FEEDING WESTCHESTER WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENT & CEO Longtime Food Banker Joins County’s Leading Hunger-Relief Nonprofit Elmsford, NY (August 3, 2020) – Following an extensive nationwide search, the Feeding Westchester Board of Directors is pleased to announce the arrival of incoming President & Chief Executive Officer Karen Erren. With more than 20 years of nonprofit experience,…
With increased unemployment benefits set to expire on July 31, Congress must either act fast to increase SNAP funding or see staggering levels of hunger sweep across the country.
Feeding New York State’s Statement on Racial Justice
Feeding New York State applauds Governor Cuomo’s leadership in creating the Nourish New York Program. With these funds, our ten food banks will be able to significantly expand our partnerships with New York farmers and dairy producers, providing top quality food to our neighbors statewide.
Feeding New York State is grateful to New York State and Governor Cuomo for the Nourish New York initiative and the emergency funding for our state’s food banks during this crisis. Read more about the announcement and see coverage from WWNY.
Feeding New York State shares the United States Department of Agriculture news that emergency benefit increases have reached $2.0 billion per month for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households across all 50 states and 3 territories to increase food security during the coronavirus national emergency. These emergency benefits represent a 40% increase in overall monthly SNAP benefits, significantly increasing food purchasing power for American families.
Feeding New York State (FeedingNYS) today announced the launch of its Statewide Produce Sourcing program, appoints Jim Germain as Produce Manager to head up the program.
On February 26, FeedingNYS held its Lobby Day at the Capital. Learn More about our asks and let your representatives know that you support our mission!
Hunger Solutions New York is offering an insightful resource to understand the facts about SNAP and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service’s final public charge rule that goes into effect on February 24, 2020. Learn More.
Feeding New York State is proud to partner with the Department of Environmental Conservation on this initiative to help prevent hunger and reduce the disposal of wasted food through food donation and recycling. We are grateful for the grant from the DEC that helps us support these efforts, and we fully support the DEC’s efforts…
Feeding New York State Executive Director Dan Egan discusses hunger in New York State and possible solutions at the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the 2020-2021 Executive Budget Proposal: Health/Medicaid on January 29.
New Articles and Videos: State Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball visits the Food Bank of the Southern Tier.
Dan Egan, most recently a division administrator at the New York State Department of Health, assumed his new role with Feeding NYS on March 4.
The adopted budget creates the “No Student Goes Hungry” program to provide students with access to healthy, locally-sourced meals to address child hunger…