Organization: ISLAND HARVEST LTD
Mission: THE MISSION OF ISLAND HARVEST IS TO END HUNGER AND REDUCE FOOD WASTE ON LONG ISLAND.
Activities: THE ISLAND HARVEST CENTER FOR COMBATTING CHILDHOOD HUNGER: DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ON LONG ISLAND ARE FOOD INSECURE AND LIVING WITH HUNGER, EVEN AS FREE (OR REDUCED COST) OF SCHOOL LUNCHES ARE AVAILABLE. ISLAND HARVEST "KIDS WEEKEND BACKPACK FEEDING PROGRAM": PROVIDES PACKS OF NUTRITIOUS SHELF STABLE FOOD TO VUNERABLE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY MEALS ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF THESE FOOD PACKETS ARE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY AND AFFORD CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO SCHOOL EVERY MONDAY NOURISHED AND BETTER EQUIPPED TO LEARN, SOCIALIZE AND EXCEL. IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT CHILDREN THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS, "THE ORGANIZATIONS' SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM" PROVIDES AT RISK CHILDREN WITH FREE BREAKFAST, LUNCHES AND SNACKS DURING JULY AND AUGUST, WHEN SCHOOL FREE OR REDUCED COSTS SCHOOL MEALS ARE UNAVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY, ISLAND HARVEST ALSO MANAGES PROGRAMS SUCH AS THEIR "YOUTH PRODUCE PROJECT" "SCHOOL PANTRY PROGRAM," NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND STUDENT FEEDING PROGRAMS ALL DESIGNED TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE CRISES OF CHILDHOOD HUNGER ACROSS LONG ISLAND.ISLAND HARVEST CENTER FOR MOBILE SERVICES: MANY OF ISLAND HARVEST'S SIGNATURE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE MOBILE AND REACH RESIDENTS WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE ACROSS NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES. AT THEIR HOMES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER PLACES INAN EFFORT TO BRING OUR PROGRAM/SERVICES CLOSER TO THEM. THE SENIOR MOBILE FOOD PANTRY AND OUR OPERATION:HOPE PROGRAM FOR VETERANS AN ACTIVE MILITARY FAMILIES DELIVERS FRESH PRODUCE, PROTEIN SHELF STABLE FOOD AND OTHER PRODUCT DIRECTLY TO THEIR HOMES.ISLAND HARVEST CENTER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES: ISLAND HARVEST WAS ON THE FRONT LINES DURING AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER MANY LONG ISLAND DISASTERS. RECENTLY THE ORGANIZATION OPENED ITS EMERGENCY RESOURCE CENTER TO RESPOND TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. ISLAND HARVEST COMPLETELY PIVOTED ALL ITS PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT ALL LONG ISLANDERS IMPACTED WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO NEEDED FOOD, SUPPORT AND SERVICES. ISLAND HARVEST CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN ITS READINESS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO OTHER UNFORSEEN DISTASTERS. THE ISLAND HARVEST CENTER FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICES: OVER 14,000 REGISTERED VOLUNTEERS ARE THE VERY CORE OF ISLAND HARVEST'S OPERATION. THEY OFFER THEIR VALUABLE TIME AND TALENTS BY PERFORMING A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, SORTING FOOD, HOSTING FOOD DRIVES, PERFORMING OFFICE WORK, AND PARTICIPATING IN ISLAND HARVEST'S SPEAKERS BUREAU SO THAT THE ISSUES OF FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER CAN BE ADDRESSED IN A SINGULAR MESSAGE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION IS PROUD OF ITS DEDICATED VOLUNTEER CORE, WHICH DONATED MORE THAN 57,000 HOURS OF TIME AND TALENT IN THE PAST YEAR.CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED ITS FIRST CAPITAL CAMPAIGN ENTITLED "KNOW HUNGER CAMPAIGN." THIS INITIATIVE WAS UNDERTAKEN TO FUND THE PURCHASE OF A NEW BUILDING AND ENHANCE THE EXPANSION OF ITS PROGRAMS, WHICH WOULD ENABLE ISLAND HARVEST TO SERVE MORE LONG ISLANDERS IN NEED. THE CAMPAIGN REACHED ITS INITIAL GOAL OF RAISING $5 MILLION DOLLARS DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE SECOND PHASE OF ISLAND HARVEST'S CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IS NOW UNDERWAY SO THAT THE ORGANIZATION CAN CONTINUE ITS IMPORTANT WORK.
Religious classification: None