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Types of Membership

The Alliance for a Hunger Free New York is a member-driven coalition of frontline community food providers. We are building a coalition because collective action brings infinite impact.

We have two membership options, Membership and Affiliate Membership.

Full Membership

  • Members are on the frontlines distributing food, such as food pantries, community meals programs, food rescues, mutual aid programs, and more.  

  • Must be a 501c3  

  • Is eligible for potential funding opportunities 

  • Has ability to vote as determined  

  • Members also include coalitions and distribution networks of frontline community food providers. Members of The Alliance that are Coalitions should;  

  • Offer membership of The Alliance as a benefit of The Coalition. 

  • Participants of the coalition will be listed as “affiliate members” of The Alliance and should have the opportunity to apply as full members themselves.  

  • Participants of the coalition should have the opportunity to opt out of Alliance Membership. 

  • Coalitions are responsible for ensuring that communications from The Alliance reach the coalition members.  

  • Coalitions are responsible for submitting their data on behalf of their participants. 

Affiliate Membership

  • Affiliate Members are also on the frontlines distributing food, such as food pantries, community meals programs, food rescues, mutual aid programs, and more.

  • Affiliate Members do not need to pay a membership fee.

  • May not be a 501c3 and/or participates in a coalition that is an Alliance member, and/or does not have a regular data collection method.

Budget Size
Membership Fee
Greater than $1 Million
$500/year
$501,000 to $1 Million
$250/year
$51,000 to $500,000
$100/year
$50,000 or less
$50/year

Learning 

  • Statewide network for information and resource sharing 

  • Best practice and peer learning 

  • Coalition-wide educational opportunities 

  • Regular surveys to identify challenges and trends 

  • Discounted event pricing (NYS Food Summit, Fundraising Events) 

  • Technical assistance for understanding funding programs (specifically Hunger Prevention Assistance Program HPNAP, Nourish New York) 

Solidarity 

  • Quarterly member meetings to share experiences and build community 

  • Annual summit for networking, learning, and collective strategizing 

  • Collaborative working groups driving collective action 

  • Opportunity to work on statewide projects that matter to you with fellow food providers 

Impact 

  • Represent frontline community food providers with collective voice in advocacy 

  • Coordinate member-driven advocacy efforts 

  • Strengthening influence in statewide policy and resources 

  • Opportunity to work with coalition to create shared advocacy agenda for hunger-free New York 

  • Support for member’s lived experience organizing 

Membership Bene

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