tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41416999590564691642024-03-13T14:57:19.784-04:00Hunger Solutions New York BlogThe latest news about hunger and nutrition assistance programs in New York State.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger367125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-79566957660207506022013-07-25T17:46:00.000-04:002013-07-25T17:48:50.886-04:00Replacment SNAP Benefit Deadline Extended for Herkimer, Madison and Montgomery Counties<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Due to severe storms on June 27 and 28, NYS has directed the SNAP offices in the following counties: <b>Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery</b> to allow recipients of SNAP benefits to report a loss until <b>Friday, July 29.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Current SNAP recipient households, in the counties listed above, that have lost food purchased with SNAP benefits due to the storms on June 27 and 28 are entitled to a replacement issuance of benefits if they:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Report food loss by <b>Monday, July 29 to their SNAP office</b>. This can be done either by phone, in person or in writing, and</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Return a signed and completed Form 2291A "Request for Replacement of Food Purchased with SNAP Benefits" to the SNAP office by the close of business <b>10 days after reporting the loss</b>.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">By submitting form 2291 A by Monday, July 29, SNAP recipients will fulfill both the above requirements of reporting the loss of food and submitting the form. When using this option SNAP recipients no longer must report the loss separately from submitting the form.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"> Other things SNAP recipients should know:</span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">Form 2291A is a legal Statement indicating a loss of food due to a household misfortune and to the cost of the food lost.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">The SNAP office may use available information regarding power outages and flooding to confirm the accuracy of the statement. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">Make sure to print clearly when filling out the form.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><a href="http://hungersolutionsny.org/index.php/download_file/view/1031/103/">Click here to download the form</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://hungersolutionsny.org/index.php/info/food-stamp-center/policy-alerts/">Click here for additional resources </a>(flyer, policy alert)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Your local Nutrition Outreach and Education Program (NOEP) Coordinator can help you. </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Your NOEP Coordinator </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">is a free and confidential partner in your community that can answer any questions you have about SNAP and will work with you on getting any food bought with your EBT card that was destroyed by flooding/power outages replaced. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.foodhelpny.org/">Click here</a> to find a NOEP coordinator.</span><span style="line-height: 20.79px;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.79px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">You can find the location of your local SNAP office by calling the toll-free New York State Temporary Assistance Hotline at 1-800-342-3009 <span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: TheSans-B7Bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">or by <a href="http://www.otda.ny.gov/workingfamilies/dss.asp"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">clicking here</span></a></span><span style="color: #bd5fbd; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: TheSans-B4SemiLight; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: TheSans-B4SemiLight; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">for a county by county listing.</span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18043657321886690884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-24105483424220313652013-07-25T12:04:00.002-04:002013-07-25T12:04:48.504-04:00Action for Healthy Kids School District Breakfast Grant<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Action for Healthy Kids District Breakfast Grant: With generous funding from Kellogg's Corporate Citizenship Fund, Action for Healthy Kids is pleased to release its School Breakfast to School Wellness Partnership grant opportunities for the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"> 2013-2014 school year. School districts will be awarded funds to impact 10-20 schools that will range from $12,600 to $25,200 with significant in-kind contributions from Action for Healthy Kids in the form of people, programs, and school nutrition expertise. We'll provide districts with management expertise and support to develop strong alternative and universal breakfast programs to increase breakfast participation in 10-20 schools districtwide. Applications </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">are due August 23, 2013.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/resources/school-grants">Click here for more information.</a></span>Jessica Pinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08899092761309396036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-23753418378642338862013-07-15T11:24:00.001-04:002013-07-15T11:27:33.680-04:00FRAC President Jim Weill’s Reaction to House Passage of H.R. 2642<h3>
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">From Food Research and Action Center - July 12, 2013 Federal Nutrition Programs Update:</span></h3>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">On
July 11th the House passed a partial Farm Bill (H.R. 2642) that dropped the
nutrition title entirely. The move was viewed as part of conservatives’
strategy to make SNAP cuts at a later point in the process, whether by passing
a bill with nutrition provisions, by negotiating such in conference with the
Senate, on its Farm Bill (S. 954), or by enacting other legislation.
Nonetheless, in the meantime, SNAP, which has a permanent authorization,
continues under current law subject to appropriations.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>FRAC
President Jim Weill’s Reaction to House Passage of H.R. 2642:</b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> “It is unfortunate
that the House passed this partial Farm Bill. The nutrition title was not
included, and the path that the House majority leadership is pursuing is one
that does not bode well for SNAP in the House. Over the past year, the House
majority leadership has used every opportunity to try to cut and weaken SNAP.
