New & Noteworthy

01/22/21
Advocates Strongly Praise Biden Administration’s Action on Food Aid: “Bold, Common Sense Move to Address Nation’s Hunger Crisis”
01/15/21
Advocates Say Biden Recovery Plan Would Decrease U.S. Hunger and Poverty
01/06/21
Anti-Hunger Advocates Congratulate “Close Anti-Hunger Ally” Chuck Schumer on Becoming Senate Majority Leader
12/23/20
Trump’s Refusal to Sign Recovery Bill Delays Food Aid for Tens of Millions
12/21/20
$13 Billion for SNAP and Other Food Aid in Federal Recovery Bill
12/18/20
Congress Must Immediately Pass Some Food & Economic Relief
12/03/20
“A Fight Over Agriculture Secretary Could Decide the Direction of Hunger Policy”
11/25/20
Groundbreaking Poll of People In/Near Poverty Finds Bipartisan Consensus: Government Could End Poverty, Hunger If It Chose to Do So
11/25/20
Policy Views of Low-Income Americans
Hunger Free America By the Numbers
11/18/20
Mark Cuban Versus John Legend: They’re Both Right
11/07/20
How the Biden/Harris Administration Can End Domestic Hunger
11/07/20
Anti-Hunger Advocates Congratulate Biden and Harris on Victory
10/19/20
Ground-Breaking National Poll: Most Low-Income Adults Say They Will Vote
10/18/20
Voter Mobilization: Message Testing
10/16/20
Advocates Praise Governor Cuomo’s Expansion of SNAP Nutrition Assistance for Vulnerable New Yorkers
10/06/20
Trump Unilaterally Halts Food Aid
Get Out the Vote!
10/01/20
NYC Public Schools Providing In-Classroom School Breakfasts to All Students
10/01/20
USDA Mandates Private Contractors Packing Food Boxes to Include Letter in Support of Trump
09/28/20
NYC Public Schools to Provide Grab & Go Meals for Remote Learners at 1,100 Locations
09/23/20
U.S. House Continuing Resolution Extends Pandemic-EBT Program Through Sept. 2021 for Hungry Families
09/21/20
Testimony of Joel Berg to NYC Council For Hearing on The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on SNAP Administration, Food Pantries, and Soup Kitchens, September 21, 2020
09/10/20
Los beneficios pandemic-EBT serán repartidos este mes a todos los hogares de la ciudad de Nueva York que aún no lo han recibido
09/10/20
Testimony of Joel Berg Before a joint hearing of New York State Assembly Committees on Social Services, Agriculture and the Task Force on Food, Farm & Nutrition, September 9, 2020
09/09/20
Renowned Chef and Anti-Hunger Nonprofit Team up with GrowNYC to Promote Use of SNAP Benefits at Farmers Markets
09/04/20
Pandemic-EBT Benefits Distributed to Remaining NYC Public School Families this Month as Half of Students Face Hunger
08/31/20
In Sudden Reversal, USDA Extends School Meals Waivers for Districts to More Easily Reach Hungry Students
Hunger Action Month
08/26/20
USDA Refuses to Extend School Meals Waivers, Further Exacerbating Skyrocketing Child Hunger
08/17/20
Hunger Free NYC’s Multilingual Benefits Access Team Offers SNAP, WIC Application Assistance from New Bronx Office
08/11/20
Proposed SNAP Funding Increase in Heroes Act by State
08/10/20
Más ayuda será proporcionada a los residentes de la ciudad de Nueva York que están enfrentando el hambre para recibir los beneficios SNAP y WIC
08/10/20
More Help Now Available for Struggling New Yorkers to Access SNAP, WIC Food Benefits
08/06/20
Doctors for a Hunger Free America Support Extending and Expanding Food Benefits During Pandemic
07/27/20
U.S. Senate G.O.P. Majority Again Leaves SNAP Food Aid Boost Out of Their Recovery Proposal
07/24/20
School Lunch Participation Nationwide Plummeted 25% During Pandemic
07/23/20
Trump Cites Child Nutrition as a Top Reason for Re-Opening Schools; Advocates Point Out That Administration Tried to Cut School Meals
