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New York's Hungry Children - NBC New York, 2.2.10
Report Shows Borough's Hunger - Courier Life, 2.2.10
Ejercito Contra el Hambre Invoca a MLK - El Diario, 1.17.10
The Big Apple is Hungry - The Economist, 1.14.10
Letter to the Editor - NY Times, 1.12.10
Filling the Pantries, New York City's Hungry Children - NYC Sentinel, 12/21/09
Fingerprinting for Food Stamps Under Scrutiny - NPR, 12/18/09
Faith, Hope, and Charity - At A Chelsea Soup Kitchen - NBC New York, 12/17/09
Fingerprinting of Food Stamp Applicants Raises Questions - NY Times, 12/17/09
Brooklyn Food Pantries Are Stocked, But Charities Lack Cash - Daily News, 12/17/09
To Feed the Hungry, Keep the Can, Open a Wallet - NY Times, 12/11/09
Using Food Stamps in the Bronx - WNYC Blog, 12/11/09
Queens is Hungry: Soup Kitchens, Food Pantries Stretched to the Max - Queens Courier, 12/3/09
El Mundo Blog - El Mundo, 12/1/09
Brooklyn Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens Cope With Increased Demand - New York Post, 12/1/09
Even a Penny Helps - NY times, 11/30/09
Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades - NY times, 11/29/09
Recession Has Older Americans Heading to Soup Kitchens, Food Pantries for the First Time - Newser, 11/28/09
Cupboard is Bare for Pantries and Families - YourNabe, 11/26/09
Hungry New Yorkers Get Funding Boost - Epoch Times, 11/25/09
Food pantries: Overcrowded, But Could Have Been Worse - Epoch Times, 11/25/09
Hunger Stats Resonate At Annual Turkey Giveaway - NY1, 11/25/09
Food pantries: Overcrowded, But Could Have Been Worse - Epoch Times, 11/25/09
Staten Island el condado con más hambre - El Diario, 11/25/09
Stimulus Funds Stock Pantries and Soup Kitchens - NY Times, 11/24/09
NYC Might Be Forced to Lift Food Stamp Fingerprint Rule - NBC, 11/24/09
Más hispanos buscan comida donada en NY - El Diario, 11/24/09
Demand For Emergency Food Assistance Increases, Report Finds - NY1, 11/24/09
Hunger Increases, So Does Funding - Gotham Gazette, 11/24/09
More New Yorkers in Need of Food - Epoch Times, 11/23/09
The Poor Get Hungrier - NBC, 11/23/09
Study: NYC Food Emergencies Up Nearly 21% - Associated Press, 11/23/09
New Report: More New Yorkers Relying on Soup Kitchens - WNYC, 11/23/09
Warm Intentions, Meet Cold Reality - NY Times, 11/22/09
Low Income Patrons Boost Greenmarket Mission - NY1, 11/22/09
Food Emergencies in NYC Rise - Gothamist, 11/23/09
Citywide Candidates, Minus Bloomberg, Speak on Poverty in New York City - The Indypendent, 10/29/09
Farm Share Grows Cheap Vegetables for Low-Income Communities - The Grio, 10/13/09
A tale of two cities in NYC as poverty worsens: More than 1.5M live in poverty - New York Daily News, 10/1/09
Nueva York Lider en Pobreza - El Diario La Prensa NY, 9/30/09
Counting New York's Poor - Epoch Times, 9/30/09
Report Cites Bronx as Poorest Urban County - New York 1, 9/30/09
NY Poverty Data Paint Mixed Picture - New York Times, 9/29/09
Americans are Getting Poorer, and It's Going to Get Worse - McKlatchy Newspapers, 9/10/09
Poverty Figures Offer Bleak Forecast for City - New York 1, 9/11/09
Recession's Cost: More in Poverty, Without Health Coverage - Kansas City Star, 9/10/09
Advocate: Food Pantries Not Enough - Columbus Dispatch, 9/3/09