The bad committee Farm Bill, the adoption of the Southerland amendment and
others on the House floor, and the Ryan budget proposal all portend a new
assault on SNAP after today’s action. FRAC will continue to work towards a Farm
Bill that protects SNAP and the nation’s children, seniors, and working
families.” </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Follow this link to the online version of the <a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Xx1%2FQ4mzz5ImUwqQWukYU0SIw623XhzT"><span style="color: blue;">FRAC
statement</span></a>.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>Senators
Oppose Bill Split: </b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">By <a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5Kshb%2BM21zWKt4ugTq9h40SIw623XhzT"><span style="color: blue;">letter
dated July 11th</span></a> (pdf), 17 Senators led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to oppose splitting the Farm
Bill. Joining Senator Gillibrand in cosigning were Senators Tammy Baldwin
(D-WI), Mark Begich (D-AK), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bob Casey (D-PA), Dianne
Feinstein (D-CA), Angus King (I-ME), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Robert Menendez
(D-NJ), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT),
Brian Schatz (D-HI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Tom Udall (D-NM), Elizabeth
Warren (D-MA), and Ron Wyden (D-OR).</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>AARP
Opposition:</b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> In
a letter opposing H.R. 2642, AARP said: “Removal of the nutrition title of the
Farm Bill represents an abandonment of the nation’s commitment to ensuring
essential nutrition access for the many U.S. households that face a constant
struggle against hunger and food insecurity daily as well as emergency food
assistance in times of economic and natural crises or disasters. Along with
helping low-income people eat healthier, more nutritious food, the nutrition
programs also benefit the economy. For example, every $5 in new Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits generates $9 - nearly twice as
much - in total community spending.” </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>Message
and Action Needed: </b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">1)
Thank Representatives for votes against the Farm Bill H.R. (2642) Rule and
final passage. 2) Urge Representatives and Senators to protect and strengthen
SNAP in any Farm Bill or other legislative vehicle, including in conference
committee.<br />
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<b>Roll Call Votes: </b>For the vote on the Rule and final passage of H.R.
2642, follow this link to see <a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=R6g4A0iHCrfS%2FnMODwB%2BkUSIw623XhzT"><span style="color: blue;">votes
349 and 353</span></a>.<br />
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<b>Resources:</b> For background on Farm Bill proposals and developments,
including analyses of proposals to cut SNAP funding, go to the <a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=AuNWR1AAs2wsFwH077EumoT%2BTfQuRmSK"><span style="color: blue;">Legislative
Action Center</span></a> on FRAC’s website.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
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</span></span></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-78192857095313606612013-07-12T14:31:00.000-04:002013-07-12T14:31:10.557-04:00House Farm Bill Ignores the Hungry: Statement by Linda Bopp, Executive Director of Hunger Solutions New York<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "TheSans B5 Plain","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">House
Farm Bill Ignores the Hungry<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="usercontent"><b><span style="font-family: "TheSans B5 Plain","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Statement by Linda Bopp, Executive
Director of Hunger Solutions New York</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "TheSans B5 Plain","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "TheSans B5 Plain","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yesterday, the House of
Representatives passed a Farm Bill that does not include the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP is our country’s first line of
defense against hunger and has proven to be very effective. SNAP</span><span style="font-family: "TheSans B5 Plain","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">
enables low-income people to eat healthier, more nutritious food while
benefiting local economies. Currently,
over 3 million New Yorkers rely on SNAP to put food on their tables which
consequently brought more than $5 billion into New York’s economy last
year. We need a Farm Bill that honors
our country’s commitment to help our most vulnerable. Hunger Solutions New York
will continue to work for a Farm Bill that protects SNAP and the nation’s
children, seniors, disabled, veterans, and working families who depend on this
vital Program.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "TheSans B5 Plain","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hunger
Solutions New York is a statewide organization dedicated to alleviating hunger
for all New Yorkers. For more information visit </span><a href="http://www.hungersolutionsny.org/"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "TheSans B5 Plain","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">www.HungerSolutionsNY.org</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "TheSans B5 Plain","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">.
