Food Card Access Project

1.4 milion New Yorkers live in food insecure households.

The USDA-funded Food Card (also known as food stamps) is intended to help low-income New Yorkers afford food each month, but many people eligible for this vital service don’t use it.  United Way of New York City’s Food Card Access Project (FCAP) provides benefits eligibility screening and enrollment support to help eligible families enroll in the program. 

Since 2003, more than 180,000 individuals have enrolled for the Food Card as a result of FCAP, and the more than $150 million in Food Stamp dollars allotted to clients has generated more than $276 million in economic activity for New York City’s under-resourced communities.

FCAP is generously supported by Bank of America.

Our Food Card Access Project work supports the goals of the Hunger-Free Communities Consortium, a USDA-funded effort to reduce hunger in the New York City area.