Part of the Food Policy Community Spotlight Series
What they do: CAMBA’s nutritional services provide food and supportive services to Brooklyn residents who struggle to maintain a healthy diet due to financial restrictions.
How they do it: Through their food pantry, CAMBA distributes food, including fresh produce, to more than 4,000 low-income individuals and families each month and helps register eligible recipients for SNAP benefits. CAMBA also provides congregate meals, food vouchers and nutritional education to nearly 200 HIV-positive individuals and their families living in our emergency and transitional housing facilities.
Mission: “CAMBA is a non-profit agency that provides services that connect people with opportunities to enhance their quality of life.”
Latest project/campaign: Cooking with Chef Henry Dudley
Major Funding: A. Layover Consulting, LLC., Admiral Air Conditioning, Admiral Insurance Brokerage Corporation, All New York Title Company, All Renovation Construction, LLC., Amazon Services, LLC., and Ameriprise Financial Bank. A comprehensive list can be found here.
Profit/nonprofit: Nonprofit
Annual Budget: $90,000,000
Interesting fact about how they are working to positively affect the food system: CAMBA serves over 45,000 clients. Over the past 35 years, they have grown from providing one service to over 100 programs within six program areas.
FACT SHEET:
Location:
1720 Church Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Core Programs: Beyond Hunger Emergency Food Pantry, Food and Nutrition Services for PLWHA, Nutrition Outreach Education Program
Number of staff: 1,300
Number of volunteers: N/A
Area served:
- Brooklyn
Year Started: 1977
President and CEO: Joanne M. Oplustil
Contact Information:
info@camba.org
(718) 287-2600
