Met Council – Feeding the hungry. Serving the poor. Changing lives.

America’s largest Jewish charity dedicated to serving the needy.

Met Council’s ten different departments are staffed by experts who help over 325,000 clients each year and continuously advocate on behalf of all needy New Yorkers.

Who We Are

Met Council is America’s largest Jewish non-profit organization dedicated to fighting poverty. We create pathways from crisis to self-sufficiency for more than 325,000 clients each year.

Our Services

Food Pantry Network

Our goal is to provide a dignified solution to hunger.

Crisis Intervention

Our goal is to empower clients to overcome their crisis and reach and maintain stability.

Senior Services

Our goal is to provide holistic services in a patient-centered trauma-informed way.

Benefits Access

Met Council provides New Yorkers improved access to public benefits.

Family Violence Services

Addressing immediate safety concerns and working towards self-sufficiency and healing.

Holocaust Survivor Program

A multi-faceted program that assists Holocaust survivors with a wide array of services.

Affordable Housing

Our goal is to provide safe, secure, and affordable housing for low-income older adults.

Jewish Community Council Network

Met Council is the umbrella organization for 15 local Jewish Community Councils throughout New York City.

Met Council Chesed Center

Social service hub in Brooklyn to support the community and help families struggling in the wake of the pandemic and the economic downturn.

Met Council Reports

September 17, 2024

New Report: The New York State Kosher and Halal Food Need and Community Assessment Project

With support from New York Health Foundation, Met Council conducted Mapping the Need: Identifying Kosher and Halal Emergency Food Needs

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November 3, 2022

Getting Food to All Hungry New Yorkers

An Analysis of Kosher and Halal Meals Distributed Through GetFoodNYC. In March 2020, faced with an unprecedented surge in demand

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November 3, 2022

Virtual Listening Session on Food Insecurity in Kosher-and Halal-Observant Communities

on Food Insecurity in Kosher-and Halal-Observant Communities

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November 3, 2022

Food Insufficiency and Halal Observance Among American Muslims

MET COUNCIL’S ANALYSIS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL POLICY & UNDERSTANDING’S 2022 AMERICAN MUSLIM POLL

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