Tag: fighting hunger

NYC Politicians: Federal Grant Funding Is Essential To Healthy Lives Of Children, Seniors, Disaster Survivors, Most Vulnerable In Our Communities
Federal Grant Funding Is Essential To Healthy Lives Of Children, Seniors, Disaster Survivors, Most Vulnerable…

Most Loved Thanksgiving Foods By State, Most Stressful Holiday Aspects: Research
As Thanksgiving approaches, we at Innerbody Research wanted to share our survey results on this…

HELP Committee Meeting: Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving Lives of Working Families
HELP Committee to Hold Hearing with Union Leaders on Labor Movement Resurgence and the Fight…

Tentative UAW Strike Deal Includes 25% Wage Increase, Cost-of-Living Allowance, Temp to FT Worker Conversions, Other Benefits
United Auto Workers union hails its tentative strike-ending deals with Ford and Stellantis that would…

Bayonne Residents: Help Stock Your Local Food Pantries – Assist Those In Need
Banner Image: Food pantry flier. Image Credit – Bayonne Police Dept.

Sen. Gillibrand Announces Bill Protecting Jobseekers Receiving SNAP
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PREVENT JOBSEEKERS FROM BEING KICKED OFF SNAP BENEFITS If Jobseekers Earn…

UAW Says EV Workers Should Be Paid Fairly – Not Half Of Previous Car Manufacturers Wages – United Auto Workers Union Strike Likely In Coming Weeks
US autoworkers may wage a historic strike against Detroit’s 3 biggest automakers − with wages…

Sen. Sanders, Other Pols Promise Not To Intervene In Case Of UPS Workers Strike For Collective Bargaining To Obtain Better Working Conditions, Wages, Healthcare, Retirement
In Letter to Teamsters, 28 Senate Democrats Commit to Not Intervene in Case of UPS…

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. Kirsten Gillibrand Rallied With Writers Guild Of America At Times Square Paramount Building Demanding Fair Contract Negotiations, Better Pay, Working Conditions For Writers
GILLIBRAND RALLIES WITH WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AT TIMES SQUARE PARAMOUNT BUILDING TO DEMAND FAIR…

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…

National Right To Work Act Bill Reintroduced By Sen. Rand Paul – Act Makes Unions Unable To Charge Dues To Workers Who Choose To Forego Representation, Weakening Unions Ability To Fund Themselves
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces National Right-to-Work Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul…

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…

Barbara Ehrenreich Brought Light To Worker Inequality, Her Work May Have Helped Reinvigorate Unions
Barbara Ehrenreich helped make inequality visible – her legacy lives on in a reinvigorated labor movement…

Councilmember Kamillah Hanks To Host Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway Saturday November 19th
As we approach the holiday season, our office is excited to announce that we will…

31st Annual Bread Of Life Food Drive Partnership With BP Fossella, DA McMahon Announced
Catchphrase “Fight Hunger, Not Each Other” strives to encourage working together for good Borough President…