It’s that time of year again: The period when many of us make donations to help the hungry. This year, with food programs slashed and more reductions on the way, New Yorkers need to get more active in the fight against hunger.
November 26, 2013 https://citylimits.org/2013/11/26/concerned-about-hunger-dont-just-donate-lobby/In his new book, activist Joel Berg says everyone can have enough to eat.
December 8, 2008 https://citylimits.org/2008/12/08/yes-we-can-end-hunger/Food stamp use on the rise among working poor.
May 2, 2005 https://citylimits.org/2005/05/02/stamping-out-hunger/New data suggests that the Department of Social Services is bouncing back from historically low processing rates for public benefits, though cash aid applications are being denied more frequently than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 11, 2024 https://citylimits.org/2024/03/11/city-speeds-up-benefits-processing-but-cash-aid-denials-remain-high/While advocates who specialize in public benefits have called for these backlogs to be cut, they say New Yorkers who rely on cash and food support are not yet out of the woods.
March 4, 2024 https://citylimits.org/2024/03/04/city-hall-announces-near-elimination-of-benefits-application-backlog-as-challenges-persist/The first four months of Fiscal Year 2024 saw timely processing of just 14.3 percent of cash assistance applications—a new low—and 41.6 percent of SNAP applications. Delays can have serious consequences for applicants, from hunger to missed rent payments that can put families at risk of eviction.
January 30, 2024 https://citylimits.org/2024/01/30/nyc-still-slow-to-process-most-food-stamp-cash-aid-applications/“Sustainable food justice legislation must center food rescue efforts and make it a standard that all food-producing and handling businesses must meet.”
December 1, 2023 https://citylimits.org/2023/12/01/opinion-food-rescue-is-the-key-to-solving-food-insecurity/“If you get cash assistance, you are caught up in really significant delays, in a way that you would not be if you were only receiving SNAP,” said Katie Kelleher of the Legal Aid Society, a lead attorney on a federal lawsuit compelling the city to improve its processing times.
August 17, 2023 https://citylimits.org/2023/08/17/new-yorkers-see-uneven-improvement-in-food-stamp-cash-assistance-delays/“People experiencing food insecurity deserve more than the calorie-dense, ultra processed bare minimum. That means choice of food and access to options should not solely be a privilege of the wealthy.”
August 14, 2023 https://citylimits.org/2023/08/14/opinion-feeding-hungry-people-is-not-enough/“The focus on cutting life-saving programs like SNAP as a method to reduce the government debt is disingenuous, at best, and self-serving and cynical at worst. Taxing the rich would be a far more effective way to address the debt.”
May 5, 2023 https://citylimits.org/2023/05/05/opinion-targeting-snap-with-work-requirements-misses-the-point/
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