One food pantry says it’s seen the number families seeking help at its doors jump from 200 a week to nearly 6,500.
September 13, 2020 https://citylimits.org/2020/09/13/six-months-into-pandemic-nycs-hunger-crisis-is-getting-even-worse-advocates-say/In order to survive, people who do not qualify for any direct federal, state or municipal financial aid have turned to queuing twice a week at pantries across the five boroughs.
August 25, 2020 https://citylimits.org/2020/08/25/hunger-skyrocketing-in-latino-neighborhoods-hard-hit-by-covid/‘Most Democrats in Congress support increasing hunger funding while the vast majority of House Republicans, and most Senate Republicans, support such reductions. Hunger is now as partisan as gun control and abortion.’
July 18, 2020 https://citylimits.org/2020/07/18/opinion-how-domestic-hunger-became-a-partisan-issue/Queues of Latino residents waited recently outside a community center in Corona to collect food and fruit. The line extended for two blocks.
May 5, 2020 https://citylimits.org/2020/05/05/coronavirus-brings-hunger-crisis-for-latinos-in-queens/‘Unless government takes immediate, bold action, food-insecure Americans will be hit even harder, and their troubles will likely extend long beyond the life of the epidemic.’
March 13, 2020 https://citylimits.org/2020/03/13/opinion-this-health-crisis-is-a-hunger-crisis-too/‘Hunger is linked to a host of downstream negative physical, emotional, and social effects. Knowing this, how does America allow one in seven of our children to struggle with hunger?’
November 5, 2019 https://citylimits.org/2019/11/05/opinion-congressional-action-against-hunger-could-save-kids-and-money/If Congressional Republicans slash food support, it will hurt—but there are steps the city can take to boost access to nutrition.
February 27, 2017 https://citylimits.org/2017/02/27/what-trump-means-for-hunger-and-nutrition-in-new-york-city/Nearly half of the city households that lack consistent access to sufficient food include a working adult, says a new report.
November 23, 2016 https://citylimits.org/2016/11/23/worksite-hunger-a-risk-even-for-new-york-citys-employed/City food programs are expanding to address food insecurity among older New Yorkers. But some advocates want a more fundamental fix: A new, public retirement savings program to give seniors more financial power.
June 25, 2015 https://citylimits.org/2015/06/25/concerns-about-nyc-seniors-hunger-low-savings/As many women can attest, balancing work and family is never easy. But it’s even harder when access to affordable, nutritious food is out of reach.
March 31, 2015 https://citylimits.org/2015/03/31/will-congress-let-hunger-hold-women-down/
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