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The House is considering tinkering with how the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program calculates benefits.

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Aug 2018

De Blasio Credited With Reducing Barriers to Nutrition Assistance

But the number of SNAP participants in the city keeps falling. That could reflect good news about the economy, the impact of federal benefit cuts or the persistence at the…

ByJonelle Carrera 4Comments

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Jun 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Myths About Public Benefits Plague Debate in D.C.

‘Narratives about those receiving public benefits depict them as scammers living large off the hard work of tax-paying Americans. This is far from the truth.’ Watch a video op-ed.

ByHelen Strom 0Comments

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Nov 2017

Uncategorized

Federal Cuts and Enrollment Shortfalls Weigh on Program for NYC’s Hungry

Two reports indicate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which used to be called food stamps, is failing to help as much as it should.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2017

Government Health

Advocates Hope That Food Issues Will Find a Place on City’s Campaign Table

Advocates hope access to healthy food, expanding school breakfast and ways to address hunger and the forces that drive it are issues that candidates for city office will be forced…

ByKate Pastor 0Comments

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Feb 2017

In Depth

What Trump Means for Hunger and Nutrition in New York City

If Congressional Republicans slash food support, it will hurt—but there are steps the city can take to boost access to nutrition.

ByElizabeth Michaelson Monaghan 1Comment

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Dec 2016

Economy

Just Another Day at the Food Pantries That Help the Bronx Survive

A system of pantries and soup kitchens sustains thousands of people, many of them working, in the borough. Lines stretch down blocks. People queue up three hours early.

ByMilana Vinn 2Comments

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