Speaker Quinn, HRA Commissioner Doar Announce Over 500,000 Additional New Yorkers Receiving Food Stamps - Room Eight New York Politics, 8/19/09
Interfaith Prayers Press for Food Justice York City Business Information, 8/06/09
Public Advocate Visits Staten Island Food Pantry - Staten Island Advance, 8/05/09
No Free Lunch: Conflict Over Food Stamps - City Limits, 8/04/09
Cupones de comida dejan su huella (Spanish) - El Diario, 7/23/09
Bloomberg's Homeless Policies Fall Short - Epoch Times, 7/11/09
A prayer to feed the hungry - Queens Chronicle, 7/9/09
Costco in LIC to accept food stamps - Queens Chronicle, 6/4/09
Costco will accept food stamps at East Harlem store - The Seattle Times, 5/29/09
Child nutrition problem hungry for solutions - Daily News, 5/10/09
No Thank You, Uncle Sam: NYC Keeps 'SNAP' Stance - CityLimits, 5/4/09
In Time of Rising Need, City Says: Volunteer - CityLimits, 5/4/09
Food stamp fraud may steal $400M from stimulus funds - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 4/26/09
Social action fellowship bridges theory, practice - New Jersey Jewish News, 4/23/09
YUEI: Food Stamps - The Brian Lehrer Show, 04/20/09
Lean times for West Side soup kitchens, food pantries - Chelsea Now, 4/9/09
Obama’s Budget: New Deal or Makeover? - GRITtv, 4/9/09
Food Banks and the Recession - PBS, "Religion and Ethics," 3/27/09 (Joel Berg, NYCCAH's executive director, at 2:31)
A Tax Plan Charities Should Back - Washington Post, 3/27/09
Give Food Stamps to the Unemployed (Spanish: "Pide cupones de alimentos para los desempleados") - El Diario, 3/8/09
Fighting Hunger - New York Post, 3/1/09
Mike Bloomberg's stamps of approval could help feed more - Daily News, 2/28/09
Soup Man Donates 800 Gallons to NYC Hungry - The Epoch Times, 2/26/09
Nutter backs anti-hunger efforts - Philadelphia Inquirer, 2/11/09
Hunger expert says government must lead the fight - Philadelphia Inquirer, 2/9/09
Tough choices for America's hungry - CNN, 2/2/09
Oil prices have come down steadily but the global food crisis continues to worsen. What's driving the crisis at home and abroad? - The Nation Presents: GRIT TV with Laura Flanders, 1/27/09
Feeding the hungry halfway - Metro, 1/26/09
Volunteers Commemorate MLK Day with Service - CBS 2 News, 1/19/09
NY’ers Answer Obama’s Call on MLK Day - The Epoch Times, 1/20/09
NY’ers Embrace Volunteerism, Put King to Good Use - The Daily News, 1/20/09
Obama Presidency Seen in King's Footsteps - The Journal News, 1/19/09
Hunger in the Land of Plenty - The Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC, 1/16/09
Progressives Should Stop Carping and Start Fighting - The Huffington Post, 1/16/09
When a Wealth of Food Options Dwindles to Two: Eat or Go Hungry - The New York Times, 1/10/09
Dr King's Other Dream: Ending Poverty - Huffington Post, 1/8/09
Cities Break Out the Piggy Bank - Next American City, 1/1/09
The Hunger Problem in New York City - CUNY TV's City Talk, 12/31/08
More in Need, Less Food at MANNA - Citizen-Times.com, 12/18/08
Hunger in the USA - On Point with Tom Ashbrook, 12/15/08
From Wall Street to Taxi Stand: The Recession Trickles Down - Gotham Gazette, 12/15/08
Restaurant's All-You-Can-Eat Deal That Costs More If You Can't - Mail Online, 12/10/08
