OPINION: Staten Islanders Can Solve Food Bank Shortages Expected To Worsen – What If Everyone Did That? UPDATED
OPINION: Staten Islanders Can Help Solve Food Bank Shortages Expected To Worsen – What If…
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New York Feeling The Pain: Food Banks High On Federal Chopping Block List – With Demand Higher Than Ever, Patrons Uncertain Where To Turn
Food Banks Tighten Their Belts as Federal Cuts Keep Coming. Patrons Don’t Know Where Else…
Protecting Veterans Second Amendment Rights When Appointing Fiduciary, SNAP Recipients Cannot Buy Snacks, Soda, ‘Unhealthy’ Items: Senator Paul
Protecting Veterans Second Amendment Rights When Appointing Fiduciary, SNAP Recipients Cannot Buy Snacks, Soda, ‘Unhealthy’…
ShopRite Staten Island Stores Raise Nearly $35K to Fight Hunger – Special Cheerios Box Unveiling Event
ShopRite Staten Island Stores Raise Nearly $35K to Fight Hunger – Special Cheerios Box Unveiling…
New Yorkers Going Into Debt To Pay For Rising Cost Of Food; Majority Support SNAP, Free School Lunch: New Poll By No Kid Hungry
NEW POLL: NEW YORKERS ARE GOING INTO DEBT OVER THE RISING COST OF FOOD New…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Recent Meetings: Addressing Urgent Needs Of Local Community
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Recent Meetings: Addressing Urgent Needs Of Local Community Editor’s note:…
Staten Island Food Pantry Alert: SI Hunger Task Force Legislative Forum February 21st – All Encouraged To Participate
Staten Island Food Pantry Alert: SI Hunger Task Force Legislative Forum February 21st – All…
OPINION: President Biden Should Advance Cellular Agriculture (Lab Grown Meat) In Final Days Of Presidency
Biden should advance cellular agriculture in final days Editor’s note: When considering the precarious nature…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Meeting Minutes June, September, November, December: Difficulty Training Volunteers, Community Needs Have Increased While Funding, Available Food Sources Have Not Met Growing Need
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Meeting Minutes June, September, November, December: Difficulty Training Volunteers, Community…
NYC Department For The Aging Announces Accomplishments For 2024, Prepares To Celebrate 50th Year
NYC Aging Announces 2024 Accomplishments Progress builds for 2025 for the agency’s 50th Anniversary…
Sen. Gillibrand Calls On Senate To Pass Bipartisan Expansion of Social Security Benefits, Praises $1.5 Bn In CHIPS Funding To Expand GlobalFoundries Facility, Create Good-Paying Jobs In Upstate New Yor
GILLIBRAND CALLS ON SENATE TO PASS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO EXPAND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS Bill Would…
Mannix Family Supermarkets Donates ShopRite Gift Cards To Staten Island Community For 17th Annual Thanksgiving Donation For Food Pantries
Mannix Family Supermarkets Donates ShopRite Gift Cards to the Staten Island Community for its 17th Annual…
OPINION: Taylor Swift: Celebrity Leading By Example Leaves Trail Of Huge Food Bank Donations In Wake On Her Tour
While we hear about Taylor Swift quite often in the media, one of her less-reported…
Grocery Stores That Donate Expiring Food Instead Of Discounting Or Discarding Make Higher Profits
Grocery stores that donate expiring food − instead of price discounting or discarding − make…
Pending SNAP Eligibility Changes, Slightly Increased Benefit
October Eligibility and Budgeting Changes Editor’s note: Readers may remember our coverage of the benefits…
Exclusive: Shoprite Partners In Caring Annual Help Bag Hunger Day 2024 At Hylan Blvd Location – Salvation Army’s Lt. Esther Mobley Wins Race Contest; Successful SIPIC Round-Up Purchase For Charity Celebrated In May
Editor’s note: The ShopRite location on Hylan Blvd hosted the annual ‘Help Bag Hunger’ event. …
TODAY: Free Clementines In Stapleton To Combat Food Insecurity, Lack Of Healthy Options Due To Low Income
Have a Free Clementine! Staten Island Community Organizations Unveil Free Fruit Kiosks to Ease Hunger…
Staten Island’s Kids Forgotten In City’s New “No Kid Hungry” Meal Food Truck Campaign Delivering Meals In Other Boroughs
Staten Island and Queens children who can’t get to school locations for meals are on…
NYC Dept Of Aging, KPMG Host Community Service Day For Older Adults: Healthy Diets, Ways To Stay Civically Engaged With Volunteering
