Register Today: Summer Meals Webinar, April 5, 2023
03/24/2023
Summer is just around the corner! To prepare, Hunger Solutions New York and No Kid Hungry are hosting a webinar, โGetting Ready for Summer Meals,โ on April 5, 2023, at 10 a.m. Join us to learn about new resources and best practices for reaching more kids and teens this summer, including new flexibilities [โฆ]
DEC Funding for Local Emergency Food Relief Equipment!
03/24/2023
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The goal of this funding program from the Department of Environmental Conservation is to assist 501(c)(3) not-for-profits that provide emergency food relief in New York State. Approximately $500,000 is available for Local Emergency Food Relief Equipment Grants.
Eligible Applicants:
501(c)(3) not-for-profit (NFP) corporations that provide emergency food relief in New York State, excluding New York State Food Banks, are considered [โฆ]
Join Labor Religion Coalition of New York State (LRC) & the NYSPPC in Albany on 3/27 for the #FairPay4HomeCare Advocacy Day!
03/22/2023
Did you know that New York State is currently facing the worst home care shortage in the nation? Despite our rapidly aging population, there arenโt enough home care workers in New York to care for the stateโs older adults, people with disabilities, or others that need at-home care. The high turnover in the industry and the difficulty [โฆ]
Food Policy Watch (Hunter College) for the week of March 22, 2023
03/22/2023
Original Center stories, news, research studies and events for the week of March 22, 2023
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โข Halifax JustFOOD Action Plan Aims to Create a Healthy, Sustainable Food System (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข Community Spotlight: Future Farmers of America (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข ICYMI: Hyperlocal Health Pilot: Food For East Harlem (nycfoodpolicy.org)
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โข Nominations for [โฆ]
Food as Medicine Watch (March 21, 2023)
03/21/2023
Original Center articles, news, research studies and events for the week of March 21, 2023
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โข Medicaid for Foodโs Next Destination (Axios)
โข Senator Calls for Probe of Conflict of Interest on Federal Panel Overseeing Dietary Guidelines (STAT)
โข How Wellness Brands Can Join the Food as Medicine Movement (Forbes)
โข Report Suggests โRampantโ [โฆ]
Catskill Mountainkeeper Newsletter March 2023
03/20/2023
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This was a big week for Mountainkeeper in Albany, as both houses of the NY legislature proposed to fund the Catskills and Adirondack Forest Preserves stewardship work with $10 million. Both proposals included funding for our stewards program, and the Senate included the big policy pieceโthe Climate [โฆ]
Farm School NYC March Newsletter
03/16/2023
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The Propagation course is in full swing with students learning about seeds and the needs of plants during the earliest stages of life. Together via Zoom, theyโve started various seeds at home and in-person. Classes at Sunset Parkโs Brooklyn Grange and the L.E.S Girls Club will introduce an array of propagation methods, materials, and [โฆ]
Food Policy Watch (Hunter College) for the week of March 15, 2023
03/15/2023
Original Center articles, news, research studies and events for the week of March 15, 2023
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โข Serving Community Gardeners in New York City โ Green Guerillas (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข The Hub on the Hill Allows SNAP Customers to Earn and Redeem Double Up Food Bucks Online (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข ICYMI: NYC Food Standards Emphasize Reduced [โฆ]
Food as Medicine Watch (March 14, 2023)
03/15/2023
Original Center articles, news, research studies and events for the week of March 14, 2023
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โข Belgian Hospital Food Earns Restaurant Guide Accolade (Reuters)
โข Instacart Teams with Nonprofit on Nutrition Initiative (Grocery Dive)
โข Nutrition Educators Support Nutrition Incentives for Food and Nutrition Security Programs to Promote Increased Intake of Fruit and [โฆ]
Join Hunger Solutions New York to Celebrate National CACFP Week
03/14/2023
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This National CACFP Week, please join us in thanking CACFP providers across New York for their continued support of New Yorkโs children and teens. The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) helps afterschool programs and child care providers serve healthy meals and snacks to children in their care, alleviating hunger and supporting kidsโ learning [โฆ]
Housing Justice for All Day of Action CANCELLED!
03/14/2023
Labor Religion Coalition of New York State released this statement today:
As a snow storm approaches the Albany region, Gov. Hochul has declared a State of Emergency, meaning that the Legislative Office Building will be closed tomorrow. This also means that the Our Homes, Our Power, Our Budget Day of Action is cancelled.
Although the lobby day is now [โฆ]
HANNYS posts
Mark Emanation honored by the Labor Religion Coalition
11/04/2021
HANNYS very own Mark Emanation honored by the Labor Religion Coalition!
Meet our Moral Fusion Leadership Awardee, [โฆ]
Food as a Human Right
06/09/2019
Food is a Human Rightย
The realization of the right to adequate food is not merely a promise to be met [โฆ]
The Issue: Hunger and Military Families
04/01/2019
A report, released by theย Military Family Advocacy Network, broke down the results of a survey of over 5,600 [โฆ]