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Key Food Cooperative and local owners to distribute $250,000 in holiday gift cards with City Harvest

BronxNet OPEN (community talk show) · December 29, 2025
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Key Food Cooperative CEO Dean Janeway and supermarket owner Nayeli De Jesus said the cooperative is distributing 10,025 gift cards totaling $250,000 across eight states this holiday season, with about $150,000 for New York City and roughly $40,000 designated for the Bronx; City Harvest will distribute cards through its pantry and mobile-market network.

Dean Janeway, chief executive officer of Key Food Cooperative, and Nayeli De Jesus, an owner-operator of Family stores under Superfresh/Food Universe banners, described a holiday gift-card donation the cooperative organized with City Harvest to help food-insecure families.

Janeway said the program involves "10,025 gift cards" that total $250,000 across Key Food markets in eight states; he…

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