Food Insecurity
Life Happens. That’s Why We Need A Safety Net
By Xzandria Armstrong Things don’t always work out the way you expect. I’ve gotten to mix with celebrities and travel to the other side of ...
Mount Vernon Mayor Joins Mayors for Guaranteed Income Coalition
[Mayors for A Guaranteed Income] Mayor Patterson-Howard: “As a long time, advocate for cash-based policies that improve the economic outcomes for residents I am ...
False Promises: The Failure of AGRA in Africa
[AGRA] Wise: “The report, ‘False Promises: The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa,’ found that the 14-year, billion-dollar AGRA initiative has failed spectacularly ...
How HBCU’s Could Help Ensure People Eat During Pandemic
[Hunger\Food Insecurity] “Food is at the heart of survival during a pandemic like this one…GIS is precision agriculture, using precise location data in order ...
COVID-19 Food Insecurity: Brownsville Culinary Center Feeds Community
Belmont Pantry serves the community. “We began feeding 200 meals a day to seniors, then scaled up to 2,000 meals per day.” ...
HOUSE DEMOCRATS SUPPORT LAWSUIT BLOCKING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SNAP PROGRAM CUTS FOR HUNGRY FAMILIES
[Hunger\Food Insecurity\SNAP Program] Rep. Marcia Fudge: “This is the first of three attempts to kick hungry people off SNAP, and we will be there ...
NY CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER AND CUNY CHANCELLOR ANNOUNCE PLAN TO ADDRESS HUNGER AMONG CUNY STUDENTS
[Education\Student Hunger] Council Speaker Corey Johnson: “College student hunger is a serious problem in New York City. CUNY students should be focused on learning ...
CALIFORNIA CONGRESSWOMAN WATERS: TRUMP TAKES FOOD FROM POOR WHILE GIVING RICH TAX BREAKS
[Congress\White House\Food Assistance] Rep. Waters: “Trump’s latest rule callously slashes $5.5 billion from the Food Stamp program…According to an Urban Institute report, Trump’s Food ...