Announcement: Partnership with City Harvest for Hunger Awareness Month

As we gear up for the fall launch of Lasting Change, we are thrilled to announce our partnership with the wonderful and local City Harvest, an organization deeply rooted in fighting food insecurity in New York City, in order to support their latest initiative: Produce Pals.

Produce Pals is an innovative school-based program launched by City Harvest that offers free, fresh fruits and vegetables to students and their families. With food insecurity rising at unprecedented rates, particularly in the wake of inflation and other economic challenges, programs like Produce Pals are more critical than ever. By making fresh, nutritious produce available in schools, City Harvest is taking steps to ensure that children have access to the foods they need to thrive, both academically and personally.

As part of our partnership, we’re proud to contribute to this by featuring City Harvest as one of our Featured Charities on the app. This means that every time one of our users rounds up their purchase to the nearest dollar, they have the option to direct that spare change directly to City Harvest, helping to fund critical initiatives like Produce Pals. Through this seamless giving experience, our community can support vital programs that impact families in real-time, providing fresh food and education on how to use that food in cost-effective, delicious meals.

Why is this partnership so important now? The need for food assistance in New York City is at an all-time high. City Harvest’s data shows that food pantry and soup kitchen visits have soared 82% higher than they were in 2019. With living costs skyrocketing and wages not keeping pace, many families are struggling to put healthy food on the table. Produce Pals brings free fruits and vegetables directly to the schools where children spend their days, eliminating the need for parents to travel to separate distribution sites. It’s a simple yet effective way to meet families where they are, ensuring that no child goes without a nutritious meal.

Our partnership with City Harvest aligns with Hunger Action Month in September, a time when organizations and individuals across the country come together to fight hunger. We encourage our app users to donate their spare change in support of City Harvest’s life-changing work, especially during this crucial month. For every dollar donated, City Harvest can rescue and deliver enough food to provide three meals to a New Yorker in need.

We are particularly excited about the innovative combination of food distribution with nutrition and culinary education offered through Produce Pals. As City Harvest delivers bags of fresh produce, their team also educates families on how to turn those ingredients into healthy, affordable meals. This empowers families to not only access fresh food but also gain the skills to make the most of it.

By partnering with City Harvest and highlighting them within our app, we are giving our users an easy way to contribute to the fight against hunger. Together, we can ensure that more families have access to the fresh, nutritious food they deserve.

Download the Lasting Change app today and choose City Harvest as your Featured Charity this Hunger Action Month. Together, we can turn spare change into real change.

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