Island Harvest gets 'We Care' Grant

Island Harvest, Long Island’s largest hunger relief organization, recently received a $10,000 grant from the We Care fund to help fight hunger on Long Island. The We Care fund is the charitable arm of the Nassau County Bar Association and since its establishment in 1988, has provided more than $2 million in grants to charitable causes, including to soup kitchens in Nassau County.

Fighting hunger and touching lives, Island Harvest serves as the bridge between those who have surplus food and those who need it, supplying over 570 community-based nonprofit organizations on Long Island with critical food support to help stem the advancing tide of hunger in our communities.

Island Harvest has delivered more than 71 million pounds of food, supplementing nearly 54 million meals, since its inception in 1992. In support of its mission to end hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island, the organization is actively involved in education, outreach, advocacy, job training and hunger awareness programs. For more information about Island Harvest, visit www.islandharvest.org.