FeedMore WNY says that they have experienced a 46% increase in individuals seeking food assistance since 2021, including a 16% increase over the past year alone. They add that their annual service numbers are approaching levels they have only seen when responding to a major disaster.

In 2024, FeedMore WNY assisted 165,722 individuals including nearly 53,400 children and more than 41,200 older adults. 

“Our recent data confirms that food insecurity remains a pervasive and growing problem throughout the urban, suburban and rural communities of our four-county service area of Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties. The pandemic-era benefits that provided relief for countless individuals across Western New York and throughout the country have ended, while the cost of living remains high. As a result, more community members are turning to FeedMore WNY and our hunger-relief partners to help make ends meet,” Collin Bishop, chief communications officer for FeedMore WNY, said. “The rising need for food assistance throughout Western New York is one of the many reasons that FeedMore WNY is in critical need of a larger, unified headquarters. We look forward to the completion of our new campus to have the needed capacity and infrastructure to better serve our food-insecure neighbors today and for generations to come.”

Additionally, FeedMore WNY distributed more than 15.8 million pounds of food and provided nearly 1.5 million meals in 2024.