Sen. Gillibrand To Announce EATS Act To Expand SNAP Eligibility To More College Students Suffering From Food Insecurity, As Covid-19 Emergency Benefits Expire In June
TODAY AT BARUCH COLLEGE: WITH EMERGENCY COVID-19 SNAP BENEFITS SET TO EXPIRE, SENATOR GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES EATS ACT TO EXPAND SNAP BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY TO MORE COLLEGE STUDENTS
As many as 290,000 New York College Students Would Become Newly Eligible For SNAP Benefits Under The EATS Act
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Tuesday, May 9th at 10:45 AM: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will stand at Baruch College to announce the Enhance Access to SNAP (EATS) Act, which would expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit eligibility to all college students attending 2- and 4-year universities part-time or more who meet traditional SNAP income and eligibility requirements.
Gillibrand’s EATS Act is especially needed as the emergency COVID-19 provisions that expanded SNAP eligibility for college students expire 30 days after the end of the Public Health Emergency this Thursday, May 11, 2023.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the hunger crisis, students on college campuses in New York were experiencing high levels of food insecurity and hunger.
As many as 290,000 New York college students would become newly eligible for SNAP benefits under the EATS Act.
College Cafeteria Pizza. Image Credit – Meg Boulden
Gillibrand will be joined by college students, anti-hunger advocates, and higher education officials, including:
Dr. S. David Wu – President, CUNY Baruch College
Denise B. Maybank — CUNY Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Donna Linderman — SUNY Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Success
Dr. Patricia Ramsey – President, CUNY Medgar Evers College
NYC Council Member Carlina Rivera
NYC Council Member Eric Dinowitz
NYC Council Member Darlene Mealy, Chair of the New York City Council Subcommittee on Senior Centers and Food Insecurity
Tara Hernandez – CUNY City College of New York student and advocate for Swipe Out Hunger
Kate MacKenzie – Executive Director, NYC Mayor’s Office of Food Policy
Banner Image: College student at lunch. Image Credit – Antor Paul
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