--- title: Feeding Westchester Blog (6) description: Feeding Westchester Blog (6) --- - [Volunteer Login](https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_id=0169&console_type=event&ht=1#) - [Agency Resources](https://feedingwestchester.org/agency-resources/) [![Feeding Westchester Logo](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Feeding%20Westchester%20Color%20Logo.png?width=526&height=130&name=Feeding%20Westchester%20Color%20Logo.png "Feeding Westchester Logo")](https://feedingwestchester.org) - [Find Help](https://feedingwestchester.org/find-help/) - [Why Donate](https://feedingwestchester.org/find-help/) - [Get Involved](https://feedingwestchester.org/get-involved/) - [Advocacy](https://feedingwestchester.org/get-involved/advocacy/) - [Other Ways to Help](https://feedingwestchester.org/get-involved/other-ways-to-help/) - [Volunteer](https://feedingwestchester.org/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities/) - [Our Work](https://feedingwestchester.org/our-work/) - [About Us](https://feedingwestchester.org/about-us/) - [Blog](https://feedingwestchester.org/blog/) - [Financials & Reports](https://feedingwestchester.org/about-us/financials-and-reports/) [![Donate](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5951788/2c14e5eb-ed91-4a8b-9f3d-d393e0a7fdcc.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5951788/2c14e5eb-ed91-4a8b-9f3d-d393e0a7fdcc) # Feeding Westchester Blog ### Blog Categories - [Food Insecurity (16)](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/tag/food-insecurity) - [Food Education (15)](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/tag/food-education) - [Hunger (14)](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/tag/hunger) - [Food Bank (11)](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/tag/food-bank) - [Giving Back (8)](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/tag/giving-back) - [Poverty (4)](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/tag/poverty) - [Food Friday (3)](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/tag/food-friday) - [Insider (2)](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/tag/insider) [Subscribe for Updates](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/page/6#subscribe) [![Blog-FoodBanksvsFoodPantries-800px](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Blog-FoodBanksvsFoodPantries-800px.jpg)](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/food-banks-vs-food-pantries) ### [Food Banks vs. Food Pantries: What's the Difference?](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/food-banks-vs-food-pantries) on September 18, 2019 | By [Feeding Westchester](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/author/feeding-westchester) Food banks and food pantries are both pivotal components in the fight against hunger across America. But what you may not realize is that the definitions of the two are not interchangeable. So what’s the difference between a food bank and a food pantry? [Read More](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/food-banks-vs-food-pantries) [![Janney back-to-school BackPacks BEST PHOTO](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/hubfs/Janney%20back-to-school%20BackPacks%20BEST%20PHOTO.jpg)](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/hunger-in-westchester-county-ny) ### [Hunger in Westchester County](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/hunger-in-westchester-county-ny) on September 12, 2019 | By [Feeding Westchester](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/author/feeding-westchester) Every day, people across America deal with tough situations that leave them and their families facing hunger. With [more than three-quarters of workers across America living paycheck to paycheck](http://press.careerbuilder.com/2017-08-24-Living-Paycheck-to-Paycheck-is-a-Way-of-Life-for-Majority-of-U-S-Workers-According-to-New-CareerBuilder-Survey), one bad month can be enough to plunge most households into food insecurity. And the truth is that [food insecurity](https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/food-insecurity) is a problem right here in Westchester County, New York. In fact, [one in five Westchester residents will face hunger this year](https://feedingwestchester.org/hunger-in-westchester/). This equates to 200,000 food-insecure individuals, including 60,000 hungry children and 44,000 hungry seniors in our area.  [Read More](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/hunger-in-westchester-county-ny) [Prev Page](https://blog.feedingwestchester.org/blog/page/5) ### Subscribe Here! ### OUR PURPOSE Driven by the belief that access to healthy food is a basic right for all people, Feeding Westchester leads hunger action programs and mobilizes the resources needed to eradicate hunger in Westchester County. Feeding Westchester is registered as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. 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