Eastern NYC Restaurant Charges Patrons For Unfinished Food - CBS 2, 12/6/08
In Hard Times, Soup Kitchen Struggles to Meet the Need - Our Town, 12/5/08
Hunger Pains: A Perfect Storm of Dwindling Funds and More Mouths to Feed Hits Manhattan Food Banks - Our Town, 12/4/08
No Bailout for the Hungry - 5 Towns Jewish Times, 12/4/08
Pols Tout Rescue Plan for City Food Banks - Queens Chronicle, 12/4/08
U.S. Must Invest in Ending Hunger - Daily News, 12/4/08
Our Hungry Homes - Staten Island Advance, 12/3/08
Recession-Hit Rich Jostle for Bargains - The National, 12/1/08
New President Needs New Anti-Hunger Plan - Kennebec Journal, 12/1/08
Joel Berg, Executive Director of New York City Coalition Against Hunger and Author of All You Can Eat: How Hungry is America? (Seven Stories Press), Rings the Opening Bell - NASDAQ MarketSite, 11/28/08
No Hay Comida Para Tanta Gente - El Diario, 11/26/08
Answers About Hunger in New York - The New York Times, City Room, 11/26/08
Hunger Pains - WNYC, 11/26/08
Hungry Flock To Turkey Giveaway - New York City News Service, 11/26/08
Food pantries: Fewer Supplies and More Clients - Staten Island Advance, 11/26/08
Study: NYC Food Emergencies Up By a Third - Newsday, 11/25/08
Losing Battle to Feed Hunger in New York City - Daily News, 11/25/08
Giving Thanks: Report Highlights City Hunger Problem - NY1, 11/25/08
Cupboards are Bare at Brooklyn Pantry: Coney Mission & Others Across City Feel Pinch as Demand Grows - Daily News, 11/25/08
Hunger Crisis Grows; Food Pantries Can’t Keep Up with Demand - Talk Bronx, 11/23/08
Interfaith Voices Against Hunger: A Call to Action - The Ecologies of Learning Project Newsletter, Nov. 2008
Why Doesn't Costco Accept Food Stamps? - The New York Times, City Room, 11/19/08
Carroll Gardens Greenmarket Feeds the Hungry - Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 11/18/08
In-Class Breakfast Program is Helping Kids Fuel Up for School - News 2 Charleston, 11/17/08
It’s a Hit: Breakfast in the Classroom - The New York Times, 11/16/08
Food Stamps Soar in the Hungry City - Daily News, 11/16/08
Food Pantries Fear Cuts - Metro, 10/29/08
No Rescue for the Hungry - The Washington Post, 9/28/08
Community Organizing: What's the Joke? - New York Nonprofit Press Blog, 9/4/08
Anti-Poverty Advocates Respond to Nation’s Latest Report - Epoch Times, 8/30/08
37 Million Living the American Nightmare - Globalhood: Development Across Disciplines, 8/27/08
Slight Drop in NYC Poverty Rate - WNYC, 8/27/08
Poverty Rate Declines in New York - New York Times, 8/26/08
Less Poverty but More Inequality in New York - New York Times City Room, 8/26/08
From Bare Soup Kitchens to Nutsy Government Cuts - Daily News, 8/22/08
No Need for Kids to Go Hungry This Summer - North Shore Weekly, 8/14/08
City Supermarkets Are Dying Commodity - Daily News, 8/13/08
State Leaders Discuss Social Mobility Issues in Chicago [mp3] - Moving Up USA, 8/8/08
Balance the Budget and Augment the Safety Net - City Limits, 8/4/08
One in Five Public Service Announcement [mp3] - Bloomberg Radio
Rolls of NY food stamp recipients on the rise - Associated Press, 7/23/08
Over One Million Served: More New Yorkers Seek Emergency Food - Runnin' Scared, Village Voice News Blog, 7/17/08
Hunger Jumps as City Copes with Hard Times - Metro, 7/16/08
