Met Council, other charities team up to battle hunger, hate in NYC Shant Shahrigian City charities are joining together to fight hunger and hate, two troubling tragedies taking a toll on many New Yorkers. The Met Council, one of the most prominent Jewish nonprofits, is teaming up with other organizations throughout the Big Apple to offer free food donations and a message of hope and inclusion amid an alarming spike in hate crimes. Hate crimes are up more than 67% so far this year, compared with the same time period in 2020, according to the NYPD. “There’s no better way to prevent hate than by actually working with someone and extending yourself for a different community,” Met Council CEO David Greenfield told the Daily News on Sunday.