CRS Feeds: Food Insecurity
CRS Feeds: Helping to Combat Food Insecurity
At CRS, our unwavering commitment to combating food insecurity is driven by initiatives like Backpack Buddies and our collaboration with the West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH).
Help us sustain Backpack Buddies as a year-round program, ensuring children have access to healthy meals even when school is out. Your support also helps WSCAH feed more families and individuals in need. We can’t do it without you.
CRS FEEDS ACTION ALERT
At a time when 42 million Americans, including 1.8 million New Yorkers, face the freezing of SNAP support, we hold the responsibility to respond to this crisis with urgency and generosity.
West Side Campaign Against Hunger estimates a 50% increase in emergency spending to meet demand, and our Backpack Buddies program has already seen an immediate 25% increase in demand.
We ask every member of Rodeph Sholom who is able to consider additional support of our CRS Feeds fund to do our part in bringing immediate care for our neighbors at urgent time of need.
Sharing the Season. Feeding Our neighbors.
Our tradition teaches, “Do not harden your heart or shut your hand against those in need.” (Deut. 15:7)
This Thanksgiving, you can make a big impact close to home. 1 in 4 New Yorkers faces food insecurity, and that number keeps growing. To help ensure everyone has a holiday meal this season, CRS is partnering with both Backpack Buddies and West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH).
Every dollar brings us closer to a table where no family is forgotten during the holidays. Let’s share the gratitude of Thanksgiving by supporting CRS Feeds’ important work in our community.
Your donation is just the beginning.
WEST SIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER • CRS has partnered with WSCAH for over 40 years to help address food insecurity on the Upper West Side donating hundreds of thousands of dollars and countless hours of volunteer time. Help us increase the number of individuals that WSCAH is able to feed. Learn more and volunteer ›
BACKPACK BUDDIES • A congregant-led initiative that delivers backpacks filled with shelf-stable food for school-aged children who are food insecure. Help us expand Backpack Buddies to feed more New York City students. Learn more and volunteer ›
CRS FEEDS AT YOM KIPPUR • This Yom Kippur, we are reimagining our annual food drive as a hands-on, high-impact experience. We invite you to join in a meaningful act of tzedakah—nourishing our neighbors in partnership with WSCAH. Learn more ›