NYC Aging and KPMG LLP Host Community Service Day to Promote Healthy Diets and Ways…
Gov. Murphy Signs Bill To Establish Menstrual Hygiene, Diaper Benefit Program For Low Income Work First NJ SNAP Program Recipients
Governor Murphy Signs Bill to Establish Menstrual Hygiene and Diaper Benefit Programs Department of Human…
NYC Dept For The Aging Kicks Off Annual Farmers Market Nutrition Program Providing Coupons To Eligible Residents For Use On Locally Grown Produce At Participating Vendors
NYC Aging Kicks Off Farmers Market Nutrition Program 2024 Qualified residents can use coupons…
Mayor Adams Celebrates Approved Budget That Prioritizes Working-Class New Yorkers, Seeks To Make Our City More Affordable, Invests In Library Systems
A Budget That Prioritizes Working-Class New Yorkers and Seeks to Make Our City More Affordable…
Key Education Programs Previously Funded With Temporary Stimulus – $500 Million To Be Permanently Funded By NYC, Expanding Access To Subsidized Child Care
MAYOR ADAMS, SPEAKER ADAMS PROTECT OVER $500 MILLION IN KEY EDUCATION PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY FUNDED WITH…
NYC Extreme Budget Cuts Put Food Pantries On Chopping Block With 60% Funding Cuts To Community Food Connection, Supplier For 22 Pantries On Staten Island: Rally At City Hall Thursday
22 Pantries on SI Set To Lose Funding Editor’s note: As Lt. Esther Mobley, of…
US Farm Bill Framework Contains Major Wins For New Yorkers Including Expanded SNAP Access, Increased Food Bank Funding, Support For Dairy, Specialty Crop Farmers
GILLIBRAND HIGHLIGHTS MAJOR WINS FOR NEW YORKERS IN FARM BILL FRAMEWORK Major Legislative Package Would…
Amid Growing Food Insecurity On Staten Island, Salvation Army Begins Sit Down Meal Program, Offering Families Social Interaction With Neighbors, Friends
Staten Islanders Face Growing Food Insecurity Post-Pandemic. Salvation Army Adds Sit Down Meal Program Did…
SI Hunger Task Force Monthly Meeting: Beekeeping Training, Leadership, Blue Star Families Surveys, Support For Food Insecurity
Editor’s note: Readers may remember our coverage of the Kosher and Halal food pantry needs…
Elderly Adults In Our Communities: Boosting Social Security Benefits Would Ensure They Keep Pace With Rising Healthcare, Inflation Costs
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO BOOST SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR SENIORS Legislation Would Help Ensure that…
Bread of Life Annual Food Drive Seeks To Gather 60,000 Food Items From 131 Partner Schools To Deliver To Food Pantries Whose Holiday Donations Have Run Out
District Attorney McMahon, Borough President Fossella, and Notre Dame Club of Staten Island Team Up…
Meeting Kosher, Halal Food Needs At Local Food Pantries Plus Importance Of US Farm Bill: Staten Island Hunger Task Force Monthly Zoom Meeting
The Staten Island Hunger Task Force hosts a monthly Zoom meeting, where they discuss…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force: Holiday Updates, JCC’s Digital Choice Pantry, Clothing On Thrifty Thursdays, Food Pantry Survey Results
Minutes for the SIHTF November Meeting Terry Troia – Welcome everyone to the meeting and as…
Amid Rising Food Prices, Sen. Gillibrand Calls For Over $1.2 Bn To Deliver Meals To Older Adults In New York Suffering From Food Insecurity
AMID HIGH FOOD PRICES, SENATOR GILLIBRAND CALLS FOR OVER $1.2 BILLION TO DELIVER MEALS TO…
IMPORTANT: Organizations Offering Food Assistance Can Sign On To Summer EBT Letter To Gov. Hochul By Noon TODAY
A message from Stephanie Wu Winter Thank you for having me on today’s SI Hunger…
Make Someone’s Day This Holiday! Learn What Those Who Rely On Food Pantries Would Most Like In Donations To Feed Their Families
Do You Want To Help Those Less Fortunate With Donations This Holiday Season? Here’s A…
BP Fossella, ShopRite Partner For Thanksgiving Donations To Local Banks On Staten Island
Borough President’s Office and Shop Rite Distribute Thanksgiving Donations to Local Food Pantries If…
Economic Hardship Among Residents With Strict Religious Dietary Requirements Rising On Staten Island – Food Pantry Demand Outpacing Supply
Minutes From The October 2, 2023 Meeting Attendance Neil Berry, Heather Butts, Benjamin Zaientz, Yitzchok…
Bayonne Residents: Help Stock Your Local Food Pantries – Assist Those In Need
Banner Image: Food pantry flier. Image Credit – Bayonne Police Dept.
