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Anti-hunger groups are calling on one of New York's U.S. Senators to block cuts to food stamps.Anti-hunger activists have launched a statewide campaign…
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Food shortages have become an increasing problem across the country.In today’s Congressional Corner, New York representative Paul Tonko tells WAMC’s Alan…
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The Farm Bill is the nation’s agricultural, nutrition and food policy vehicle. It provides funding for SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
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With Thanksgiving approaching, New Yorkers have been bracing for the impact of cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. That impact…
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AARP New York is out with new recommendations aimed at helping the estimated 50 percent of older adults in New York State who may be eligible but are not…
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A recent event in Pittsfield, Massachusetts aimed to increase the number of seniors enrolled in government funded food assistance.The Food Bank of Western…
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47 million Americans are enrolled in SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or "food stamps." Thursday, the GOP-led House passed a bill to…
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U.S. House members are expected to vote later this afternoon on a bill that would cut billions of dollars in nutrition programs over 10 years. Two New…
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Advocates for middle- and low-income families in New York are puzzled by the initiative in Congress to cut SNAP benefits. They want to save the food stamp…
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Social workers across New York are “rankled” by a report from the libertarian CATO Institute that says people on public assistance have little incentive…