The product development work is a little less visible, but is happening among some innovators. I’ve had recent conversations about this work with Grow NYC and a few others and expect to hear more, especially with the increased use of Metrics by markets to collect data. That data collection ...
Five Super Foodtown stores in Monmouth County will join the program this week. "Individuals who receive SNAP benefits should enjoy the same convenience of grocery shopping online, and now they have more stores to choose from," Acting Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman said. Deputy Commissione...
#1. New York City - 1,719,652 People, Receiving $461,938,413 in Benefits Google Maps #1. New York City - 1,719,652 People, Receiving $461,938,413 in Benefits SNAP Usage in NYC is not broken down by county, so all 5 NYC counties have been combined in this figure. #2. Erie Cou...
The NYC plan is a simple starting place. There are other ways to limit the reach of the beverage industry, such as sugary drink taxes, restrictions on sugary drinks in schools, or rules about targeted advertisements to children. It will be interesting to see whether changes in fast food rest...
Last week, Joe Biden was asked whether illegal immigrants“should be entitled to federal benefits like Medicare, Medicaid.” His response was stunning, but not unexpected. “Look, I think that anyone who is in a situation where they are in need of health care, regardless of whether they are...
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New York City has several public benefits programs to aid residents in need, but grassroots organizations did a lot of the heavy lifting as well, to help people weather the storm. “A lot of community organizations are really well-positioned to help, because we know the community, they know...
Perez works with women like Wilson on a day-to-day basis and says that unless the core issue of financial stability is addressed the problem will not be fixed. "You can give families SNAP benefits, but if you're not teaching them how to manage their money, you're not fixing the proble...
Food insecurity was a complex and consistent part of the lives of a linguistically and ethnically diverse group of residents of NYC’s East Harlem neighborhood. Carefully managing benefits within overall food budgets to have sufficient food for their households presented a burden for many participants...
And for people who receive food assistance on a regular basis, advocates want to make sure they know they will receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as food stamps, early this month and will have to make them last until the end of February. Rep. Jamie ...