VISION URBANA INC

The VU Food Pantry was established in April of 2018 in partnership with the Foodbank for NYC, Unitedway of NYC, Driscoll Whole Foods and Plentifulapp to meet the need of food security within the NYCHA Seward Park Extension development and surrounding low income communities near the Essex Street Crossing. As COVID-19 impacted thousands of residents on the Lower East Side, there are now more residents experiencing food insecurity, reduced benefits and unemployment as a result of this disaster. Vision Urbana has responded to this crisis by adapting our existing Client Choice Model to a new home delivery food pantry model that is providing nearly three times as many households every week with food security up to 4 days and to more NYCHA Developments, Section 8 subsidized buildings and Senior 202 housing residents within the 10002, 10009, 10038 area. The transition during this time is in partnership with the Foodbank for NYC, Unitedway of NYC, Driscoll Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Plentifulapp, the Henry Street Settlement, New York Cares, LES READY and our neighborhood Tenant Association Leaders & volunteers.