News from HANNYS

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 the State Budget here
◘ Please see the attached Resource (April Push to State Legislature) of quotes and data to share with state legislatures.

𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 – 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹

• 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨

– Presented by Heather Latino, Clinical Instructor at Food Law and Policy Clinic, Harvard Law School
– Resources:

◘ Their report and recommendations will be published on the Farm Bill Law Enterprise site

• 𝙁𝙍𝘼𝘾 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙉𝘼𝙋 𝘽𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝘼𝙙𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨

– Presented by Gina Plata-Nino, SNAP Deputy Director for FRAC
– Resources:

◘ FRAC Farm Bill Legislative Priorities for 2023
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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 will be available in NYC, Albany, Buffalo and Virtual The Farm Bill is the primary federal legislation that governs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as well as an array of agricultural and food programs. The Farm Bill is scheduled to be reauthorized by Congress in 2023.

OTDA is seeking input from a variety of stakeholders and community members as New York finalizes its priorities for consideration in this Farm Bill reauthorization. OTDA is interested in hearing from speakers on key areas impacted by the Farm Bill including SNAP eligibility, benefit calculations, employment and training programs, SNAP outreach and nutrition education, and EBT card usage and security. Anyone interested in federal SNAP policies is encouraged to provide testimony.

Registration is required to attend or speak at […]

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 Solutions New York – Human Services testimony has more details on the NOEP ask.
A̲s̲k̲: $5.22M

𝗛𝗣𝗡𝗔𝗣 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗡𝗬
I̲n̲f̲o̲r̲m̲a̲t̲i̲o̲n̲: From FeedingNYC
Healthy food is a basic human right! Join with us to ask the governor and legislature to fully
fund anti-hunger programs in the upcoming state budget.

• Nourish New York enables food banks to support NY families with NY-grown produce. Since 2020, Nourish New York has provided hungry families with over 70 million pounds of healthy, nutritious food from over 4,000 producers across the state.
• 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.

A̲c̲t̲i̲o̲n̲: Feeding NY Petition = Please share
A̲s̲k̲: […]

02/07/2023

Congressman invites Mark Emanatian, Executive Director of CDALF, tireless advocate & union leader

Tonko Announces State of the Union Guest

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01/11/2023

Formed out of a partnership between The Food Pantries for the Capital District NYS Community Food Assistance Network (CFAN) and the Hunger Action Network of New York State, The Alliance is a collaborative effort of community-based food assistance providers and stakeholders to reduce food insecurity in New York State. The Alliance convenes stakeholders, coordinates collective impact activities, provides a forum for information sharing, and is a network to increase capacity and nutritious food supply to direct food assistance equitably and efficiently to our communities. We are a voice for community-based food assistance providers and our community members experiencing food insecurity.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲:
The Broome County Council of Churches/CHOW, Broome County
Comfort Food Community Warren/Washington counties
Concerned for the Hungry Schenectady County
Dutchess Outreach, Dutchess County
Hunger Action Network of New York State, NYS
Hunger Coalition of Otsego County, Otsego County
Hunger Free America, National
Interreligious Food Consortium, Syracuse/Onondaga counties
Westside Campaign Against Hunger/The Roundtable, New York City
Rockland Community Against Hunger, Rockland County
The Food Pantries for the Capital District, Albany/Rensselaer/Saratoga/Schenectady counties

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12/12/2022

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