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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

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

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Jun 2020

Uncategorized

Crisis Led to Shift in Senior Meals that’s Raising Concerns

New enrollees in NYC’s home-delivered meals program for seniors are being diverted to the city’s emergency food program—which advocates say doesn’t deliver the same quality or support.

ByRoshan Abraham 2Comments

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Jun 2019

Education In Depth Investigations

See Which NYC Schools Eat Lunch Before 10 a.m.

Students at 51 percent of schools citywide head to the lunchroom at 11:00 a.m. or earlier. Where does your child’s school rank? And why is it so hard to feed…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Apr 2019

Economy

Trump Admin.’s Food Stamp Move Could Cost City Economy $150M

Waivers that exempt able-bodied adults in areas of higher unemployment from food-stamp work rules encourage dependency, conservatives say. But local experts contend the cost of withdrawing those waivers will exceed…

ByLeslie Gersing 6Comments

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Mar 2019

Economy

Federal Shutdown Created Unprecedented Gap at Low-Income Dinner Tables

‘If these higher benefits were eaten up immediately, it’s not like low-income people are spending it on caviar or something. They are struggling just to survive.’

ByClarissa Sosin 2Comments

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

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

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

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

Opinion: How Domestic Hunger Became a Partisan Issue

Snags Seen in Pandemic Policies for Senior Centers and Home Meals

Crisis Led to Shift in Senior Meals that’s Raising Concerns

See Which NYC Schools Eat Lunch Before 10 a.m.

Trump Admin.’s Food Stamp Move Could Cost City Economy $150M

Federal Shutdown Created Unprecedented Gap at Low-Income Dinner Tables

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