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Some 1,121 babies were born into the Department of Homeless Services’ (DHS) shelter system last fiscal year, and a disproportionate number of low-income New Yorkers depend at least in part…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Opinion: Congress Should Act Now to Extend School Food Waivers

“Many food management companies and producers of color are small to mid-sized, and we have benefited from the added flexibility in the way schools negotiate. The waivers have allowed us…

ByNausher Khan 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Health Opinion

Opinion: NYC Needs a Collaborative Approach to Improving Residents’ Whole Health

‘Historically, city agencies have been too siloed and funding for programs too disparate to create meaningful improvements to people’s health. I believe Eric Adams is the mayor to change that.’

ByJody Rudin 0Comments

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Feb 2022

Government Health Opinion

Opinion: Stop Hoping for Normal and Start Fighting for a Health Revolution

‘For the Black and Latinx communities in a constant struggle over their health, a return to normal is not good enough—they need a health revolution. Building this new vision of…

BySarah Batchu 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Economy Government

Heightened Food Insecurity in NYC Likely to Persist Long After Pandemic Wanes, Experts Say

The pandemic worsened the hunger crisis for many New Yorkers, though more severe impacts were staved off by COVID relief programs. But need is expected to rise again, as government…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Mar 2021

Economy Health Podcasts

COVID-19’s Unrelenting Impact on Hunger in New York City

A top nutrition advocate says the pandemic exacerbated a significant hunger crisis in the city. And a year later, it is still exacerbating it—although the federal stimulus package will deliver…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Aug 2020

Economy Video

Video Shows NYC Pantry’s Work: Should Billionaires Get the Bill?

A group of lawmakers and their advocacy allies are hoping to change that, with a law that creates a fund for excluded workers and pays for it with a tax…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2020

Uncategorized

Senior Services Start to Feel the Pain of City’s Budget Cut

The 2021 left out $15 million in previously promised money, and advocates are just now getting a look at what the reduced funds will mean.

ByRoshan Abraham 3Comments

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Jul 2020

Opinion

Opinion: How Domestic Hunger Became a Partisan Issue

‘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…

ByJoel Berg 0Comments

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Jun 2020

Uncategorized

Snags Seen in Pandemic Policies for Senior Centers and Home Meals

Providers expressed frustration with the Department For The Aging (DFTA) and the mayor’s office, who they say made abrupt changes with little input from the aging services sector.

ByRoshan Abraham 2Comments

‘Stressful’ Formula Shortage Weighing on Families in NYC Homeless Shelters