07/22/20
Application Processes for Unemployment and Food Benefits Delay Relief for Millions Nationwide, New Report Shows
07/21/20
You Can Count on WIC
07/21/20
Hunger Free NYC WIC Assistance
07/16/20
Accomplished, Diverse Leaders Elected to Board of Directors of Hunger Free America, a National Nonprofit Group
07/14/20
Des Moines “Hunger Clock” Billboard Blasts Senators Ernst and Grassley for Denying $79 Million in Food Aid to Iowa
07/08/20
Advocates Call Pence Statements on School Re-Openings “Child Hunger Chutzpah”
07/08/20
Jacksonville “Hunger Clock” Billboard Targets Senators Rubio and Scott for Denying More Than $760M In Food Aid to Florida
07/08/20
Dallas “Hunger Clock” Billboard Blasts Senators Cornyn and Cruz for Denying $903 Million in Food Aid to Texas
07/08/20
Atlanta “Hunger Clock” Billboard Targets Senators Loeffler and Perdue for Denying More Than $391 Million in Food Aid to Georgia
07/08/20
Philadelphia “Hunger Clock” Billboard Blasts Senator Toomey for Denying $493 Million in Food Aid for Struggling Pennsylvanians
07/08/20
Phoenix “Hunger Clock” Billboard Blasts Senator McSally for Denying Nearly $227 Million in Food Aid to Struggling Arizonans
07/06/20
Kentucky “Hunger Clock” Billboards in Louisville and Lexington Blast Senators McConnell and Paul for Denying $133 Million in Food Aid to the State
07/06/20
“Hunger Clock” Billboards in Kentucky and Other Key States Target Senate Leader McConnell and Other Senate Republicans for Holding Up $16B in Food Aid for Struggling Americans
06/22/20
National Hunger Clock Tracks how Long Senate is Holding Up Food Aid for Americans
National Hunger Clock: How Long Senate Majority is Making Hungry Americans Wait for Food Aid
06/12/20
El programa Pandemic-EBT repartirá $400 millones en dólares de alimentos a las familias de aproximadamente 1 millón de niños en la Ciudad de Nueva York
06/10/20
In April, NYC Had Largest One-Month Actual Increase in SNAP Food Aid Participation in Modern History
06/04/20
Pandemic-EBT Program to Bring $400 Million in Food Dollars to Families of About 1 Million Children in NYC
06/03/20
Enough.
05/29/20
Pandemic-EBT in NYC
05/22/20
Most Low-Income SNAP Recipients Still Barred from Using Their Benefits Online
05/21/20
HOPE Act
05/16/20
SNAP Funding in “Heroes Act” Would Give Struggling Kentucky Families $133 Million for Food
05/13/20
Trump Administration Still Pushing in Court to Take Food Away from the Unemployed
05/12/20
Hunger Advocates Strongly Support the “Heroes Act” Proposed by House Democrats
05/12/20
How the Hunger Crisis Worsens the Health Crisis
05/11/20
COVID-19 National Survey: Topline Results
05/11/20
NYS Pandemic-EBT to Provide $880 Million to Households of 2.1 Million Children
04/24/20
Suggestions for Retailers on Keys to Success For Online SNAP Program
04/22/20
Action Alert: #SNAPMatters National Day Of Action
Fill Out the 2020 Census!
04/20/20
Second Bailout Bill in a Row Leaves Out Boost in SNAP (Food Stamps) Funding
04/16/20
Explanation of the Current Hunger Crisis and How to Best Solve It
04/14/20
As Child Hunger Soars Across NYC, Poll Finds Nearly 4 of 10 Parents Reducing Food for Children
04/13/20
As Child Hunger Soars Across USA, National Poll Finds Nearly 4 of 10 Parents Reducing Food for Children
04/09/20
COVID-19 Response Food Resources in Florida
04/09/20
“Hunger Crisis is Clearly Worsening the Health Crisis," Advocates Say
Contact Our NYC-Based Benefits Access Team for SNAP (Food Stamps) Application Assistance
03/25/20
36 Million SNAP (Food Aid) Recipients Left Out of Senate Relief Bill
03/23/20
4 Steps State Leaders Can Take to Advance "Pandemic EBT" Implementation
03/23/20
