02/26/2024
๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York ๐๐ฃ๐ Feeding New York State ๐๐ฃ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ช๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข๐จ!
While Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget includes important investments in NY communities and families, the framework misses the mark on hunger. At a time when food insecurity is on the rise in NY and we’re facing unprecedented demand, the budget proposes a $22M cut to the state’s Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP), a nearly 40% cut compared with the current funding levels and flat funding for Nourish New York.
The New York State Assembly and Senate are now developing their respective budget proposals, and need to hear directly from you about how critical these programs are. Join us in sending a simple message to our elected representatives: healthy food is a basic human right.
CLICK HERE to sign on. It only takes a minute. We also encourage you to share this petition with your contacts.
Here is some additional information on the issues:
Nourish New York enables food banks to support NY families with NY-grown produce. Since 2020, Nourish New York has provided families in need with over 70 million pounds of healthy, nutritious food from over 4,000 producers across the state.
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ: ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ก๐ฌ ๐๐ผ $๐ณ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
New York’s Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP) helps support NY-based food banks, food pantries, emergency shelters, and community-based organizations that work on the frontlines in the fight against hunger.
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ: ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฃ๐ก๐๐ฃ ๐๐ผ $๐ฒ๐ฐ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
If you have any questions, please reach out to Sue Lintner, EVP, Equitable Access & Advocacy, at SusanL@regionalfoodbank.net