"Feeding Students During COVID-19—Related School Closures: A Nationwide Assessment of Initial Responses," Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, December 1, 2020

"Food Over Fear: Overcoming Barriers to Connect Latinx Immigrant Families to Federal Nutrition and Food Programs," Food Research & Action Center, December 2020

"Hungry at Thanksgiving: A Fall 2020 update on food insecurity in the U.S.," Brookings, November 23, 2020

"COVID-19’s Effects on Groceries, Food Assistance Programs Worsen Food Insecurity, Health Disparities, According to New Paper," Center for Science in the Public Interest, November 17, 2020

"Emerging adults are struggling with food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic," University of Minnesota, November 11, 2020

"Some U.S. states hit harder by COVID-19 food insecurity," University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, November 10, 2020

"Populations at Risk: Implications of COVID-19 for Hunger, Migration and Displacement, November 2020," United Nations World Food Programme, November 9, 2020

"The Impact of the Coronavirus on Food Insecurity," Feeding America, Updated October 30, 2020

"The State of Obesity 2020: Better Policies for a Healthier America," Trust for America's Health, September 2020

"Food Insecurity and Health: Addressing Food Needs for Medicaid Enrollees as Part of COVID-19 Response Efforts (Issue Brief)," Kaiser Family Foundation, August 14, 2020

"Climate change and COVID-19: reinforcing Indigenous food systems," Lancet Journal of Planetary Health, August 7, 2020

"The effect of Pandemic EBT on measures of food hardship," Brookings, July 30, 2020

"Reset the Table: Meeting the Moment to Transform the U.S. Food System," The Rockefeller Foundation, July 28, 2020

"Access for All: Innovation for Equitable SNAP Delivery," Urban Institute, June 18, 2020

"Fighting More Than COVID-19: Unmasking the State of Hunger in NYC During a Pandemic," Food Bank for New York City, June 9, 2020

"Opinion: NYC Faces a Hunger and Homelessness Crisis. Here’s How to Help.," City Limits, November 17, 2020

"Tackling Twin Crises: Childhood Hunger and COVID-19," U.S. News and World Report, October 20, 2020

"A Cataclysm of Hunger, Disease and Illiteracy," The New York Times, September 16, 2020

"Op-Ed | Hunger remains a problem for New Yorkers amid COVID-19 pandemic," amNewYork, August 31, 2020

"COVID-19 has left millions of Americans without enough food. Here's how Senate can help.," USA Today, August 5, 2020

"U.S. senators should stop playing politics with America’s hungry children | Opinion," Miami Herald, July 23, 2020

"Why Sustainable Food Systems are Needed in a post-COVID World," IMF Blog, July 14, 2020

"Community Commentary/Opinion: Food equity is the lasting solution to food insecurity," Charlottesville Tomorrow, July 13, 2020

"Food sovereignty now and beyond COVID-19," Greenpeace, June 16, 2020

"After the Pandemic, a Global Hunger Crisis," The New York Times, June 12, 2020

"Family Farmers And Farmworkers Face The Virus: How Food Sovereignty Activists See The Crisis as a Pivotal Moment for Change," Food First, June 11, 2020

"This Essay Collection is a Roadmap Toward A Healthier Post-COVID Food System," Food Tank, June 11, 2020

"How to reimagine our food systems for a post-COVID world," World Economic Forum, June 9, 2020

"We may not have a cure for the coronavirus, but we do for hunger," CNN, April 28, 2020

"Covid-19 could detonate a ‘hunger pandemic.’ With millions at risk, the world must act.," The Washington Post, April 22, 2020

"A Call to Action: Here is How to Create A Better Post COVID-19 World," Roots of Change, April 17, 2020

Government Resources

Find Meals for Kids When Schools are Closed, USDA 

GetFoodNYC: COVID-19 Emergency Food Distribution, City of New York 

Free Meals (3 free meals available daily for any New Yorker), NYC Department of Education 

Nutrition Kitchen, NYC Neighborhood Opportunity Network 

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates: Food, Access NYC, City of New York

Community Resources

Find a soup kitchen, food pantry, senior center, or SNAP enrollment site near you, Food Bank for New York City

Neighborhood Guides to Food Assistance, Hunger Free America 

Need Help Finding Food?, City Harvest

Coronavirus NYC Neighborhood Food Resource Guides, Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center

Soup Kitchens and Food Pantries by Borough and Neighborhood, shared by Manhattan Community Board 11