Staten Island Hunger Task Force September Meeting: Farm Bill Areas of Concern, Food For All
SI Hunger Task Force October 2nd Meeting On Zoom October 2nd, 2023, 3:30 PM to…
Sen. Gillibrand Announces Bill Protecting Jobseekers Receiving SNAP
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PREVENT JOBSEEKERS FROM BEING KICKED OFF SNAP BENEFITS If Jobseekers Earn…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Offering Free Workshop: How To Form 501(c)3 Nonprofit
How to Become a 501c3 Workshop Learn how to form a nonprofit organization that is…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Hosts Hunger-Free Campus Virtual Info Session, Meeting Minutes Highlight Food Insecurity, Toiletry Needs, Stigma Of Poverty, Shame Faced By SI College Students
Hunger Free Campus Act Virtual Information Session July 28th from 10 AM to 11 AM…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Provides Updates On Food Insecurity, Toiletry / Feminine Products Need At Local Colleges For Scholarship Recipients, Low Income Students
A Message From Ruben Sibri of the NY Comptroller’s Office A Message from Ruben Sibri…
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…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Releases April Meeting Notes: Food Insecurity, Rising Costs Of Food; A Peculiar Point Of View By Susan Fowler
April Meeting Notes & “A Peculiar Point of View,” by Susan Fowler Staten Island Hunger…
Senator Gillibrand, Rep. González-Colón, Others Call For Congress To Address Inequalities In Food Assistance To Puerto Rico, Convert NAP To SNAP
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Hispanic Federation, Coalition for Food Security Puerto…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Releases Announcements, Meeting Minutes For March, Updates To Membership
Governance Information to Consider for May Meeting & Link to April Meeting Video Article IV….
Join Staten Island Hunger Task Force Tomorrow Morning For “Food For All” Meeting
Food For All Meeting Tomorrow Morning At 11AM – Learn About What SI Hunger Task…
Updates From Staten Island Hunger Task Force, Including Results Of Surveys, Next Meeting Scheduled For Tonight
MONDAY: March 6th, 2023 Meeting 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Zoom Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 840…
More Americans Will Find It Hard To Put Food On The Table Starting In March As Emergency SNAP Program Ends
Extra SNAP benefits are ending as US lawmakers resume battle over program that helps low-income…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Meeting Minutes, Highlighting Need For More Food Funding, New Pantries Needed In Certain Areas
Editor’s Note: Following are the meeting minutes for the SI Hunger Task Force this month. …
Staten Island Hunger Task Force To Hold Meeting Titled Legislative Priorities For Food Advocacy in 2023 Later This Morning
Editor’s Note: We have reached out to the Staten Island Hunger Task Force for more…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force To Hold First Meeting Of 2023, Discuss Agenda For The New Year
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Holds Jan. 9, 2023, Meeting – 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Zoom…
Another Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway Tomorrow From Office Of Cm. Kamillah Hanks
Thank you so much to everyone who came out, shared, and contributed to our first…