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…
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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:…
NYC Public Schools Receive $400K Grant To Expand Anti-Ageism Classes, Raising Awareness, Reducing Discriminatory Attitudes
NYC Aging, NYC Public Schools, and NYAM Receive Nearly $400,000 to Expand Anti-Ageism Classes …
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…
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…
Grand Finale Winners For Talent Is Timeless Competition Hosted By NYC Department For The Aging
NYC Aging Hosts Talent is Timeless 2024 Grand Finale Second Annual Talent Competition Highlights the…
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…
Boroughwide Talent Is Timeless Competitions For Brooklyn, Staten Island At BAM: OIder Adults Compete With Dance, Musical Acts To Grand Finale
Boroughwide Talent Is Timeless Competitions For Brooklyn, Staten Island At BAM: Older Adults Compete With…
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. …
US Food Insecurity Rate Rose To 13.5% In 2023 As Government Benefits From Covid Declined While Grocery, Sundry Prices Soared
US food insecurity rate rose to 13.5% in 2023 as government benefits declined and food…
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…
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…
Ensuring Food Security In Africa: Challenges, Innovations Towards 2030 – Austrian Cultural Forum Invitation To Panel Discussion
The Austrian Cultural Forum New York (ACFNY) is delighted to invite you to a special…
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…
Amid Shortage Of Long Term Care, Home Health Aide Workers, Sen. Gillibrand Announces Critical Legislation To Allow Elderly To Age At Home
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO FIGHT CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF HOME HEALTH AIDES AND OTHER LONG-TERM CARE…
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…
NYPIRG Urges Gov. Hochul To Include “Stop Climate Polluters’ Handouts” Act In State Budget
Climate costs are rising, and New Yorkers will have to pay tens of billions of dollars to…
Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum Addendum: To All People Of Goodwill On Climate Crisis
APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION LAUDATE DEUM OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO ALL PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL ON…
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…
NOAA Predicts Warmer Weather In North, Wetter South This Winter Season
U.S. Winter Outlook: Wetter South, warmer North Drought improvement likely across the Southeast, Gulf Coast…
Bayonne Residents: Help Stock Your Local Food Pantries – Assist Those In Need
Banner Image: Food pantry flier. Image Credit – Bayonne Police Dept.
Pope Francis Reminds Us All Life Is Interconnected, Stresses Importance Of Wonder To Prevent Self Perception As Ruthless Exploiters, Masters
The pope’s new letter isn’t just an ‘exhortation’ on the environment – for Francis, everything…
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…
Oceans, Rivers Warming More Quickly – Losing Oxygen, Ability To Support Life
As climate change warms rivers, they are running out of breath – and so could…
Sen. Gillibrand Announces Bill Protecting Jobseekers Receiving SNAP
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PREVENT JOBSEEKERS FROM BEING KICKED OFF SNAP BENEFITS If Jobseekers Earn…
Global Ocean Temperatures, Glacial Melting Reached Record-Setting Numbers Worldwide – Evidence Of Climate Change: World Meteorological Organization
WMO annual report highlights continuous advance of climate change Geneva, 21 April 2023 (WMO) – From…
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…
Rep. Malliotakis Comments On Passage Of House Republicans Plan To Rein In Federal Spending, Raise Debt Ceiling
Malliotakis on Passage of House Republicans’ Plan to Rein in Federal Spending: “It’s Time for…
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….
Several Zoom Presentations On Non-Profit Leadership, Along With Non-Profit Academy Awards Gala, Upcoming In April With Institute For Non-Profit Leadership
The Institute for Nonprofit Leadership at Slippery Rock University is hosting the Annual Nonprofit Academy…
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…
Don’t Walk By Homeless Outreach Event Organized by City Relief, The Salvation Army Greater NY Division, The Bowery Mission and Hope for New York: About This Year’s Event With Zack Hodgson, Emergency Svcs Director at Salvation Army GNY
Staten Islander News Organization sat down with Zack Hodgson, Emergency Services Director at Salvation Army…
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…
Annual Don’t Walk By Homeless Outreach Event Organized By Rescue Alliance NYC To Occur This Saturday
Nearly 70,000 people in New York City (including more than 20,000 children) are homeless. This Saturday, February 18 is “Don’t Walk…
Robin Hood Invites Non-Profits In NYC To Apply For Grant Readiness and Insights Training (GRIT) Program
Robin Hood Invites NYC Nonprofit Leaders to Apply to the Grant Readiness and Insights Training (GRIT)…
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. …
Deadline Today For Food Pantries Across Staten Island To Submit Their Survey On Total Number Of Clients Needing Assistance, Pre-, Post-COVID
Survey: Numbers Needed for the Legislative Forum As we discussed at the January meeting (notes…
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…
Bayonne American Legion Holds Annual Coat, Food Drive For Homeless Veterans & School Children
American Legion Annual Coat and Food Drive American Legion Bayonne Post 19 annual coat and…
Concerned Consumers Join Local Politicians To Discuss Rising Food Costs, Inflation
(STATEN ISLAND, NY) – Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) joined David Shehadeh, owner of Olive Tree…
“Share The Dough” Campaign Launched With MEND Hunger Relief Network, Message Community Grocery, To Raise Awareness Of Food Insecurity
ONE IN FIVE CHILDREN GO HUNGRY. ISN’T IT TIME WE STARTED SHARING? Stein IAS launches…
Join The Salvation Army To Kick Off The “Giving Season” With The World’s Largest Red Kettle In Times Square This Giving Tuesday
16-Piece World-Class Salvation Army Brass Band in Uniform Launches This Year’s Much Needed Holiday Fundraiser WHAT: …
Connecticut’s Commercial Organics Recycling Law, In Effect Since 2014, Received Grants From EPA And USDA To Help Further Reduce Waste With A Goal Of 60% Waste Diversion By 2024 – Could This Be A Model For New York?
Editor’s Note: While the below article discusses laws relevant to Connecticut, such laws would be…
Staten Islanders, Including Adults, Children, And Families, Can Pick Up Meals For Free At Public Schools
Since the schools have closed back in March, and there is an understanding that some…