Food Access Resource Map, Grow NYC

Kosher Food Network, Met Council

Community Café (serving Ocean Hill, Brownsville and Bedford-Stuyvesant), Neighbors Together

Find a School Hub to Retrieve Meals, Community Food Advocates

Food Security Resources, New York Public Library

COVID-19 Food Distribution Resources, Nutrition Pantry Program

Plentiful for Families (online food pantry reservation system), Plentiful

Operation 5 Borough Food Drive, FreshDirect

SNAP and Food Shopping During COVID-19 (online mapping tool), Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Pandemic-EBT information and outreach toolkit, Hunger Solutions New York 

Need Help Applying for SNAP or WIC?, Hunger Solutions New York 

Resources for Providers

Advocacy Tool: Maximizing WIC’s Role in Supporting Health, Food Security, and Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities for Action, Food Research & Action Center

Resources for SNAP-Ed Implementing Agencies During COVID-19, Public Health Institute

Screening Patients for Food Insecurity and Linking them to Nutritious Food Resources During COVID-19, South Carolina Office of Rural Health

Food Insecurity in the Time of COVID-19: A California Primer, Center for Care Innovations

SNAP and Food Shopping During COVID-19 (online mapping tool), Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Updates on Coronavirus and Operation of Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs, Hunger Solutions New York

SNAP Outreach Toolkit for Schools, Hunger Solutions New York

WIC Outreach Toolkit for CBOs, Hunger Solutions New York

"54 million people in America face food insecurity during the pandemic. It could have dire consequences for their health.," Association of American Medical Colleges, October 15, 2020

"Eighteen Million Meals: A Look Inside New York City’s Emergency Food Aid Stockpile," The City, September 20, 2020

"Minivans at the Food Pantry: Meet America's New Needy," The New York Times, September 3, 2020

"Millions Made Hungry By Pandemic Could Include Your Neighbor," Patch, August 30, 2020

"City Food Delivery Changes Could Be Leaving Many Seniors Hungry," The City, August 25, 2020

"Free Food Fridge Albany aims to feed those in need," Albany Times Union, August 10, 2020

"Changes to School Meals Have Made Low-Income Kids Healthier. Will They Last?," Civil Eats, August 10, 2020

"Without Federal Protections, Farm Workers Risk Coronavirus Infection to Harvest Crops," Kaiser Health News, August 10, 2020

"The state of sustainability during COVID-19 in the food industry," SmartBrief, August 10, 2020

"Feeding America CEO on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting access to food" (video), CBS News, August 10, 2020

"Governor Whitmer Signs Executive Order Creating Food Security Council," WKHM (Michigan), August 7, 2020

"Maximizing Food Security For Unauthorized Immigrants During COVID-19," Health Affairs Blog, July 28, 2020

"Covid-19 and Racial Justice Movements Show It’s Time for Black Food Sovereignty in Brooklyn," Bedford + Bowery, July 27, 2020

"College Food Pantries Are Reinventing Ways to Feed Students," Civil Eats, July 27, 2020

"Meet the People Who Bring Food and Comfort to NYC’s Homebound, Food-Insecure Seniors," Civil Eats, July 21, 2020

"Amid a Deadly Virus and Crippled Economy, One Form of Aid Has Proved Reliable: Food Stamps," The New York Times, July 19, 2020

"Beyond School Walls: How Federal, State and Local Entities are Adapting Policies to Ensure Student Access to Healthy Meals During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Trust for America's Health, July 16, 2020

"How rural Wisconsin is embedding hyperlocal food production in community spaces," Brookings, July 16, 2020

"The Effort to Stamp Out Systemic Racism in the U.S. Food System Gains Momentum," Triple Pundit, July 14, 2020

"From Food Banks To Honor Fridges, Rural Sierra Communities Get Creative To Feed Themselves," CapRadio, California State University, July 14, 2020

"COVID-19 is exposing the food deserts around Native American reservations," Popular Science, July 13, 2020

"The Urban Growers Collective (UGC) Provides Emergency Food Access During COVID-19," Chicago Defender, July 10, 2020

"In an Ongoing Pandemic, Local Food Programs Continue to Adapt," Gettysburg Connection, July 10, 2020

"Cities Respond to COVID Needs by Rescuing Surplus Food," National Resource Defense Council, July 9, 2020

