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Every story has power. Whether you're a volunteer, donor, staff, or pantry visitor, your experience can inspire, raise awareness, and fight food insecurity on Long Island.

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Donate to Long Island Cares and help feed your neighbors in need. Contribute what you can, all donations are welcome

Who We Are

Long Island Cares is Long Island’s first food bank.

Long Island Cares, founded in 1980 by singer-songwriter and activist Harry Chapin, is Long Island’s first food bank. Our mission is to combat hunger and food insecurity across Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

As a proud partner food bank of Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief network, we stand alongside nearly 200 food banks working to provide essential food and resources to those in need.

What started as a small effort serving a handful of agencies has grown into a vital community resource. Today, we distribute over 14 million pounds of food and supplies each year to nearly 400 partner agencies—operating from our main office and warehouse in Hauppauge, along with 7 Long Island Cares operated Food Pantries across Long Island.

Together, we can make a difference.

176K

Long Islanders Assisted from our pantries

Some Facts & Stats 2024

14 Million

Lbs of Food Distributed

5,458

Volunteers

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Give Back

Every dollar you give goes to helping a Long Islander in need. Please donate what you can and thank you for your help!

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Volunteer

We are always looking for motivated and generous people to lend us some of their time and skills to help those in need. Fill out the form below and we’ll be in touch!

Are you between the age of 13 and 19?

Food Locator

Long Island Cares partners with a number of food pantries and soup kitchens across Suffolk andNassau Counties to help those in need. Use our tool below to locate the nearest food pantry or soup kitchen to you.

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