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Poverty skyrocketed among New York City kids after pandemic benefits expired crainsnewyork.com/health-pul… via @CrainsNewYork

Poverty skyrocketed among New York City kids after pandemic benefits expired

Half a million New Yorkers were pushed into poverty in 2022, representing the largest single-year rise in a decade.

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Poverty Has Soared in New York, With Children Bearing the Brunt (Published 2024)

Poverty Has Soared in New York, With Children Bearing the Brunt (Published 2024)

The share of New York City residents who could not afford basic essentials jumped dramatically in 2022, with one in four children living in poverty, a new report found.

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Commentary: The hunger emergency timesunion.com/opinion/artic…
Commentary: The hunger emergency

Commentary: The hunger emergency

One-quarter of New York adults are food-insecure. What is Gov. Hochul going to do about it?

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USDA Estimates 21 Million Kids Will Get Summer Food Benefits Through New Program in 2024 | Morning Ag Clips morningagclips.com/usda-esti…
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The child tax credit may expand. Here’s what it means for you.

The child tax credit may expand. Here’s what it means for you.

The House approved bipartisan legislation to expand the credit Wednesday, but Senate passage isn’t assured.

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Sen. Rachel May advocates for $100 minimum SNAP benefits in NY amid rising food insecurity | WSTM cnycentral.com/news/local/se…

Sen. Rachel May advocates for $100 minimum SNAP benefits in NY amid rising food insecurity

On Thursday, Sen. Rachel May announced new legislation to set a minimum for benefits for New York’s supplemental nutrition assistance program, SNAP.May’s bill

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“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.... we, the elders, are the only models children have."  James Baldwin, The Nation, 11/1 1980
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Food banks’ demand surges ahead of first Thanksgiving without pandemic aid

Food stamp cuts affected over a million households in the D.C. area. Ahead of Thanksgiving, some local food banks say the need is higher than it’s been in years.

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“Rather than rewarding nonprofits for how little they spend, let’s reward them for the enormity of their dreams, and the progress they are making toward those dreams.” Dan Pallotta on #podcast Add Passion and Stir #NoKidHungry #philanthropy #hunger shareourstrength.org/podcast…
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15 Urban Farms & Gardens in NYC Providing Fresh Produce & Education nycfoodpolicy.org/15-urban-f…
15 Urban Farms & Gardens in NYC Providing Fresh Produce & Education

15 Urban Farms & Gardens in NYC Providing Fresh Produce & Education

These urban farms & gardens are using a variety of hydroponics, greenhouses, & rooftop farming and providing educational programs in NYC.

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NYC Failing to Process Most Food Stamp, Cash Benefit Applications on Time citylimits.org/2023/09/18/ny…
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Why Students Need Access To Healthy Food forbes.com/sites/marybethgas…
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Poverty Rate Soared in 2022 as Aid Ended and Prices Rose - The New York Times nytimes.com/2023/09/12/busin…
Poverty Rate Soared in 2022 as Aid Ended and Prices Rose (Published 2023)

Poverty Rate Soared in 2022 as Aid Ended and Prices Rose (Published 2023)

The increase in poverty reversed two years of large declines. Median income, adjusted for inflation, fell 2.3 percent to $74,580.

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Poverty Rate Soared in 2022 as Aid Ended and Prices Rose - The New York Times nytimes.com/2023/09/12/busin…
Poverty Rate Soared in 2022 as Aid Ended and Prices Rose (Published 2023)

Poverty Rate Soared in 2022 as Aid Ended and Prices Rose (Published 2023)

The increase in poverty reversed two years of large declines. Median income, adjusted for inflation, fell 2.3 percent to $74,580.

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Poor families could see cuts to food aid as Congress battles over budget wapo.st/3EkMfFQ #NoKidHungry #hunger #nutrition @AddPassionStir #poverty #childhunger #health
Poor families could see cuts to food aid as Congress battles over budget

Poor families could see cuts to food aid as Congress battles over budget

The Biden administration is seeking $1.4 billion in emergency funding as rising demand — and high food costs — imperil a federal nutrition program.

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Poor families could see cuts to food aid as Congress battles over budget washingtonpost.com/business/…
Poor families could see cuts to food aid as Congress battles over budget

Poor families could see cuts to food aid as Congress battles over budget

The Biden administration is seeking $1.4 billion in emergency funding as rising demand — and high food costs — imperil a federal nutrition program.

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Backlash Continues, Protest Planned Against Houston ISD Decision to Repurpose 28 School Libraries Into Discipline Centers | School Library Journal slj.com/story/Backlash-Conti…

Backlash Continues, Protest Planned Against Houston ISD Decision to Repurpose 28 School Libraries...

Opposition is mounting to the Houston superintendent's plan to eliminate librarian positions and repurpose libraries at 28 schools into discipline centers.

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The national movement to make school lunches free has hit six states 19thnews.org/2023/07/minneso… via @19thnews
The national movement to make school lunches free has hit six states

The national movement to make school lunches free has hit six states

Women led the effort to make Minnesota one of the latest states to implement a universal free lunch program, sparked by the federal government's pandemic response during the 2021-22 school year.

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Hunger rising amid inflation: Study finds nearly 25% of Americans are food insecure - CBS News cbsnews.com/news/one-in-four…
Nearly a quarter of U.S. adults sometimes don't get enough to eat

Nearly a quarter of U.S. adults sometimes don't get enough to eat

A surge in grocery costs combined with the end of pandemic programs is causing a spike in hardship, a new study finds.

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Food Banks Brace for Demand Surge As Food Stamps, SNAP Benefits Reduced businessinsider.com/american…

Food banks, already struggling with high demand, are bracing themselves for an onslaught once...

Millions of Americans are about to see their monthly food budgets plummet. Food banks are preparing for a "firestorm."

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