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04/18/2023

𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 (𝟰/𝟭𝟴) 𝗮𝘁 𝟰.𝗽.𝗺.

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

• Farm Bill Listening Tour

– New York City – Passed (4/3)
– Buffalo – (4/19)
– Capital Region –(4/25)
– Virtual Session – (4/26)
– 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 – 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽!
– Farm Bill Primer

• The deadline for the State Budget is extended –

◘ We are still urging policy makers

– $63 million for HPNAP
– $75 million for Nourish NY
– Bolster SNAP
– Support Food Connect Database and Map to make it easy to find food

◘ Please see the Alliance’s Official Statement on […]

04/06/2023

We encourage you to share your voice! Please share with your networks. And we will be working on a collective statement on behalf of The Alliance.

2023 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙇𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨
All session details and registration links can be found on this webpage.
2023 Farm Bill Listening Sessions | OTDA (ny.gov)

The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) is pleased to announce a series of listening sessions on the 2023 Farm Bill. These sessions will complement a series of roundtable discussions held in 2022 by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets and permit OTDA to gain additional perspectives regarding the Farm Bill’s Nutrition Title.

Sessions […]

03/18/2023

The Food Pantries for the Capital District and 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙔𝙤𝙧𝙠 are concerned about upcoming SNAP decreases and anticipated increases for food pantry services. Please join us to share your current anti-hunger advocacy efforts and opportunities for collaboration.

𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗣-𝗘𝗔
I̲n̲f̲o̲r̲m̲a̲t̲i̲o̲n̲: From Hunger Solutions New York – their website is very helpful for understanding the EAs, including how people can determine how much their benefit amount will change:
A̲c̲t̲i̲o̲n̲: Share information with your community so people who are seeing their benefits reduced know where to get food pantry assistance: NYS Food Connect Map

𝗡𝗢𝗘𝗣
I̲n̲f̲o̲r̲m̲a̲t̲i̲o̲n̲: From Hunger […]