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Hunger Action Westchester

The following articles make up a comprehensive series on hunger action in Westchester County. Developed in partnership with The Rivertowns Dispatch, another Westchester independent community news outlet, the series examines the rise in food insecurity and highlight the people and organizations delivering solutions to fight hunger. Over six weeks, our teams of reporters and designers collaborated on producing in-depth news coverage of the issue in print, digital and audio formats.

Amid affluence, food insecurity is growing concern

By MARTIN WILBUR — Mention Westchester County to almost anyone, and chances are they may think of an affluent suburb with tree-lined streets and well-kept lawns. While that’s certainly true in many parts of the county, there is also great need — including thousands of families who feel the pressure of not having enough food to eat.

Permanent solutions elusive in struggle to feed the hungry

By MARTIN WILBUR — Hunger in Westchester County could be considered so daunting that for some it might seem overwhelming to address. Dozens of pantries and other food agencies find a way to move millions of pounds of food to thousands of households in need every year.

The cost of hunger: Food insecurity by the numbers

This data visualization is part of a comprehensive series on hunger action in Westchester County, developed in partnership with The Rivertowns Dispatch.

‘Alarming’ rise seen in need for local food assistance

Rivertowns Dispatch Podcast host Timothy Reuter recently spoke with Feeding Westchester Chief Operating Officer Tami Wilson and PepsiCo Foundation President C.D. Glin for our joint series on hunger in Westchester.

Hurdles complicate delivering food to Westchester’s hungry

By MARTIN WILBUR — Millions of pounds of food are moved each year to feed the population in Westchester that has trouble affording fresh, nutritious food to put on their kitchen tables. But the process of acquiring, organizing, packaging and transporting that food...

Hunger action heroes tackle food insecurity

Anthony Pereira plays a vital role in keeping the Community Center of Northern Westchester food pantry, temporarily relocated from Katonah to Bedford Hills, running smoothly.

Hunger Action Westchester – take a survey!

Please take a moment to offer your input in a reader poll about our recent series on hunger in Westchester. We will be sharing the results in our upcoming Nov. 7 issue.