navigation search a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . june 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message new york city coalition against hunger nyccah type nonprofit founded 1983 headquarters new york new york key people joel berg executive director website www.nyccah.org the new york city coalition against hunger nyccah is a nonprofit organization which aims to enact innovative solutions to help society move beyond the soup kitchen to ensure economic and food self sufficiency for all americans . 1 nyccah works collaboratively with local state and national legislatures as well as new york residents and community associations . in contrast to other organizations nyccah generally does not distribute food but rather concerns itself with providing technical assistance to groups which do while simultaneously affecting hunger policy at a more macro urban scale . contents 1 history 2 leadership 3 nyccah s work 3.1 public policy advocacy 3.1.1 interfaith voices against hunger 3.1.2 food action board project 3.1.3 annual survey & report 3.2 food access programs 3.2.1 food stamps pos project 3.2.2 child nutrition program 3.2.3 farm fresh project 3.2.4 hunger free communities 3.3 soup kitchens and pantries 3.3.1 nyc americorps vista program 3.3.2 volunteer matching center 3.4 national americorps anti hunger program 4 awards 5 references 6 external links history edit community leaders established the new york city coalition against hunger in 1983 with the intention of coordinating the activities of the emergency food providers . 2 over the years through multiple initiatives nyccah established itself within the greater framework of hunger advocacy . in 1986 nyccah persuaded the city of new york to start allocating funds to help support soup kitchens and food pantries . in 1994 interfaith voices against hunger a project established by nyccah helped create city programs to prevent evictions and publicize the federal food stamp program . more recently nyccah partnered with other city groups to form the nyc alliance for child nutrition reauthorization . the alliance lobbied congress to reauthorize the child nutrition act in order to maintain the school lunch and breakfast programs wic and cacfp for another 5 years . furthermore after the law was passed it increased the federal reimbursement for free school lunches by 6 cents and the number of after school meals to be distributed nationwide by 20 million . 3 however the law did cut food stamp funding . leadership edit joel berg is nyccah s current executive director . he is a nationally recognized leader in the fields of hunger and food security national and community service and technical assistance provision to faith based and community organizations . in conjunction with his position at nyccah mr. berg conducts policy research on behalf of the center for american progress as a visiting fellow . before becoming executive director of the new york city coalition against hunger in 2001 berg served two years as usda coordinator of community food security a new position in which he created and implemented the first ever federal initiative to better enable faith based and other nonprofit groups to address concerns surrounding food security . 4 also while at the usda he served as director of national service director of public liaison and as acting director of public affairs and press secretary . from 1989 to 1993 mr. berg served as a policy analyst for the progressive policy institute and a domestic policy staff member for then president elect bill clinton s transition team . berg has published widely on the topics of hunger national and community service and grassroots community partnerships . he is the past winner of the us secretary of agriculture s honor award for superior service and the congressional hunger center s mickey leland national hunger fighter award . nyccah s work edit public policy advocacy edit interfaith voices against hunger edit the interfaith voices against hunger ivah feed the solution program organizes religious and civic leaders to advocate on behalf of their followers and constituents . food action board project edit the food action board fab program focuses on developing the leadership and community organizing skills of low income community members interested in hunger related initiatives . nyccah runs five neighborhood groups throughout the city in partnership with emergency food programs . past fab members have testified before the new york city council on a multitude of issues . annual survey & report edit nyccah conducts extensive field research for its annual hunger survey . the results of the survey are made available to policymakers at multiple levels of government . food access programs edit food stamps pos project edit the food stamps paperless office system pos project a partnership between nyccah the new york city human resources administration hra and host community based organizations allows eligible new yorkers to apply with assistance for food stamps online at food pantries and soup kitchens throughout new york city . approximately 80 % of clients applying at nyccah host sites receive benefits . child nutrition program edit nyccah works with the new york city department of education to provide a greater amount of children with balanced meals . farm fresh project edit the farm fresh project a city wide program model provides members with diverse food options while connecting small local farms to a larger populace . the centerpiece of this program is a mixed income community supported agriculture csa model that makes healthy organic fresh vegetables accessible to community members of all income levels . the cost of a csa share varies in relation to the purchaser s reported income . hunger free communities edit on february 23 2011 agriculture secretary tom vilsack announced a series of new initiatives aimed at helping communities increase food access by promoting coordination and partnerships between public private and non profit partners . 5 a consortium of nyc groups including nyccah received a total of 2 million dollars to pursue these policies . nyccah s stated purpose in the consortium is to create hunger free communities in all five boroughs . soup kitchens and pantries edit nyc americorps vista program edit nyccah places 14 vistas per year in new york city emergency food programs anti hunger organizations and its own main office . vistas are responsible for managing volunteers writing grants and or providing kitchen and pantries with technical assistance . volunteer matching center edit the new york city coalition against hunger operates a volunteer matching website that allows people to search for volunteer opportunities at soup kitchens in their area . 6 national americorps anti hunger program edit the national anti hunger and opportunity corps ahoc is a 48 member americorps vista program sponsored by nyccah and generously funded by a public private partnership of the united states department of agriculture usda the corporation for national and community service cncs the walmart foundation and trinity church wall street . 7 the main focus is to increase participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program snap formerly known as food stamps . 8 the vista members also serve to increase the capacity of anti hunger community organizations to provide comprehensive benefit assistance and outreach to low income constituents particularly to seniors working families and latino populations . awards edit 2010 four star charity award charity navigator 2010 charity member better business bureau 2006 harry chapin self reliance award world hunger year 2006 builder of the blessed city award interfaith assembly on homelessness and housing 2004 victory against hunger award the congressional hunger center references edit mission & history new york city coalition against hunger . new york city coalition against hunger . web . http www.nyccah.org about mission . npo spotlight . philanthropy news digest . 27 mar. 2007 . web . http foundationcenter.org pnd spotlight spotlight.jhtml id 173800002 . child nutrition bill becomes law obama signs today . the huffington post . 13 dec. 2010 . web . http www.huffingtonpost.com 2010 12 13 child nutrition bill n 795692.html . joel berg . center for american progress . web . http www.americanprogress.org experts bergjoel.html . howe alex. new york hunger and senior groups receive historic 2 million grant . hunger free new york city . 25 feb. 2011 . web . http hungerfreenyc.org . hunger coalition launches volunteer matching website ny1.com . top stories ny1.com . 1 jan. 2008 . web . http www.ny1.com content 77058 hunger coalition launches volunteer matching website . usda and hunger advocates to launch public private partnership to strengthen the national hunger safety net . food and nutrition service . 10 feb. 2010 . web . http www.fns.usda.gov cga pressreleases 2011 0070.htm . finberg max . faith offices at usda and cncs help expand access to nutrition assistance . white house . 25 feb. 2011 . web . http www.whitehouse.gov blog 2011 02 25 faith offices usda and cncs help expand access nutrition assistance . external links edit official website charity navigator rating retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title new york city coalition against hunger & oldid 737985534 categories non profit organizations based in new york cityorganizations established in 1983hidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from june 2011pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main 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