"How Black Communities Are Bridging the Food Access Gap," Eater, July 8, 2020

"Food as Medicine Program: Delivering Greater Food Security and Access in North Minneapolis," SouthernMinn.com, July 8, 2020

"D.C. Charities Have Been Feeding Hungry Families During The Pandemic. But Food Equity Experts Say It’s Not Enough," DCist, July 6, 2020

"Congress: how long will you let children and families go hungry?," The Hill, July 3, 2020

"Food Inequality Crisis Deepens in U.S. Under Pandemic’s Pressure," Bloomberg, June 19, 2020

""We Need Protein" - Coronavirus Pandemic Deepens New York's Hunger Crisis," The Intercept, June 16, 2020

"Grassroots movement #FeedTheWest has served 7,000 in Louisville. Here's how you can help," Louisville Courier-Journal, June 16, 2020

"COVID-19 Has Heightened the Threat of Child Hunger, While Efforts to Prevent It Have Fallen Short," U.S. News and World Report, June 16, 2020

"College Students Are Facing Increased Homelessness and Food Insecurity Since the Coronavirus Closed Campuses," Money, June 15, 2020

"This Essay Collection is a Roadmap Toward A Healthier Post-COVID Food System," Food Tank, June 11, 2020

"Brooklyn Nonprofit Rethinks Food Waste to Feed New Yorkers During COVID-19," Food Tank, June 10, 2020

"Moving into the next phase of addressing New York City’s hunger crisis," NYN Media, June 10, 2020

"New Report Says Over A Third Of Food Pantries And Kitchens Closed During Height Of Pandemic," Gothamist, June 10, 2020

"Food banks and other key programs have received a fraction of allotted coronavirus money, angering some lawmakers," The New York Times, June 8, 2020

"Hunger Program’s Slow Start Leaves Millions of Children Waiting," The New York Times, May 26, 2020

"Food insecurity will be the sting in the tail of COVID-19," The Lancet Global Health, June 2020 Issue

"State program helps farmers grow lifeline," Utica Observer-Dispatch, May 25, 2020

"HOMETOWN HELPERS: Washington Heights food pantry dedicated to serving financially strapped families during coronavirus crisis," NY Daily News, May 24, 2020

"‘I’ve tried everything’: NYC residents struggle for food stamps amid historic unemployment levels," NY Daily News, May 22, 2020

"In New York City, 2 Million Residents Face Food Insecurity, Officials Say," NPR, May 21, 2020

"Coronavirus News: 97-year-old Brooklyn woman pens poem thanking NYC food workers," Eyewitness News ABC, May 21, 2020

"Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on food insecurity," Penn State, May 21, 2020

"City Harvest Helping Hungry New Yorkers Get Food During COVID-19 Crisis; ‘This Is A Life-Saver’," CBS New York, May 20, 2020

"All NYC public school families will receive $420 per child for food benefits through federal coronavirus relief effort," Chalkbeat, May 20, 2020

""You’re Floating And You’re Sinking And You’re Drowning": Going Hungry In NYC During Coronavirus," Gothamist, May 19, 2020

"City Moves to Meet Need for Culturally Diverse Emergency Food," Gotham Gazette, May 18, 2020

"Strengthening SNAP is the most effective way to address the growing hunger crisis," The Hill, May 16, 2020

"17 Organizations Providing Emergency Food Relief to Native Communities During COVID-19," Food Tank, May 14, 2020

"Op-Ed: Our Unjust Food System is a Driver of Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Deaths," Kings County Politics, May 13, 2020

"A guide to food pantries and meal assistance in NYC," 6sqft, May 13, 2020

"Coronavirus News: Rethink Food NYC launches new effort to save Chinatown," Eyewitness News ABC, May 12, 2020

"New COVID-19 testing site in Dorchester addresses food insecurity," WCBV-TV Boston, May 12, 2020

"Queens Group Delivers the Goods - Just in Time for Ramadan," The City, May 12, 2020

"Chicken, Plantains and Cafe Bustelo: Uplift NYC Pivots to Help Uptown Families," The City, May 11, 2020

"NY OK'd for federal COVID-19 pandemic food stamp program," The Citizen, May 8, 2020

"New York City needs emergency food vouchers," NY Daily News, May 6, 2020

"As City Serves Millions of Emergency Meals, Persistent Concerns About Delivery, Healthfulness and More," Gotham Gazette, May 6, 2020

"People of Color are at Greater Risk of COVID-19. Systemic Racism in the Food System Plays a Role.," Civil Eats, May 5, 2020

