21, 2025A memorial service celebrating Doreen’s extraordinary life and legacy will be held at 3:15 pm on Tuesday, January 21st, at the Church of Saint Paul and Saint Andrew (263 W 86th St.). Guests are invited to help pack food at our 86th St. pantry before the service from 2:00 - 3:00 pm.
Upcoming EventWSCAH ROCKS THE BLOCK
Sun, Jun 1, 2025West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH) is excited to host our fourth annual spring block party - a fun filled day of community impact. Join us on Sunday, June 1st from 12:00 - 4:00 pm.
NewsWSCAH featured on Good Day New York
WSCAH CEO & Executive Director Greg Silverman and WSCAH Board Director Martina Santos in conversation with the amazing hosts of Good Day New York, Tashanae Whitlow and Dan Bowens, highlighting WSCAH's work in the fight against food insecurity in NYC.