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<span style="font-family: "TheSans B5 Plain","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To find a local NOEP provider or
to learn more about SNAP and other nutrition assistance programs, visit
www.FoodHelpNY.org.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18043657321886690884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-83167436256793550602013-07-12T13:54:00.000-04:002013-07-12T14:30:30.931-04:00Press Release: Hunger Solutions New York Announces Request For Proposals for the Nutrition Outreach and Education Program<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Contact: Michelle Golden</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">518-436-8757 x 114<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Solutions New York Announces Request For Proposals for the Nutrition Outreach
and Education Program <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Albany,
New York—July 12, 2013—Hunger Solutions New York is soliciting proposals for
the Nutrition Outreach and Education Program (NOEP). Community Based Organizations will have the
opportunity to apply for a grant to provide free and confidential services that
connect hungry New Yorkers to nutrition assistance programs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "TheSans B5 Plain","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">New
York State has long recognized that the use of federal nutrition assistance
programs is critical to addressing the problem of hunger and that many of these
programs are underutilized. As a result,
NOEP has operated in New York State since 1987. Through NOEP, 501(c)(3)
community-based organizations are funded to:
</span>promote
the benefits of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly
known as the Food Stamp Program) to the local community; provide outreach to eligible, non-participants of SNAP; assist
households through the SNAP application process; and help resolve barriers to
participation in SNAP. In addition,
NOEP projects promote awareness of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and
the School Breakfast Program (SBP). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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participate in the process, an agency must be a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt
organization incorporated for a purpose sufficiently broad enough to include
providing services or other assistance to economically or socially
disadvantaged persons. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to this RFP should be e-mailed, to the attention of Paige Cerulli, and received
by Hunger Solutions New York no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, August 9,
2013. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Solutions New York is a statewide organization dedicated to alleviating hunger
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Due to severe storms on June 27 and 28, NYS has directed the SNAP
offices in the following counties: Broome, Chenango, Clinton, Delaware, Essex,
Franklin, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, St. Lawrence,
Schoharie, Tioga and Warren to continue taking applications for replacement of
June SNAP benefits through Friday, July 29.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Current SNAP recipient households, in the counties listed above,
that have lost food purchased with SNAP benefits due to the storms on June 27
and 28 are entitled to a replacement issuance of benefits if they:</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Report food loss by <b>Friday, July 19 to their SNAP office</b>. This can be done either by phone, in person or in writing, and </span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Return a signed and completed Form 2291A "Request for Replacement of Food Purchased with SNAP Benefits" to the SNAP office by the close of business <b>Monday, July 29</b>.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">By submitting form 2291 A by July 19, SNAP recipients will fulfill both the above requirements of reporting the loss of food and submitting the form. When using this option SNAP recipients no longer must report the loss separately from submitting the form.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"> Other things SNAP recipients should know:</span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">Form 2291A is a legal Statement indicating a loss of food due to a household misfortune and to the cost of the food lost.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">The SNAP office may use available information regarding power outages and flooding to confirm the accuracy of the statement. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">Make sure to print clearly when filling out the form.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><a href="http://hungersolutionsny.org/index.php/download_file/view/1016/103/" target="_blank">Click here to download the form</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><a href="http://hungersolutionsny.org/index.php/info/food-stamp-center/policy-alerts/">Click here for additional resources</a> (flyer, policy alert)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Your
local Nutrition Outreach and Education Program (NOEP) Coordinator can help
you. </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Your NOEP Coordinator </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">is a free and confidential partner in your community that can answer any
questions you have about SNAP and will work with you on getting any
food bought with your EBT card that was destroyed by flooding/power outages replaced. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.foodhelpny.org/">Click here</a> to find a NOEP coordinator. </span><span style="line-height: 20.79px;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;">You can find the location of your local SNAP office by calling the toll-free New York State Temporary Assistance Hotline at 1-800-342-3009 <span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: TheSans-B7Bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">or by <a href="http://www.otda.ny.gov/workingfamilies/dss.asp"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">clicking here</span></a></span><span style="color: #bd5fbd; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: TheSans-B4SemiLight; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: TheSans-B4SemiLight; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">for a county by county listing.</span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18043657321886690884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-48956971878540929592013-07-01T12:55:00.003-04:002013-07-01T12:55:42.383-04:00USDA Announces Nutrition Standards for Snack Foods and Beverages Sold in Schools<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">From the <a href="http://www.frac.org/">Food Research and Action Center</a> (FRAC): </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its <a href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/Legislation/allfoods.htm" style="text-decoration: none;">nutrition standards</a> for all foods sold in school outside of the federal school lunch and breakfast programs, including cafeteria “a la carte” items, vending machines, and other snack foods, and beverages. These new standards are an important step to remedy nutritional shortfalls in our nation’s children’s diets and to help address the obesity crisis.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These new nutrition standards, consistent with the U.S. Dietary Guidelines, will promote the health of all school children throughout America. </span></div>
