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Governor Cuomo State of the State Address: No Child Should Go to Bed Hungry in New York; End Finger Imaging for Food Stamps

Posted by bboyd on January 4, 2012
Submitted by bboyd on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 16:54

From the State of the State Address:


City’s Secret Holiday Gift for Hungry New Yorkers: Kicking 13,015 People Off the Food Stamp Rolls

Posted by admin on January 3, 2012
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 12:14

Advocates Blast “Holiday-Weekend Cover-Up of Failing Policies”

According to data posted on the web site of the City’s Human Resources Administration just before the close of business on Friday, the City removed 13,015 people from the federal Food Stamp rolls in November of 2011. Click here to view the PDF file of HRA's November 2011 numbers. Despite soaring poverty and unemployment in New York City, Food Stamp Program participation has decreased in six of the last 12 months in the city, even though it has increased significantly during that time in the rest of New York State and nationwide.

Stigmatizing Food Stamps: NY Times Repeats Call to Ban Fingerprinting

Posted by bboyd on January 3, 2012
Submitted by bboyd on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 10:11

For the second time is as many months, the New York Times Editorial Board has strongly criticized the Bloomberg Administration for continuing the practice of fingerprinting applicants to the food stamp program. Full text after the jump:


New Annual Report Released

Posted by admin on December 27, 2011
Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 12:49

View Our Annual Report


NY Times Editorial: A Living Wage, Long Overdue

Posted by bboyd on December 27, 2011
Submitted by bboyd on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 11:38

Editorial
A Living Wage, Long Overdue
Published: December 25, 2011

New York City provides hundreds of millions of dollars a year in taxpayer-financed subsidies to private developers. It is only right that the jobs created by those projects pay a decent wage. The Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act, widely known as the living-wage bill, would nudge these employers in the right direction.


Empire Justice Center: Finger Imaging is Keeping New Yorkers Hungry this Holiday Season

Posted by bboyd on December 21, 2011
Submitted by bboyd on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 13:00

SNAPSHOT ANALYSIS: TIME TO LEAVE FINGER PRINTS BEHIND


Plow to Plate Films: A Tale of Two Food Brooklyns

Posted by bboyd on December 19, 2011
Submitted by bboyd on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 13:10

Joel discusses disparities in food security across Brooklyn neighborhoods & how the New York City Coalition Against Hunger is fighting back... and winning!


Food Stamps: A Success Story

Posted by bboyd on December 15, 2011
Submitted by bboyd on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 16:00

This week's issue of The Nation takes a good look at the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/food stamps).


San Francisco Passes a New Minimum Wage that Surpasses NYC "Living Wage"

Posted by admin on December 12, 2011
Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 17:34

Earlier today, San Francisco approved a new minimum wage rate of $10.24 per hour - a rate higher than the $10.00 per hour being considered for only a certain group of qualified New Yorkers in the Fair Wages For New Yorkers Act.

Follow link below, to read full story

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500202_162-57341206/san-francisco-minimum-wa...$10-an-hour/


Joel Testifies before the NYC Council's Hearing on Poverty Trends

Posted by admin on December 12, 2011
Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 13:35

Joel Berg, Executive Director of NYCCAH testified today before the New York City Council General Welfare Committee and Community Development Committee's hearing on Poverty Trends in New York. Click here to read and download the full testimony. (PDF) The testimony includes the following sections:

  • Poverty Soaring Citywide
  • Hunger and Food Insecurity – Particularly Among Children - Are Skyrocketing
  • SNAP/Food Stamps Participation Lagging in NYC

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