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Taking Food From the Most Vulnerable Among Us Isn't a Budget Fix

Lucy Cabrera | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Hunger, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Budget Priorities, Food Stamps, Food Banks, Budget Cuts, NY Budget Cuts, Ny Impact, Emergency Food Assistance, Food Poverty, NY Food Bank, New York News
Lucy Cabrera

As the debate over budget cuts heat up in Washington, let's hope cooler heads prevail when it comes to supporting something as basic as food assistance for those in need.

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49 Million Americans Going Hungry, Programs Initiating To Raise Food Security

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Insecurity, Hunger, Poverty, Child Hunger, Food Banks, NY Food Bank, Hunger in America, Impact News

According to a new government report, the number of Americans who lack adequate, consistent access to food rose to a new high of 49 million last year....

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NY Food Bank Demand Rising

Crain's New York Business | Kira Bindrim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Bank, Lucy Cabrera, New York Food Bank, Recession Fears, Recession, NY Food Bank, New York News

Though Ben Bernanke declared Tuesday a "likely" end to the recession, the forecast has yet to improve at the Food Bank for New York City. Some 90% of ...

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