Breaking: WH Reneged on Deal to Boost SNAP (Food Stamps) Benefits in Relief Bill
03/20/20
SNAP and WIC Assistance During the COVID-19 Outbreak in NYC
03/18/20
Anti-Hunger Advocates Praise Senate Passage of COVID-19 Relief Bill
03/16/20
Anti-Hunger Advocates Call for U.S. Senate to Immediately Pass House COVID-19 Relief Bill
03/16/20
Anti-Hunger Advocates React to Food Impact of NYC School and Senior Center Closings
02/20/20
Poverty and Hunger in California Widespread
02/14/20
NYC School Breakfast Participation Rate is Worst Out of Any Big U.S. City
02/12/20
Nevada and South Carolina Poverty, Hunger Widespread
02/10/20
Advocates Decry Trump Budget's Food Aid Cuts: "Extending Cruelty Ultra-Marathon”
02/07/20
FACT SHEET: Poverty, Hunger Among New Hampshire Residents Widespread
01/31/20
Food Charities and Anti-Hunger Advocates Push Back on Industry Opponents of Governor Cuomo’s Proposed Ban on Styrofoam Containers
01/28/20
HFA Wins on Reduced-Price MetoCards, Encourages Low-Income New Yorkers to Sign Up
01/27/20
Anti-Poverty Activists Respond to Supreme Court Order on “Public Charge” Rule
01/14/20
NY State to Make it Easier for Low-Income Community College Students to Get SNAP (formerly called Food Stamp) Benefits
10/28/19
Stop Trump from Taking Free School Meals Away from 1 Million Kids
10/30/19
50th Anniversary of Ground-Breaking White House Food Conference
10/01/19
Public Charge 2019 - Know Your Rights
10/01/19
Presidential Candidate Action for Opportunity Forum to be Held in Rural South Carolina Nov. 23
09/26/19
Hunger Free America Launches Initiative Focused on Assisting Food Insecure Seniors in NYC
09/18/19
Testimony of Joel Berg to NYC Council For Hearing on Proposed Food and Hunger Legislation September 18, 2019
09/10/19
New Census Report Proves High Poverty & Hunger Direct Result of Decline of Middle Class
09/05/19
Summer AmeriCorps VISTA and Fellowship Program Report 2019
09/04/19
New Data: Number of U.S. Food Insecure 20% Higher than During Bill Clinton-Era Boom
08/12/19
Advocates Call Trump Rule to Take Food Aid Away from Legal Immigrants “Cruel, Immoral, and Counterproductive”
08/02/19
Fact Check: Trump Attack on “Inner Cities”
07/29/19
National Anti-Hunger Organization Welcomes New Board Members
07/26/19
ACTION ALERT: Stop Trump from Making 3 Million More Americans Hungry
07/23/19
Trump SNAP Cuts Illegal, Counter-Productive
07/18/19
Summer Meals Distribution at Port Huron's Blue Water Fest Family Night
06/27/19
Testimony of Joel Berg to NYC Council Committee on Small Business General, June 27, 2019
06/27/19
Hunger Free America Urges NYC HRA to Halt Closure of SNAP Center in Central Harlem
06/14/19
Advocates Declare Victory on NYC School Breakfast Funding
05/13/19
Action Alert: Stop Mayor de Blasio from cutting $24M from school breakfasts
04/26/19
Advocates Blast de Blasio's Proposed $24 Million Cut in School Breakfasts
04/18/19
Advocates Praise New USDA/Food Industry SNAP Pilot Project
04/04/19
Hunger Free America Urges Congress to Draft and Pass Strong Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill
04/01/19
Full Mueller Report Leaked: “Finds Collusion” and “Cover Up”
03/26/19
Testimony of Joel Berg to NYC Council, March 25, 2019
03/11/19
“Trump Budget: Old, Bad, Rejected Ideas,” Say Advocates
03/06/19
Temporarily Unemployed Americans' Food at Risk – Help Fight Back
02/21/19
HFA Opposes Trump Effort to Deny Food to Temporarily Unemployed Americans
02/14/19
Testimony of Joel Berg to the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare - February 14, 2019
02/12/19
Action Alert: Stop the Trump Administration from taking food away from those in need!