"Food banks struggle to keep pace with immigrant communities hit hard by pandemic," The Guardian, May 4, 2020

"How Street Vendors Are Still Serving NYC’s Food Swamps During the Pandemic," Eater New York, May 1, 2020

"Mutual Aid Networks Are Distributing Food With Tech That Works For Everyone," Vice, April 28, 2020

"How an emergency food network grew out of the coronavirus crisis to deliver 90,000 free meals to Coloradans," The Colorado Sun, April 27, 2020

"Covid-19 and Food Security: What You Need to Know," Center for Strategic & International Studies, April 24, 2020

"NYC Coronavirus Crisis Could See 2M People Go Hungry: Mayor," New York Patch, April 23, 2020

"How Community-Based Organizations and Non-Profits are Responding to COVID-19 (Part 2)," CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute, April 23, 2020

"Half of New Yorkers are Worried about Hunger," The Brian Lehrer Show, April 21, 2020

"COVID-19 Lays Bare Vulnerabilities in U.S. Food Security," The Century Foundation, April 20, 2020

"How Top Chefs & Restaurants Are Helping to Feed Those Across NYC During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Harper's Bazaar, April 17, 2020

"What to Know About NYC’s $170M Grocery and Food Plan During the Coronavirus Crisis," Eater, April 15, 2020

"What More States Allowing SNAP Recipients to Buy Food Online Means for Food Security," Civil Eats, April 13, 2020

"How NYC’s New ‘Food Czar’ Is Keeping People Fed During the Coronavirus Crisis," Eater, April 13, 2020

"Coronavirus News: Demand up, but supplies and volunteers lacking for NYC pantries, soup kitchens," ABC New York, April 13, 2020

"City pledges $25M to emergency food network as system struggles to meet demand," Politico, April 10, 2020

"Food Apartheid: Coalition works to bring healthy foods to Buffalo's East Side," WBFO Buffalo Public Radio, April 10, 2020

"How to stop NYC from starving: A coronavirus crisis imperative," New York Daily News, April 9, 2020

"I was food insecure for years. Affluent people finally understand a little of what it’s like.," Vox, April 6, 2020

"In the poorest county, in America’s poorest state, a virus hits home: 'Hunger is rampant'," The Guardian, April 6, 2020

"How to Get Food in New York Right Now - and How to Help Feed," The City, April 4, 2020

"Coronavirus in NY: How hungry residents can get free meals daily," New York Post, April 3, 2020

"Coronavirus presents ‘looming food crisis,’ FAO warns," Cornell Alliance for Science, April 3, 2020

"Ensuring the Continued Use and Benefits of SNAP During COVID-19," Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center, April 1, 2020

“How You Can Support NYC’s Food System During COVID-19,” Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center, March 31, 2020

“New York City Food Banks Struggle to Stay Full as Coronavirus Pandemic Intensifies,” Spectrum News NY1, March 30, 2020

“Coronavirus: NYC food pantries facing crisis plead for state, city aid,” New York Post, March 29, 2020

“How Will Coronavirus Affect Our Food? The Pandemic and Our food Systems, a Dispatch From Mexico,” Foodtank, March 29, 2020

“Opinion: It’s time to rethink how you shop for food ,” Phildelphia Inquirer, March 27, 2020

“Coronavirus: How to sanitise your groceries, according to a US doctor,” The Independent, March 26, 2020

“Support These 35+ Organizations Helping Restaurants, Workers, and Farmers Survive COVID-19,” FoodTank, March 24, 2020

“Is food delivery still safe during COVID-19? Here’s what to do if you’re ordering in,” Fast Company, March 24, 2020

“Keeping New York City Senior Citizens Fed During COVID-19,” Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center, March 25, 2020

“Food Supply Anxiety Brings Back Victory Gardens,” The New York Times, March 25, 2020

“It is safe to eat fresh produce? Yes (with caveats),” Food Politics, March 23, 2020

“Coronavirus Update: De Blasio Announces Creation Of ‘Food Czar,’” CBS New York, March 22, 2020

“Coronavirus is making it even harder for people to access food in America. Here's how to help.,” Mashable, March 19, 2020

“For millions of low-income seniors, coronavirus is a food-security issue,” Brookings, March 18, 2020

“Retailers Promote ‘Touch-Less’ Product Delivery To Address Fears Of Coronavirus Spread,” Forbes, March 16, 2020