BY Stephanie L. López
PUBLISHED July 25th, 2024
Seven out of ten Americans support extending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to Puerto Rico, according to a survey conducted by the Siena College Research Institute, a possibility that is still under consideration by the U.S. Congress.
Por José A. Delgado
PUBLISHED July 24th, 2024
Una encuesta del Instituto de Investigación del Siena College, divulgada el miércoles, reflejó un amplio respaldo en Estados Unidos a la idea de integrar a Puerto Rico al Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementario (SNAP), una propuesta que no ha avanzado en el Congreso.
Albany, New York – New polling from the Siena College Research Institute, in partnership with Feeding New York State, identifies strong support for a package of legislative and Farm Bill proposals active in Congress. The survey included a nationally representative sample of 1,000 United States residents aged 18 and older, with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points.
BY DAVID LOMBARDO
PUBLISHED MAY 20th, 2024
Feeding New York State Executive Director Dan Egan discusses what the state budget does – and doesn’t do – to combat hunger in the Empire State.
Albany, NY – April 25, 2024 – Feeding New York State, the state association of New York’s 10 Feeding America food banks, applauds state leaders for negotiating a budget that includes critical funding to alleviate hunger.
MAR. 27, 2024
BY JACK ARPEY, NEW YORK STATE
Two state lawmakers are pushing to increase the minimum SNAP benefit in New York state, which presently sits at $23 per month. Syracuse area state Senator Rachel May and Queens Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas want to see that raised to $100 per month.
To demonstrate why, they went shopping Wednesday in Albany to see just how much $23 a month can buy. While prices vary from store to store and community to community, the point was clear.
They started out shopping for breakfast, and with only a handful of items in the shopping cart, they didn’t make it even to lunch.
