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Thoughts of the weekending (07 19 2025)

Trump’s SNAP cuts will cost New York $1.4B, state says The federal reconciliation bill includes changes to the way food stamps are funded that could cost New York state over $1 billion a year.

This is only the beginning

Congress Passed Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill,' Gutting New York's… New York is staring down billions in lost federal funding for Medicaid and food assistance over the next decade

Very true......

‘I’m Afraid of Wasting Away’: City Food Pantries Struggle As Funding Shrinks & Demand Grows As federal support dries up, the lines outside New York City pantries stretch down blocks and around corners. Advocates say the city needs to ramp up funding for its emergency food assistance program to help offset cuts from Washington, D.C.

Thoughts of the weekending (06/28/2025)

The One Big ‘Beautiful’ Bill’s SNAP Cuts Would Strain Food Banks Amid Rising Food Insecurity Food banks do not have the capacity to alleviate the spike in hunger that would be created by cuts to SNAP.

Stop & Shop Donates $125,000 to Food Bank For New York City to Support Hunger Relief Programs Across NYC One of your neighbors posted in Neighbor News. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

Morning Briefing: Education funding, food insecurity, census fight Here's what you need to know to start your day.

The struggle is real....

‘I’m Afraid of Wasting Away’: City Food Pantries Struggle As Funding Shrinks & Demand Grows As federal support dries up, the lines outside New York City pantries stretch down blocks and around corners. Advocates say the city needs to ramp up funding for its emergency food assistance program to help offset cuts from Washington, D.C.

Interesting read

Food Bank for New York City fighting food insecurity for kids during summer break Food insecurity is an issue that impacts more than a million people in New York City, including hundreds of thousands of kids.