Horacio StjewardThe Kabalebo River in Sipaliwini NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 13:25 Sharyfah Bhageloe Editor online Sharyfah Bhageloe Editor online Suriname is experiencing extreme drought. Rivers in the interior have almost dried up. There is a threat of food shortages there. The Surinamese government can start an emergency plan at any time to offer food aid to villages … Read more
What you should know The Federal Supplemental Nutrition Program, known as WIC, celebrates 50 years of offering healthy foods and nutritional benefits to children and pregnant women in the country, including New York families, regardless of their immigration status. The program not only offers the list of foods the family needs each month, but also … Read more
In the United States, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a scheme to send extra food aid for minors during the summer. This is the Summer EBT, to which the majority of the North American states would be added. In this sense, more than 30 million children throughout the country could benefit from the program. … Read more
Feeding Our Families 5 mins ago Food banks say high prices have not only increased demand for their services, but are also making it harder for them to supply at the level they would like. Telemundo 47 spoke with officials from the New York City Food Bank to understand the problem they are facing and … Read more
NEW YORK — This is good news for CUNY or New York City students over the summer. This is because CUNY’s 21 food pantries are open during the summer to serve meals to all students, regardless of their CUNY affiliation, income level, or whether or not they qualify for federal food assistance. A 2022 survey … Read more
ANP NOS News•today, 11:27 The American aid organization USAID temporarily stops providing food aid in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The reason is that there are indications that the food does not reach the population directly, but is sold on the local market. So says Samantha Powers, the head of USAID. The decision follows a … Read more
NEW JERSEY — Highest inflation in decades means thousands of families can’t afford Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners this year. In 2021, the average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 guests was $53.31 according to the Survey by the American Federation of Farm Bureau. Despite being able to feed each person for less than $6, … Read more
– ANP – News from the NOS•today, 05:53 — Over the next few years, the Netherlands will receive € 413 million from the European Social Fund (ESF) to support people in vulnerable employment and to fight poverty. The program that the Netherlands has for this has been approved by the European Commission. For the first … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that all New Yorkers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will receive the maximum allowable level of food benefits for July. All households participating in SNAP, including those already at the maximum benefit level, will receive an additional allocation this month, resulting in an injection of approximately $234 million … Read more
NEW YORK — The Food Bank for New York City will bring its mobile program, Pantry Mobileto Ozone Park in Queens this Friday for the purpose of helping food insecure families in the area. Thanks to an $80,000 donation from Stop & Shop, the Food Bank for NYC will bring its Mobile Pantry program to … Read more