The Food Pantries for the Capital District Email Format
Non-profit OrganizationsNew York, United States11-50 Employees
The Food Pantries for the Capital District is a nonprofit organization that coordinates a network of more than 70 food pantries across Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties in the Capital District of New York. It funds, collects, and delivers food to its member pantries, moving 1,380.01 tons annually and supporting about 2.7 million meals. The organization also provides service coordination, education and training, networking opportunities, and programs for infant needs and holiday meals; it was established in 1979 as a 501(c)(3) and is based in Albany, New York. Its primary beneficiaries are the member pantries and the communities they serve, with hunger relief and improved access to nutritious food as core aims. In 2021, the organization launched Food as Medicine in collaboration with local health care partners to address food insecurity in tandem with health outcomes.