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NEW REPORT: Sacrifice and Support
Released on Jan 11, the Food Bank’s NYC Hunger Experience 2011: Sacrifice and Support details a startling new trend: middle-income and college-educated New Yorkers are concerned about affording food.

Speaking Truth to Albany: End Finger-imaging Now!
By Triada Stampas, In his State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo called for New York City to end the practice of finger-imaging for food stamps — a practice that stigmatizes the program and acts as a barrier to participation. Throughout the...

Weekly Roundup: State of the Union, Mayors Tackle Food Policy
In his third State of the Union address, President Obama warned the nation that the decades-old promise of a secure and rising middle class is under threat because of growing disparities between the rich and everyone else in America. In...

Weekly Roundup: Food Stamp Scrutiny, Obesity Rates Still High
Newt Gingrich's labeling of President Barack Obama as the "best food stamp president in American history" drew a sharp rebuke from the White House this week, underscoring how the federal food assistance program has again become a flashpoint in national...