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The New York City Hunger Blog: June 2008
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The New York City Hunger Blog. Providing news and commentary on issues facing the City's anti-hunger community. Monday, June 30, 2008. City CSAs Support Food Access and Community Action. The area surrounding the Jacob Riis Neighborhood Settlement House. Has only one grocery store, despite being home to Queensbridge Houses, the largest public housing development in the nation. In a neighborhood where fresh produce is very hard to find, the new Long Island City Community Supported Agriculture Project is.
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The New York City Hunger Blog: January 2009
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The New York City Hunger Blog. Providing news and commentary on issues facing the City's anti-hunger community. Friday, January 30, 2009. Let’s Not Let It Become “Yes, We Could Have”. President Barack Obama followed his historic inauguration on January 20. With quick action to “bail out” the many Americans who continue to suffer as a result of the economic recession. On Wednesday, January 29. As Joel Berg wrote in a recent op-ed entitled Progressives Should Stop Carping and Start Fighting. By advocating ...
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The New York City Hunger Blog: October 2008
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The New York City Hunger Blog. Providing news and commentary on issues facing the City's anti-hunger community. Monday, October 27, 2008. Win in Wage Violation Case Enforces Need for Better Pay. A federal judge vindicated 36 delivery workers at two Saigon Grill Restaurants. 8220;It was worth the fight,” said deliveryman Yu Guan Ke, “because we were treated so badly for so long.” He plans to use the money to buy health insurance for himself and his family. Though touted as a victory for low-income, paying...
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The New York City Hunger Blog: August 2008
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The New York City Hunger Blog. Providing news and commentary on issues facing the City's anti-hunger community. Friday, August 29, 2008. Green Light for Food Stamps at Farmers Markets. Is leading the way in increasing food stamp recipients’ access to local, fresh produce. Supported by the Federal Food Stamp program, farmers markets across the state have installed wireless electronic benefits transfer (EBT) terminals that work like credit card. Machines to accept benefit cards. 8217;s farmers markets.
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The New York City Hunger Blog: May 2009
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The New York City Hunger Blog. Providing news and commentary on issues facing the City's anti-hunger community. Tuesday, May 26, 2009. 8220;Fresh” bridges the gap between food systems work and anti-poverty work. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 8220;Fresh” bridges the gap between food systems work . New York City Coalition Against Hunger. Join the Fight Against Hunger: Donate or Volunteer. Food Research and Action Center. USDA data on hunger. World Hunger Year blog.
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The New York City Hunger Blog: NYC Mayor Denies SNAP Benefits
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The New York City Hunger Blog. Providing news and commentary on issues facing the City's anti-hunger community. Wednesday, March 04, 2009. NYC Mayor Denies SNAP Benefits. Mayor Bloomberg refused to accept funding. That would have given able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) more time to find employment while receiving SNAP benefits (f.k.a. Food Stamps). This funding is available through a provision in the federal stimulus bill. Emphasized in a recent letter to the editor in the New York Post.
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The New York City Hunger Blog: March 2009
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The New York City Hunger Blog. Providing news and commentary on issues facing the City's anti-hunger community. Monday, March 30, 2009. PA Gotbaum, Advocates Call on HRA to Improve Its Automated System. On March 22, 2009, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum released a study. Based on surveys with 148 HRA employees. These surveys, Gotbaum stated, showed that serious, but fixable, obstacles have hindered the effectiveness of the HRA’s automated system, which began in 1997. In the report, Gotbaum recommended.
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The New York City Hunger Blog: Senator Gillibrand Meets with Anti-hunger Advocates, Pledges Support
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The New York City Hunger Blog. Providing news and commentary on issues facing the City's anti-hunger community. Thursday, April 09, 2009. Senator Gillibrand Meets with Anti-hunger Advocates, Pledges Support. 8220;The reality that hunger still plagues far too many of our citizens in. And throughout the nation has never been more apparent than it is during these troubling economic times,” said Senator Gillibrand yesterday at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Senior Residence. The Senate Agriculture Committee.
