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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Contact: Bethany Lesser, (202) 224-3873

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Kirsten Gillibrand released the following opening statement on the Farm Bill for today’s Agriculture Committee Mark-Up:

For Immediate Release:
Contact: Theresa Hassler, thassler@nyccah.org
April 20, 2012 212-825-0028, Ext. 212

Advocates Slam NYC’s Cuts in School Breakfasts

“The City’s Response to Soaring Child Hunger Is Taking Food Away”

The following is a statement by Joel Berg, executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, responding to news that the City’s Department of Education has stopped promoting in-classroom school breakfasts:

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This morning's New York Times reports on a new study showing the poverty-reducing power of the Food Stamp Program.

Last night, NYCCAH Executive Director Joel Berg discussed NYC's ban on food donations to city-run homeless shelters with Larry Kudlow on CNBC.

VIDEO: Joel Berg on the Kudlow Report - March 27, 2012

The following statement outlines NYCCAH's position:

NYCCAH's Food Action Boards was recently profiled by Facing Hunger in America.

Click through to the post HERE!

The blog "seeks to understand the programs that are in place to alleviate hunger in the U.S." and offers an incredibly smart and straightforward assessment of the good work done by our FAB members throughout the City.