LI Harvest to Discuss Hunger Struggles in Wake of Sandy

Hauppauge’s Island Harvest food bank will hold its legislative update and action meeting July 1 to discuss the state of hunger on Long Island, as well as future planning for natural disasters after the affects of Hurricane Sandy.

Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO of the food bank, will talk with legislators about how bills in Washington and Albany have the potential to negatively affect the delivery of services by regional food banks in providing assistance to those struggling with hunger. 

The forum will also be used for Island Harvest to update lawmakers on its ongoing role in Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts along with preparedness plans for delivering food and other resources to disaster-stricken areas in the future. 

More than 300,000 Long Islanders, including over 110,000 children, face the risk of going hungry each day, according to Island Harvest.

“These are often hard-working adults, children and seniors who simply cannot make ends meet and are forced to go without food for several meals, or even days. Food banks and other emergency feeding programs are unfortunately becoming long-term solutions for hard-pressed families,” the CEO said in a prepared statement.