The West New York Recreation Division announced the dates and locations of the 2022 Summer Food Program on Tuesday. Each year, the city serves free lunches to children after the school year ends at locations around the city. In 2022, West New York expanded the program to include more service sites, according to Mayor Gabriel … Read more
NEW YORK — All New Yorkers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will receive the maximum allowable level of food benefits for the month of June. So It was announced by Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday. All participating SNAP households – including those already at the highest level of benefits – will receive … Read more
The Big Apple announced that its 2022 Summer Meals program begins June 28 in all five boroughs for anyone under the age of 18. The New York Summer Food Service Program was established to ensure that during the summer school breaks, children have access to meals as provided during the school year by the National … Read more
Although summer vacations are the most anticipated by millions of students, school closures also mean that children and adolescents from low-income families will be deprived of school lunches. For many, these meals mean not going hungry for the rest of the day. And recent report of the City Harvest organization, which helps feed nearly 1.2 … Read more
Parents in New York and across the United States are struggling to find infant formula at pharmacies and department stores. The empty shelves are due to problems in supply chains coupled with a massive recall of these products for food safety reasons. The shortage is compounded as few companies supply almost all of the supplies … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday that all New Yorkers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will receive the maximum allowable level of food benefits for May. 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
All New Yorkers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will receive the maximum allowable level of food benefits for April, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Thursday. All households participating in SNAP, including those already at the maximum benefit level, will receive an additional allocation this month, resulting in the New York State economy receiving approximately … Read more
All New Yorkers enrolled in New York’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will receive their maximum allotted benefits for March. The measure announced by Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday, March 10, will provide all enrolled households with a supplemental SNAP allowance this month, including those who have already reached the maximum benefit level. The additional … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that all New Yorkers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will receive the maximum allowable level of food benefits for February. All households participating in SNAP, including those already at the maximum benefit level, will receive an additional allocation later this month, bringing approximately $230 million in federal … Read more
Residents who qualify for food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could start seeing extra money in their accounts as soon as this week. This after Governor Kathy Hochul announced on January 11 that New York’s food assistance program would receive an additional $230 million in funding. “As we continue to endure the … Read more