Guarantee school breakfast, lunch, after school and summer meals for all children nationwide. Provide adequate funding to ensure all eligible households can participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for…
Eliminate existing barriers to participation in SNAP for seniors, college students, able-bodied childless adults, immigrants, and individuals with prior convictions. Eliminate asset limits and arbitrary eligibility limits for participation in…
Calculate SNAP monthly benefits based on the USDA's Low Cost Food Plan instead of the Thrifty Food Plan, increasing SNAP benefits by an average of $125 a month per household. …
Human service workers are often unable to afford their basic needs. By establishing a wage board to recommend adequate minimum wages for human services employees, New York can take the…
The federal poverty line of $14,580 for a single earner is an inaccurate measure of the true cost of living. Here in New York, the cost of living is 24%…
Lawfully present immigrant populations are excluded from receiving SNAP benefits. Despite the fact that immigrants pay taxes and contribute to our state’s economy, immigrant families experience disproportionally high levels of…
Municipal food procurement law in New York requires municipal institutions – schools, hospitals, shelters, etc. – to choose the “lowest responsible bidder” when purchasing food. Unfortunately, this requirement fails to…
The Working Families Tax Credit would lift New York children out of poverty by providing families with a tax credit of $1,500 per child, paid out on a quarterly basis.…
The current SNAP minimum benefit of $23 a month is inadequate for low-income New Yorkers. Amounting to less than a dollar a day, the SNAP minimum benefit fails to account…
No child should ever go hungry. Providing universal school meals would feed our children, reduce bullying, and have a positive impact on children’s academic achievement and health. While the State…
