When the WIC program took steps to get more fresh produce into recipients’ diets, the results were promising. But the initiative is being held back by administrative flaws and, yes,…
A new study finds that the city’s Green Carts are delivering fresh produce to low-income people in under-served neighborhoods and giving entrepreneurs a foothold in the marketplace. But many permitted…
A new initiative will couple efforts to improve the supply of healthy food with community development that strengthens residents’ ability to afford a more nutritious lifestyle.
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,…
Beyond the shutdown, and besides the debt-ceiling deadline, another date approaches for cuts to the Food Stamp program on which some 1.9 million New Yorkers depend.
Six years after a health department report identified the neighborhood as a hotspot for obesity and diabetes, it’s easier to get healthy food. But it’s still not easy to get…
Participation has always been a problem for the summer meals program. This year the city and allied nonprofits are pushing to get more mouths to the table.
