Rising food costs are eating a hole in New Yorkers’ budgets and driving them into debt, a new poll released Tuesday found. No Kid Hungry New York unveiled alarming statistics about the financial and health struggles residents are facing due to the skyrocketing food costs. The survey, which engaged 1,596 respondents between Feb. 8…
Mar. 3, 2025 By sobrien March 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas joined fellow lawmakers and anti-hunger groups in Albany on Tuesday to call for a state budget that addresses New York’s hunger crisis by increasing minimum SNAP benefits and funding healthy school meals for all students, among other initiatives. González-Rojas…
Oct. 2, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A Flushing city council member is calling on Congress to extend a vital program that reimburses stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, tackling a widespread issue impacting residents both locally and across the country. Council Member Sandra Ung co-introduced a resolution on Sept. 26 to allow the government…