Café Metro has been an intricate part of the New York community for over 20 years now. And in standing with being a part of that community everything is done to help give back, especially to those who may be among the less fortunate.

Café Metro is proud to be the only “food on the go” establishment in New York City to help support the Muscular Dystrophy Association through the MDA’s Shamrock Program.

Over the last two seasons Cafe Metro has raised over $25,000 and send dozens of children afflicted with MD to summer camp as well as help them to afford state-of-the-art wheelchairs that help them to better navigate their way through life.

Through food donations for MDA’s corporate events and raising the money through our clients' kind donations, Café Metro is determined to help Jerry’s Kids find a cure, and we will continue to do so until there is no more need for Telethons or Shamrock Campaigns.

Café Metro is also a proud supporter of Free Arts For Abused Children. Free Arts for Abused Children is a non-profit organization dedicated to bring the healing powers of the arts into the lives of abused, neglected and at risk children and their families, and Café Metro is proud to be associated with such a fine organization.

Right: Steve Tenedios (at right) presents Free Arts representatives with a donation to mark the opening of a new location.

City Harvest is committed to feeding hungry people in New York City using a variety of innovative, practical and cost-effective methods. Their primary approach is to rescue food that otherwise would be wasted and deliver it to those who serve the hungry.

At least one in five New Yorkers will visit a soup kitchen or food pantry this year, according to a survey released by America's Second Harvest. Even before September 11, over one million people in New York City were forced to rely on food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters to feed their families. Post 9/11 surveys by City Harvest, Food for Survival and the New York City Coalition Against Hunger reveal an average of 30% more clients relying on the city’s emergency food network.

Café Metro is a proud member of the family of food donors who contribute to City Harvest's efforts to feed the hungry.To learn more about City Harvest, please visit their website at www.cityharvest.org.

During The Food Bank of NYC’s annual “Go Orange” campaign to raise awareness for the cities homeless, Café Metro joined forces with them to raise over $5,000 to feed the cities hungry.

Through the donations of our clients and the aggressive work of our in store teams we were able to feed over 350 families who would have otherwise gone hungry on the chilled streets of our city. We encourage you to visit The Food Bank of New York at www.foodbanknyc.org and see how you can help.

In 2008, Cafe Metro began working with The Friends of Karen Organization in an continued effort to reach out to the local community.

The Friends of Karen is Dedicated to providing emotional, financial and advocacy support to children with life-threatening illnesses and their families and has served children throughout the New York metropolitan area for more than twenty-five years. In our first outreach event, Cafe Metro partnered with Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in NYC to treat children to a day of great food and entertainment!

For more information on how you can help we encourge you to visit www.friendsofkaren.org