NYCCAH in the Media

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:

DC 37 - New York City's largest public employee union - recently produced a vivid worker-side account of the food stamps crisis at city offices.

The report, published in this month's Public Employee Press, details the significant challenges faced at over-crowded, under-staffed food stamps centers throughout the five boroughs.

Full text available HERE

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The 9th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Serve-A-Thon brought out hundreds of volunteers yesterday to celebrate the legacy of Dr. King through community service activities.

Organized by the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, Serve-A-Thon events included Breakfast in the Classroom outreach, public art projects, food stamps screenings and enrollment assistance at supermarkets, and general-improvement efforts at emergency food programs throughout the five boroughs.

Click through for media coverage from CBS, NY 1, WNYC & El Diario!

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