Advocacy

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.

BALCONY Co-Chair: "Food Stamps and Fingerprints A Bad Combination" by Robert M. Hayes

Great read from The Nation discussing food hardship and the state of nutrition entitlement programs like SNAP/food stamps.

Author Greg Kaufmann talks about the wide-ranging social utility of the program, touching on everything from fighting poverty to improving public health outcomes - click through to full text:

From this morning's Los Angeles Times Op-Ed:

"In today's hard times, with growing poverty and rising food prices, there is widespread recognition that making ends meet is no small feat, even for the middle class, and that food stamps are essential."

FULL TEXT HERE

Broad Array of Groups, People Boost Cuomo Child Hunger Plan
Praise Governor’s Decision to End “Wasteful, Harmful” Finger Imaging Process

Non-Profits and Religious Leaders Across the City Cheer Effort
Governor’s Web Site Enables All New Yorkers to ‘Get Involved’