Food Rescue Program Receiving Praise in New York Newspaper



City Harvest, a food rescue and distribution program serving hungry and less fortunate New Yorkers, was recently profiled in the New York Daily News. The daily newspaper reaches the New York area and provides information on local and global news, sports, gossip, entertainment, lifestyle, money and culture.

The article, "I come to work to help other people," provided an in-depth profile on Keltus Campo, an assistant manager of agency relations, whose job is to make sure that agencies get the food they need to feed the hungry. The article explains Campo's background in culinary arts and how he stumbled upon City Harvest. "When Campo began, he was tasked to oversee more than 150 agencies receiving food donations," wrote New York Daily News writer Joshua M. Bernstein. "'I made it a point to visit every agency and get to know everyoneAfter 12 years, I still leave my house every morning, Monday through Friday, on a positive note,'" Campo said to the writer.

City Harvest collects millions of pounds of food each year from various food agencies in the area and delivers meals to more than 600 community food programs. City Harvest is made up of hundreds of dedicated staff members, volunteers, board of directors, food professionals, food donors and financial donors.

For more information about City Harvest, visit www.cityharvest.org.

About City Harvest:

City Harvest, a non-profit organization founded in 1982, is the world's first and New York City's only food rescue program. City Harvest is the link between those who have too much food and those who don't have the resources to get enough food. City Harvest collects millions of pounds of food from restaurants, manufacturers, wholesalers, greenmarkets, hotels, corporate cafeterias, grocery stores and farms and delivers it to more than 600 community food programs throughout the five boroughs in New York. Each week, City Harvest helps over 260,000 hungry New Yorkers find their next meal.





Food Rescue Program Receiving Praise in New York Newspaper