02/06/19
Book Review: "Food Bank Nations: Poverty, Corporate Charity and the Right to Food" by Graham Riches
01/14/19
As Unpaid Federal Workers and Contractors Seek Food, Hunger Group Opens National “Fed Food” Hotline and Web Portal
01/07/19
February Shutdown Could Deprive 13.9 Million Americans of Food
01/04/19
Advocates: “Long Shut-Down = Epic Calamity for the Hungry & Grocers”
12/28/18
ASK THE NEW CONGRESS TO USE THE CHILD NUTRITION REAUTHORIZATION BILL TO SLASH U.S. CHILD HUNGER
12/24/18
Let's, Finally, End U.S. Hunger
12/21/18
Recent Advocacy and Direct Service Accomplishments
12/20/18
New Trump Administration Food Work Requirements “Unworkable, Hypocritical, Cruel, and Illegal,” Say Advocates
12/11/18
Anti-Hunger Advocates Cautiously Praise Farm Bill Deal But Call on Next Congress to Act to End U.S. Hunger
12/05/18
15 Million — One in Ten — Working Adults in U.S. Struggle Against Hunger, Says New Report
11/26/18
Hunger Free America CEO Joel Berg talks History of Hunger on WBAI Radio Show
11/21/18
Tri-State Region Hunger Still Higher Than Before Recession
11/16/18
Thanksgiving-Week Events at Food Pantries, Soup Kitchens, and Food Agencies
11/12/18
Philadelphia Hunger Jumps by 22% Over Six Years
10/24/18
New Trump Rule for Immigrants Both Heartless and Counter-Productive
10/16/18
World Food Day 2018 - #ZeroHunger Starts at Home
10/12/18
Food for Immigrants Attacked – Help Fight Back
08/21/18
Commemorate 9/11 and help your fellow hungry Americans!
06/21/18
Advocates React to G.O.P. House Farm Bill Passage:
06/14/18
Just Released! Declining SNAP Participation Report
06/13/18
Anti-Hunger Advocates Cautiously Praise Senate Farm Bill
05/18/18
Advocates React to Defeat of G.O.P. House Farm Bill
04/12/18
House Republicans Propose Billions of Dollars in Food Aid Cuts
04/02/18
New York State Budget to Include School Breakfast Expansion Statewide
04/01/18
Annual April Fools Day Release Cancelled
03/21/18
Comments Re: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements and Services for Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
02/16/18
Joel Berg at A Place at the Table Viewing at Holy Trinity Neighborhood Center, NYC
02/13/18
Testimony of Joel Berg, CEO, Hunger Free America
02/13/18
Testimony of Annette Jackson, Food Action Board Member
02/12/18
New Trump Budget Increases His Previously Proposed Food Cut to $213 Billion
02/09/18
Trump Reportedly to Target Food Aid to Legal Immigrants
01/11/18
Trump Allows Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements
01/05/18
Book Review of America, We Need to Talk by Lee Riley Powell, Co-Chair, Economic Equality Caucus and Executive Director, Delta Grassroots Caucus
12/18/17
Final Tax Bill Would Still Increase Poverty & Hunger
12/04/17
New Analysis: G.O.P. Senate Tax Bill Would Increase Burden on Americans in Poverty by $140 Billion While Wealthiest Would Pay $833 Billion Less
11/21/17
One in Twelve Queens Adults Are Working But Hungry
11/21/17
One in Nine Brooklyn Adults Are Working But Hungry
11/20/17
43 Percent of Staten Island Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens Unable To Meet Increasing Demand
11/19/17
One in Thirteen Manhattan Adults Are Working But Hungry
11/18/17
Hunger Dips in NY City & State, But Still Higher Than Pre-Recession
11/20/17
Turkey of a Tax Bill, Just in in Time for Thanksgiving, Would Increase Hunger Nationwide;
11/17/17
Working Hunger Epidemic Still Engulfs 15 Million Americans; New National Report Details Americans Employed but Food Insecure
11/17/17
Hunger Increased in Philadelphia City and Region, Bucking National Trends, According to Federal Data
11/22/17
Queens, NYC- Annual Hunger Survey Report Press Conference
11/21/17
Brooklyn, NYC- Annual Hunger Survey Report Press Conference
11/20/17
Staten Island, NYC- Annual Hunger Survey Press Conference
11/19/17
Manhattan, NYC- Annual Hunger Survey Press Conference
11/18/17
Bronx, NYC- Annual Hunger Survey Press Conference
11/17/17
Philadelphia- Annual Hunger Survey Press Conference
10/11/17
Testimony of Joel Berg, CEO, Hunger Free America Submitted to The Next Farm Bill, Conversations in the Field
09/27/17
Joel Berg Honors the Life of Gus Schumacher
09/12/17
U.S. Poverty Still Higher Than Before Recession, Census Reports
09/06/17
Testimony of Natosha McCray, Food Action Board Member, Hunger Free America
09/06/17
New USDA Data: 41.2 Million Americans – and 12.9 Million Children – Still Struggle Against Hunger
09/06/17
Hunger Leaders Call for Monetary Donations to Local Groups, and for Government to Ensure Rapid and Robust Food Response to Harvey;
08/28/17
Harvey Also a Disaster for Hungry School Children
08/16/17
NYC IBO: New Trump Budget Proposal Set to Empty Low-Income New Yorker’s Grocery Carts by $1.2 Billion Yearly
07/14/17
July Blog Post: We, the People.
