Tackling the Root Causes of Hunger and Poverty

Beyond food and nutrition policy, we recognize the need to tackle the root causes of hunger and poverty. Feeding New York State is proud to support:

  • Establishing the Housing Access Voucher Program
    • Statewide rental assistance voucher program to help New Yorkers struggling to afford housing.
  • Guaranteeing One Fair Wage
    • Phase out subminimum wages so that all New Yorkers earn at least the statewide minimum wage.
  • Ensuring Coverage4All
    • Guarantee health insurance coverage for the roughly 154,000 New Yorkers excluded from healthcare due to their immigration status.
  • Strengthening the Gate Money Program
    • Provide increased and sustained support for individuals returning to society after incarceration.
  • Passing the Working Families Tax Credit
    • Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, expand the credits to Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) filers, and introduce quarterly payments.
  • Enabling values-based food procurement for municipal institutions
    • Enable municipalities to better support local food producers, environmental sustainability, labor standards, nutritional value, animal welfare, and racial equity.
  • Providing universal childcare for all New York families
    • Guarantee all New York families have universal access to childcare, pre-K, and after-school programming.
  • Expanding access to personal care items
    • Expand access to menstrual products, hygiene and personal care items for SNAP and WIC participants.
  • Creating a statewide self-sufficiency standard
    • Create a state-commissioned task force to study the true cost of living in New York State.