The Meals Financial institution For New York Metropolis, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit and member of Feeding America, has been working to finish meals poverty within the 5 boroughs for over 40 years, and now it is getting help from a gaggle of volunteer accountants.
As town’s largest hunger-relief group, the Meals Financial institution takes a multifaceted strategy to serving to low-income New Yorkers overcome their circumstances and obtain larger independence. The Meals Financial institution powers an intensive member community of over 800 meals pantries, neighborhood kitchens, senior facilities, shelters, campus companions and different community-based organizations throughout the 5 boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.
As a philanthropist dedicated to giving again to my area people, I based the Accountants United to Finish Meals Insecurity Council in January 2023 to deliver the accounting occupation collectively all through the 5 boroughs of New York Metropolis to offer larger consciousness of the noble mission of the Meals Financial institution and lift much-needed funding. The Meals Financial institution helps communities on myriad ranges together with:
- Free meals and companies via a neighborhood soup kitchen and meals pantry in West Harlem that serves greater than 100,000 meals every month. The Meals Financial institution’s group contains skilled cooks, neighborhood nutritionists, program directors and caring volunteers, making certain households and people obtain wholesome and nutritious meal decisions;
- The senior program, which launched in 2012, offers a spot for elders to get collectively, get pleasure from a meal and collect for particular occasions. Along with meals and pantry companies, seniors can get pleasure from actions and are supplied with assets corresponding to well being administration workshops and dietary steering; and
- As one of many nation’s largest Inside Income Service Volunteer Earnings Tax Help suppliers, the Meals Financial institution offers eligible New Yorkers with free tax compliance submitting companies and has put greater than $1.3 billion again into the pockets of hardworking New Yorkers. The VITA program, an IRS-sponsored program, depends on a whole lot of devoted accounting volunteers to make sure filers obtain the essential and mandatory tax refunds they rely upon and in the end assist folks struggle poverty and meals insecurity.
We’re actively in search of volunteer accountants from accounting companies of all sizes all through the 5 boroughs to register for our upcoming IRS webinar on
I encourage accounting companies of all sizes all through the 5 boroughs to affix our valiant journey to finish meals insecurity throughout the 5 boroughs as we will make a far larger affect collectively in furthering the mission of the Meals Financial institution. Please assist us and be a part of our Council immediately at
If focused on exploring how your accounting agency can be a part of the Accountants United to Finish Meals Insecurity Council via your accounting agency’s current Stewardship Program, Deliberate Giving Program and/or charitable basis, please contact me at pscalise@saxllp.com or Ed Ilsen, the Meals Financial institution’s supervisor of enterprise partnerships, at
