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The NY Post is at it...Again!

Posted by admin on May 9, 2012
Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 20:43

The NY Post is at it again and as usual, void of facts. Read our response below to this writer's opinion about the use of food stamp benefits at farmers' markets. http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/capitol/colossal_waste_food_stamps_at_farm...

NYCCAH's Response:

Colossal Win - Food Stamps At Farmers’ Markets Benefit the City, the Farmer, and the Consumers!

What a colossal win!

1.) Evidence Shows There is a Huge Market for Food Stamps at Farmers’ Markets:


Senator Gillibrand on Farm Bill: Don't Turn Our Back on Struggling Farms, Families

Posted by bboyd on April 26, 2012
Submitted by bboyd on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 19:26

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:


NYT Editorial Supports Anti-Hunger Advocates in Working to Implement In-Classroom Breakfast

Posted by admin on April 23, 2012
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 15:43

In response to the New York Times story, published on Friday, April 20th, focusing on the Bloomberg Administration's determination to hinder the availability of in-classroom breakfast to children in the public schools, an editorial published on Sunday focuses on program's strong points and its success throughout the nation.

To read Sunday's editorial, follow the link below:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/21/opinion/a-healthy-breakfast-for-school...


Advocates Slam NYC’s Cuts in School Breakfasts - “The City’s Response to Soaring Child Hunger Is Taking Food Away”

Posted by bboyd on April 20, 2012
Submitted by bboyd on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 14:20

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:


NY Times: New Report from USDA Shows Food Stamp Program Proven to Reduce Poverty

Posted by bboyd on April 10, 2012
Submitted by bboyd on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 14:55

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




Gillibrand Shows True Leadership in Fighting Cuts to the SNAP Program Proposed by Conservatives

Posted by admin on April 6, 2012
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 20:35

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) continues to take an uncompromising opposition to funding cuts to nutrition programs being propsed by her colleagues in Washington, D.C.

We are thrilled with the Senator's continued, vocal, opposition to any funding proposals to weaken the nutrition safety net.

To read more, see below:

http://rochester.ynn.com/content/politics/579477/federal-farm-bill-up-in...


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