(Special report: food stamp outreach).(Brief Article)In New York City, upwards of 800,000 eligible people do not receive food stamps. This translates into more than $800 million in benefits lost to needy individuals, families and to the local economy each year.Brown, Amy...
New York City giving food stamps to newly released prisoners and running foreign-language ads encouraging more people to sign up for the program. The Octo-Mom mooching off the food stamp program. The Agriculture Department running radio ads to lure more people into food stamp dependency. With ...
Millions of New York State residents rely on food stamps also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program each year. According to Hunger Solutions NY, The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps 2.8 million New Yorkers, including 851,000 children, put food on the table. S...
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The food Nazis in New York City have banned bake sales. This cripples fundraising for student groups, but that presumably is a small price to pay so that politicians get an opportunity for a few hollow sound bites about childhood obesity. Of course, if the politicians really want to do ...
in 2009. Its move to accept food stamps in New York City was said to be driven by pressure from politicians. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, there was a 22% rise in the number of people who received food stamps this June compared with the previous year. Other rivals ...
In a 2015 article for NBC on hunger in Asian American elderly populations in New York City, Richard Lui described food insecurity in those communities as a “hidden hunger,” often invisible to outsiders because individuals exhibit behaviors non-traditionally associated with food insecurity. Hidden ...
People and families who receive SNAP benefits in New York can double their money under a new program. SNAP is basically food stamps for people who need a helping hand, The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) issues electronic benefits that can be used like cash to purchase food. ...
Methodology: We undertook a cross-sectional card study in which doctors working in six New York City primary care practices administered a brief, anonymous survey to patients they saw during their clinic sessions. A two question food insecurity screen was used, height and weight were measured, ...
The objectives of our study were to examine the food consumption patterns of schoolchildren in New York City (NYC) and to examine the characteristics associated with meeting the FGP and 5 A Day recommendations for food group consumption. Comparisons were made with these recommendations, even though...