06/27/17
Testimony of Joel Berg, CEO, Hunger Free America Hearing Before The New York City Council Committee on Committee on General Welfare
06/27/17
Testimony of Maggie Andreoni, Research, Policy and Advocacy Associate at Hunger Free America
06/23/17
Backgrounder: Congressional Health Proposal Would Increase U.S. Hunger
06/16/17
National Anti-Hunger Leader to Visit Broken Arrow To Promote Summer Meals for OK Kids
06/13/17
WNBA General Manager, Star Player, Former SNAP Recipient Ruth Riley Joins Hunger Free America Board 
06/06/17
Pride Highlights Work Left to Be Done For LGBT Food Access
05/31/17
Anti-Hunger and Opportunity Corps Blog Post May 2017
05/25/17
Advocates to H.U.D. Secretary Ben Carson: “Poverty a State of Economics, Not of Mind”
05/22/17
New Budget Announced: Trump Budget to Take Hundreds of Billions of Dollars of Food Away from Hungry Americans, Despite Assurances of AG Secretary to Contrary
05/15/17
Older Americans Month 2017, Focus on Senior Hunger
04/26/17
Hearing Before The New York City Council Committee on Aging and Subcommittee on Senior Centers
03/15/17
Testimony of Joel Berg, Hearing Before The New York City Council Immigration Committee
04/01/17
GOP Proposes Liberating Poor Americans from Oppression of Eating
03/28/17
New Trump Budget Proposal Would Immediately Cut Food Pantries, Soup Kitchens, and Homelessness-Prevention Efforts
03/20/17
Work Requirements for Medicaid “Immoral and Unworkable,” Say Advocates
03/16/17
OMB Director Mick Mulvaney Claims No Evidence After-School Feeding Programs Work
03/16/17
Trumps Budget Proposal Response by Hunger Free America
01/20/17
Fact Check: Trump Poverty and Welfare Statements in Inaugural Address
01/15/17
2017 MLK Anti-Hunger Weekend of Service Press Conference
01/11/17
Houston Press Conference: 70 National Service Participants From Across the Country to Serve at Houston Anti-Hunger Programs
12/13/16
Thought Leaders Across Sectors Joined to Support Innovative HOPE Proposal on Using Technology to Reduce Poverty
12/12/16
Media Advisory- Thought Leaders Across Sectors Join to Discuss HOPE: Technology to Reduce Poverty
12/13/16
Fighting Poverty with HOPE: A Discussion on Reinventing and Modernizing the Social Safety Net
11/18/16
Annual Hunger Survey Press Events
11/18/16
Trump-Voting States Most Utilize SNAP (Food Stamps)
10/20/16
Aftershocks of Hurricane Matthew: Hunger Still Rampant in Nation’s South
09/19/16
Is the Sun Shining In Puerto Rico?
09/15/16
NEW FEDERAL DATA: POVERTY FINALLY DIPS IN NEW YORK CITY
09/13/16
Statement on Increasing U.S. Income and Decreasing Poverty
09/13/16
Teens Across US Economically Forced Into Exchanging Sex Work for Food
09/07/16
New Federal Data: U.S. Hunger Dips But Still Far Higher Than Pre-Recession
08/26/16
Federal and Charitable Food Relief for Flood Victims Available
08/17/16
Chefs Who Won’t Just Shut Up and Cook
08/15/16
Kids win game tickets for getting free healthy meals
07/18/16
Hunger Crisis in Maine Prompts National Attention
06/28/16
Summer Meals Barrier Analysis Report 2016
06/07/16
Advocates Decry Ryan’s “Policy Bait and Switch” On Poverty
05/02/16
Why House G.O.P. Bill Would Increase Hunger, Obesity, and Bureaucracy
04/22/16
Advocates Call on Presidential Candidates to Renounce House G.O.P. Effort to Increase Child Hunger and Obesity
04/21/16
G.O.P. Bill: “More Child Hunger and Obesity,” Say Advocates
04/01/16
Released April 1st: Thoughtful, Reflective Trump Sincerely Apologizes to Poor People and Immigrants
04/01/16
NY Wage Hike: "Medicine to Stem Epidemic of Working Hungry"
03/18/16
Hunger Free America Advocates to End Food Deserts
01/29/16
New York City Coalition Against Hunger Changes Name to Hunger Free America
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Annual Hunger Survey Reports and Press Releases
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