Name: Island Harvest Ltd
Address: 15 Grumman Rd W Ste 1450, Bethpage, NY, 11714-5032, USA
Telephone: (516) 294-8528

Island Harvest is the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island. By relying on volunteers, in-kind services, and donated food, we devote 97 cents of every dollar contributed directly to our programs. The organization's volunteers and staff deliver millions of pounds of food to a network of 600+ Long Island-based food pantries, soup kitchens, and other non-profit organization that offer feeding services for those in need.

The organization attacks hunger uses a variety of strategic programs such as the Weekend Backpack Feeding Program, which provides over 35, 000 packs of nutritious food to schoolchildren on the weekends. Some of the community friendly programs offered by Island Harvest include: Summer Food Service, Free Tax Preparation and monthly Finding Solutions Education workshops.

Island Harvest works with government assistance agencies in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties to provide food to those in need, some of those agencies include:

- Loule, Health and Welfare Council of Long Island (Food Stamps)

- WIC Programs

- CFSP Program

- National School Breakfast and Lunch Program

- Head Start Program

- Energy Efficiency Programs

- Interfaith Nutrition Network, which has 19 soup kitchen locations and other programs to assist people in need

Island Harvest was created in 1992 by Linda Breitstone, who was appalled to see local convenience stores throwing away food at the end of the day despite there being a food kitchen down the street. This prompted her creating Island Harvest to help combat hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island. Since the companies inception, they have delivered 56+ million pounds of food, supplementing close to 44 million meals.

The organization partners with and is supported by local, regional and national companies such as Citibank, Bank of America, Herald Community Newspapers, Panera Bread and more. In 2009, Island Harvest was awarded the Hauppauge Industrial Association Non-for-Profit Achievement Award. Other achievements include:

- Rated four stars by Charity Navigator for four years in a row

- Voted Best Local Charity by the LI Press

- Received 2008 Leadership Award by the L.I. Federation of Labor

If you're interested in helping Island Harvest in it's mission to fight hunger or if you need assistance please visit: www.islandharvest.org or contact them at: 516-294-8528 or 631-831-5388.

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