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36 National AmeriCorps Vistas Complete Term of Service: Volunteers Span 14 States & 18 Regions

Nearly 75,000 Hours of Service Achieved

This month, a class of 36 Anti-Hunger and Opportunity Corps volunteers, a project of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, will complete a year of service. Projects spanned 14 states and 18 regions with volunteers collectively completing nearly 75,000 hours of service.

Economic Growth Requires Reducing Poverty

In a February 5th address at the White House, President Obama spoke eloquently about the need to avoid the damaging effects of sequestration and ensure economic growth in 2013.

A new study finds that the SNAP program, also known as food stamps, reduces hunger among eligible children by at least 20 percent and reduces poor health by at least 35 percent.

A new method to measure how food stamps affect hunger and health, developed by an Iowa State University economist, may impact how Congress and lawmakers decide funding for the program, used by more than 46 million people. The study also found that food stamps don’t increase obesity rates, and may even decrease them.

With New Yorkers Already Facing Record Levels of Hunger, Hurricane Sandy Adds to the Burden of Service Providers and
Low-Income Communities in City’s Most Affected Areas

USDA: One in Four New York City Children STILL Food Insecure
First-Ever Senior Data Shows One in Ten Lack Food

Share Our Strength's latest "No Kid Hungry" campaign features prominent figures speaking about the importance of SNAP (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) in their own lives. Their message reiterates the importance of strengthening this important safety net program. Follow the link to view the ad: http://www.nokidhungry.org/snap/protect-snap#prettyPhoto/0/

The New York City Coalition Against Hunger, in a public/private partnership with the ConAgra Foundation, held the first ever "Ending Hunger Through Citizen Service" conference in Denver, Colorado.  The conference marked the beginning of a national initiative to engage volunteers in thinking about addressing hunger in ways that reach beyond the traditional food drive.  “We want to help Americans better utilize both their hearts and their heads fighting hunger,” said Joel Berg, executive Director of the Coalition Against Hunger.  “The new effort will encourage Americans to engage in anti-hun

 
Yesterday, Audrey Rowe, Administrator of the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, joined NYCCAH at two of its programs in the Bronx bringing fresh, affordable food to communities facing record poverty, food hardship, and obesity.
 

This past weekend, NYCCAH Executive Director Joel Berg dropped by the set of MSNBC's "Up with Chris" for a panel discussion on the politics of the Farm Bill.
 
Joined by New York Times' columnist Mark Bittman, Editor and Publisher of The Nation magazine Katrina vanden Heuvel and others, Joel talks about the importance of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) and massive cuts to the program being deliberated in Congress.
 

The fifth season of the Long Island City Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) began Wednesday, June 6th, 2012, and will continue every Wednesday through November 7th, 2012. Read more...