More Seek Help at Soup Kitchens and Food Pantries - The New York Times, City Room, 7/15/08
Food Pantries in NYC See Spike - Newsday, 7/15/08
Food or Fuel. Does There Have to Be a Trade-Off? - GRITtv with Laura Flanders, 7/10/08
Sen. John Edwards Makes Appearance at Harlem Food Pantry - The Epoch Times, 7/9/08
Hunger and the City - The Huffington Post, 7/8/08
Free Summer Meals for NYC Students - ABC News 7, 7/1/08
Power to the Pockets - Black Star News, 6/27/08
New Initiative Brings Fresh Produce to L.I.C. - Queens Chronicle, 6/26/08
Many Families Are Eligible for Food Stamps and Don't Even Know It - Daily News, 6/18/08
With Rising Food Costs, Councilman Seeks Ethanol Waiver for NY - Daily Voice, 6/10/08
What the Next President Could Do: End Child Hunger - Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, 6/10/08
Emergency Food Programs Feed Brooklyn's Hungry - The Brooklyn Rail, 6/9/08
A Poverty of Ideas on the Food Crisis - Metro, 6/2/08
National Volunteer Week Gets Local - Queens Courier, 5/22/08
One Country's Table Scraps, Another Country's Meal - The New York Times, 5/18/08
Local Lawmaker Urges Congress To Pass Farm Bill - Queens Chronicle, 5/08/08
City Ordered to Deliver Food Stamps More Quickly - City Limits, 4/28/08
Breakfast: Home or at School? - Metro New York, 4/10/08
Quest for Healthy Eating Hits Dead End in NY - Metro New York, 4/7/08
Creating Healthy Bodegas - Gotham Gazette, 3/3/08
Funding Cuts Hit Bronx Food Centers Hard - The Bronx Beat, 2/23/08
New Yorkers Get a Day On at Serve-A-Thon - The Ticker, 2/4/08
Serve-A-Thon Fills Big Need - Park Slope Courier, 1/25/08
Hundreds Volunteer at MLK Serve-A-Thon - NY1, 1/20/08
Pioneering Website Makes It Easy for New Yorkers to Volunteer to Fight Hunger - Greenwich Village Gazette, 1/10/08
Online Data Helps Battle Ongoing Hunger - The Queens Courier, 1/9/08
Help Just a Click Away For City's Hungry & Homeless - Gothamist, 1/3/08
Volunteer for Effort on Food Stamps - Staten Island Advance, 1/2/08
Hunger Coalition Launches Volunteer Matching Website - NY1, 1/1/08
Criminalizando a los que Pasan Hambre (Treating the Hungry Like Criminals) - El Diario, 11/28/08
Annual Hunger Survey 2007 - Various media, including over 35 foreign media covered the Coalition Against Hunger's Annual Hunger Survey findings, 11/21-11/22/07
Progress Made In Food Stamp Fight - Queens Tribune, 5/18/06
“Gotta Dance!” Mayor Declines to Baseline Programs - New York Nonprofit Press, 5/5/06
Albor Ruiz: Mike Needs Wakeup Call on Hunger - Daily News, 4/23/06
A City Hall Feeling Its Way in a Renewed Battle on Poverty ($) - The New York Times, 4/29/06
Mayor Seeks to Lower a Barrier on Food Stamps ($) - The New York Times, 4/17/06
Mapping an End to Hunger in New York City: Coalition Against Hunger Uses Google Maps to Help Local Soup Kitchens - Tech Soup, 3/24/06
Albor Ruiz: Put an End to Hunger in Our City - Daily News, 2/19/06
Have You Heard: We've Got New, Sweeping Welfare Changes - Nieman Watchdog, 2/8/06
Albor Ruiz: City Needs to Stamp Out Hunger - Daily News, 1/19/06
Fresh Food is Rarity in Poor Nabes - Daily News, 1/17/06
Errol Lewis: New Yorkers Hunger for Food Stamps - Daily News, 1/17/06
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