What to KnowHundreds of volunteers will acquire non-perishable objects and monetary donations at almost 180 Cease & Store areas in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on September 13 between 8 a.m. and eight p.m.Cease & Store prospects may spherical up at checkout to the closest greenback that day, together with your further dimes, nickels and pennies additional supporting the work of our native meals banksNon-perishable meals and private hygiene objects, together with regularly requested objects like child diapers are most in want.
NEW YORK – NBC 4 New York / WNBC, Telemundo 47 / WNJU and Cease & Store will host a large-scale meals drive on Saturday, September 13 to assist eight regional meals banks. The Feeding Our Households / Alimentando a Nuestras Familias meals assortment drive will happen at almost 180 Tri-State Cease & Store areas between the hours of 8 AM and eight PM. Viewers can cease by any one in all these areas to donate non-perishable meals and private hygiene objects to assist their neighbors in want. Please go to NBCNewYork.com/fooddrive or telemundo47.com/ayuda to entry a map of retailer areas.
ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN
NBC 4 New York, Telemundo 47 and Cease & Store supermarkets to host Feeding Our Households / Alimentando a Nuestras Familias, a one-day, multi-state meals drive that can profit the Neighborhood FoodBank of New Jersey, Connecticut Foodshare, Feeding Westchester, Meals Financial institution for New York Metropolis, Meals Financial institution of the Hudson Valley, Fulfill Meals Financial institution, Island Harvest Meals Financial institution and the Lengthy Island Cares Meals Financial institution.
WHEN:Saturday, September 13 between 8 AM and eight PM.
WHERE:Viewers can go to almost 180 Tri-State Cease & Store areas and place donation objects inside clearly labeled assortment bins. They’ll additionally make an on-site monetary donation to their native meals financial institution. Please go to NBCNewYork.com/fooddrive or telemundo47.com/ayuda to entry a map of all collaborating Cease & Store areas.
WHAT TO DONATE
Non-perishable meals and private hygiene objects, together with regularly requested objects like child diapers are most in want. For a pattern “shopping list” of probably the most requested non-perishable objects, please go to NBCNewYork.com/fooddrive or telemundo47.com/ayuda.
Beginning September 8 and concluding the day of the meals drive on September 13, Cease & Store prospects may “round up” to donate on the register in any respect collaborating Cease & Store areas. Your donation of small change could make a huge impact for others.
“The period between January and September has traditionally seen the greatest demands placed on our food banks. This is why we created Feeding our Families, a massive one-day, multi-state food drive benefitting all eight Tri-State food banks,” mentioned Eric Lerner, President and Normal Supervisor of Telemundo 47. “Over the years, this joint collaboration between NBC 4 New York, Telemundo 47 and Stop & Shop has made a significant impact in the fight against hunger, generating more than 600 tons of non-perishable donations to our food banks and over 4.3 million meals to families in need.”
Feeding Our Households / Alimentando a Nuestras Familias is an annual anti-hunger marketing campaign created in 2017 by NBC 4 New York and Telemundo 47, in partnership with Cease & Store supermarkets. With the Tri-State’s eight Feeding America meals banks historically experiencing their best intervals of demand between January and September – a time falling outdoors the normal end-of-year vacation intervals, each stations host an annual consciousness marketing campaign anchored by a large, one-day, multi-state call-to-action. Greater than 1,000 neighborhood volunteers historically assist the one-day effort throughout almost 180 shops, which has raised over $450,000 in donations for native meals banks.
“Outside of the holidays, less attention tends to be focused on the work of local food banks, resulting in fewer donations and volunteers which impacts all of us, regardless of where we live or where we come from,” mentioned Cristina Schwarz, President and Normal Supervisor of Telemundo 47/WNJU. “Fighting hunger is a personal issue for so many of us at Telemundo 47 and we are committed to doing everything we can to help others put food on their tables and provide the most necessities to their families. Working together with NBC 4 and Stop & Shop, our Alimentando a Nuestras Familias food drive on September 13 will do just. We encourage our community to come out and help your friends and neighbors that day.”
HOW STOP & SHOP HELPS
Cease & Store is among the Tri-State’s largest grocery store retailers, and the model has been a powerful companion of space meals banks and starvation reduction organizations for a few years. In 2025 alone, Cease & Store has donated over $2 million in money contributions to the eight collaborating meals financial institution companions throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Cease & Store continues to develop the Cease & Store College Meals Pantry Program, which works immediately with faculties from Pre-Okay via faculty to ascertain and assist their in-school meals pantries. Cease & Store now helps greater than 260 college meals pantries throughout its whole footprint, together with almost 150 college pantries throughout the Tri-State space.
“We’re proud to once again partner with NBC 4 New York and Telemundo 47 on this incredible, multi-state initiative to fight hunger across our communities,” mentioned Jennifer Barr, Cease & Store Director of Exterior Communications and Neighborhood Relations. “Ensuring our neighbors have reliable access to healthy food and essential items has always been a priority for us, but the reality is that food banks are facing greater demand than ever as food insecurity continues to rise. That’s why coming together in support of our food bank partners is so critical right now, and why collective efforts like this can make such a meaningful difference for families throughout the Tri-State area.”
For extra data on the September 13 Feeding Our Households / Alimentando a Nuestras Familias meals and volunteer drive, please go to NBCNewYork.com, Telemundo47.com, StopandShop.com or any collaborating meals financial institution or meals rescue group.
