NYC HEALTH DEPARTMENT OPENS COMMUNITY GARDEN IN BROWNSVILLE TO SUPPORT HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS The Garden Creates Space for Residents to Grow, Connect,…
Editor’s note: Readers may remember a discussion of multiple easy ways that islanders can help…
Richmond County District Attorney McMahon, Borough President Fossella, Notre Dame Club of Staten Island &…
Editor’s note: Previously, Staten Island Hunger Task Force shared the increased difficulty local…
Calling On Residents To Help Neighbors Struggling With Food Insecurity, Delivering $104M For NY State…
NYC AGING HOSTS THIRD ANNUAL TALENT IS TIMELESS GRAND FINALE 2025 Citywide Competition Spotlights Older…
Staten Island Aging Residents & Their Caregivers: Attend Panel Discussion At JCC Tomorrow Morning Editor’s…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force September Meeting: Urgent Need For Community Participation To Help With…
NYC Aging Releases The State of Older New Yorkers Survey results show what services…
NYC Department for the Aging Launches Annual Farmers Market Nutrition Program This year, 70,000 coupon…
Bans reinforce cultivated meat’s potential By Jon Hochschartner Editor’s note: We previously published this author’s…
City Harvest, Food Bank for New York City, and United Way of New York City…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Highlights Increasing Food Insecurity, Struggles Related To Major Funding Cuts…
Editor’s note: We have been covering the issues related to the USDA’s food stamp and…
OPINION: Staten Islanders Can Help Solve Food Bank Shortages Expected To Worsen – What If…
Food Banks Tighten Their Belts as Federal Cuts Keep Coming. Patrons Don’t Know Where Else…
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 Editor’s note:…
Staten Island Food Pantry Alert: SI Hunger Task Force Legislative Forum February 21st – All…
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…
Several organizations, including the New York Foundling, Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis, and Humane Long Island…
GILLIBRAND CALLS ON SENATE TO PASS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO EXPAND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS Bill Would…
NYC Aging Hosts Talent is Timeless 2024 Grand Finale Second Annual Talent Competition Highlights the…
Grocery stores that donate expiring food − instead of price discounting or discarding − make…
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: Older Adults Compete With…
US food insecurity rate rose to 13.5% in 2023 as government benefits declined and food…
Have a Free Clementine! Staten Island Community Organizations Unveil Free Fruit Kiosks to Ease Hunger…
Staten Island and Queens children who can’t get to school locations for meals are on…
NYC Aging Kicks Off Farmers Market Nutrition Program 2024 Qualified residents can use coupons…
GILLIBRAND HIGHLIGHTS MAJOR WINS FOR NEW YORKERS IN FARM BILL FRAMEWORK Major Legislative Package Would…
Social Security and the Decline of the Employer Pension System Editor’s note: Staten Islander News…
Editor’s note: Readers may remember our coverage of the Kosher and Halal food pantry needs…
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO FIGHT CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF HOME HEALTH AIDES AND OTHER LONG-TERM CARE…
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO BOOST SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR SENIORS Legislation Would Help Ensure that…
District Attorney McMahon, Borough President Fossella, and Notre Dame Club of Staten Island Team Up…
The Staten Island Hunger Task Force hosts a monthly Zoom meeting, where they discuss…
Minutes for the SIHTF November Meeting Terry Troia – Welcome everyone to the meeting and as…
AMID HIGH FOOD PRICES, SENATOR GILLIBRAND CALLS FOR OVER $1.2 BILLION TO DELIVER MEALS TO…
A message from Stephanie Wu Winter Thank you for having me on today’s SI Hunger…
Do You Want To Help Those Less Fortunate With Donations This Holiday Season? Here’s A…
SENATOR GILLIBRAND, STATE SENATOR MYRIE, BROOKLYN DA GONZALEZ TO HAND OUT THANKSGIVING TURKEYS TO THOSE…
Borough President’s Office and Shop Rite Distribute Thanksgiving Donations to Local Food Pantries If…
Thanksgiving is a week away, and many New York families are struggling to put food…
Minutes From The October 2, 2023 Meeting Attendance Neil Berry, Heather Butts, Benjamin Zaientz, Yitzchok…
Banner Image: Food pantry flier. Image Credit – Bayonne Police Dept.
SI Hunger Task Force October 2nd Meeting On Zoom October 2nd, 2023, 3:30 PM to…
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PREVENT JOBSEEKERS FROM BEING KICKED OFF SNAP BENEFITS If Jobseekers Earn…
Hunger Free Campus Act Virtual Information Session July 28th from 10 AM to 11 AM…
A Message From Ruben Sibri of the NY Comptroller’s Office A Message from Ruben Sibri…
TODAY AT BARUCH COLLEGE: WITH EMERGENCY COVID-19 SNAP BENEFITS SET TO EXPIRE, SENATOR GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES…
April Meeting Notes & “A Peculiar Point of View,” by Susan Fowler Staten Island Hunger…
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Hispanic Federation, Coalition for Food Security Puerto…
Governance Information to Consider for May Meeting & Link to April Meeting Video Article IV….
Food For All Meeting Tomorrow Morning At 11AM – Learn About What SI Hunger Task…
MONDAY: March 6th, 2023 Meeting 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Zoom Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 840…
Extra SNAP benefits are ending as US lawmakers resume battle over program that helps low-income…
Editor’s Note: Following are the meeting minutes for the SI Hunger Task Force this month. …
Editor’s Note: We have reached out to the Staten Island Hunger Task Force for more…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Holds Jan. 9, 2023, Meeting – 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Zoom…
As we approach the holiday season, our office is excited to announce that we will…
30th Food Drive Will Help Feed Needy Families in All 50 States WASHINGTON, April 22, 2022— The…