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<a href="http://frac.org/usda-announces-nutrition-standards-for-snack-foods-and-beverages-sold-in-schools/"><span style="color: black; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Click here to read the full press release from FRAC.</span></a><br />
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<br />Jessica Pinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08899092761309396036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-35527450973930542952013-06-24T14:07:00.003-04:002013-06-24T14:07:33.869-04:00Governor Cuomo Announces $3.4 Million For Low Income Families To Access Healthy Foods At Farmers' Markets Across The State<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Press Release from Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Governor Cuomo Announces $3.4 Million For Low Income Families To Access Healthy Foods At Farmers' Markets Across The State</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>New York Operates the Largest Such Program in the Nation</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span class="date" style="color: #444444; font-weight: bold;">June 14, 2013</span> - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $3.4 million to help low-income Women, Infants and Children (WIC) increase their access to healthy, locally-grown food at farmers’ markets across the state. The funding will provide over 215,000 families with access to healthy food at 470 farmers’ markets. WIC families can find Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) checks at their local WIC clinic. New York operates the largest such program in the nation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Farmers’ markets help pump money back into local economies while encouraging New Yorkers to support local agriculture and promote healthy eating,” Governor Cuomo said. “The WIC program connects low-income families with affordable, fresh and locally-grown food at farmers’ markets in their communities. Not only does this program help New Yorkers to eat better and healthier, it also expands the customer base for our local farmers and promotes New York-grown products.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://otda.ny.gov/news/2013/2013-06-14.asp">Click here to read more. </a></span></div>
Jessica Pinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08899092761309396036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-33142761839544717032013-06-22T16:13:00.001-04:002013-06-22T16:18:59.917-04:00FRAC Applauds House for Voting Against Farm Bill Containing Harmful SNAP ProvisionsWashington, D.C. – July 20, 2013 – The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) applauds the House of Representatives for decisively rejecting a Farm Bill that would have harmed millions of struggling people in need of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The committee bill put on the floor would have cost two million low-income individuals their benefits entirely, 210,000 children would have lost their free school meals, and an additional 850,000 households would have seen their benefits cut by an average of $90 a month. Then, amendments adopted on the floor would have added uncounted more low-income people to the bill’s victims.<br />
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House Members who voted against this bill because of its awful SNAP provisions have shown they care about the hungriest people in America – children, seniors, working families, unemployed workers, and individuals with disabilities – who are struggling every day to meet their basic needs and to put food on the table,” said FRAC President Jim Weill. “The House did the right thing, and we applaud them for it.”<br />
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<a href="http://frac.org/frac-applauds-house-for-voting-against-farm-bill-containing-harmful-snap-provisions/">Read full statement...</a><br />
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see role call for house <a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll286.xml"><strong>vote of 195-234</strong></a><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN"><span lang="EN"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Message and Action Needed</span></strong>: Thank Members of Congress for votes that protected SNAP, including votes against final passage of H.R. 1947 and for the McGovern SNAP restoration amendment.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN"><span lang="EN"><br /><span lang="EN">Check FRAC’s website for links to key </span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=taLmJGKZ38QKYFC%2Bj%2FhSp7zSEj82JFIt"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN">roll call votes</span></span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN"> on H.R. 1947. Roll call votes on H.R. 1947 also are available via on the </span></span></span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pG1MPv4rXwSBdv1ah3Mvk7zSEj82JFIt"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN">Thomas site</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN">.</span></span></span><br />
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Huffington Post Politics<br />
Posted: 06/17/2013 6:24 pm EDT | Updated: 06/17/2013 6:42 pm EDT<br />
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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Monday threatened to veto farm legislation that would cut billions from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps.<br />
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"The bill makes unacceptable deep cuts in SNAP, which could increase hunger among millions of Americans who are struggling to make ends meet, including families with children and senior citizens," the White House said in a statement, adding that the president's senior advisers would tell him to veto the legislation if it reached his desk.<br />
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"The Administration believes that Congress should achieve significant budgetary savings to help reduce the deficit without creating hardship for vulnerable families -– for example, by reducing crop insurance subsidies," the White House said. <br />
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<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/17/food-stamp-cuts_n_3456155.html">Read full article</a><br />
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<a href="http://frac.org/pdf/sap_on_hr1947.pdf">Read President Obama's Statement of Adminstrative Policy</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-67725981066882413992013-06-18T17:58:00.000-04:002013-06-18T18:01:03.919-04:00FRAC Applauds New Proposed Legislation to Strengthen SNAP Benefits<span lang="EN"><span lang="EN"><h3>
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">By Contrast, House Agriculture Committee Bill Would Leave Millions of Americans with Empty Cupboards</span></h3>
</span>Statement attributable to FRAC President Jim Weill</span>
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June 17, 2013 – Washington, D.C. – As the Farm Bill moves to the floor of the House of Representatives this week, Congress must acknowledge that any cut to SNAP means less food in the cupboards and refrigerators of the hungriest people in America – including children, seniors, working families, unemployed workers, and people with disabilities.<br />
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<span lang="EN">At a time when more than one in six Americans struggle to put food on the table, it is unconscionable for Congress to consider any cuts to SNAP, let alone the proposed House bill’s more than $20 billion over the next ten years. Specifically, the House bill would result in at least 1.8 million people losing SNAP benefits entirely, and another 1.7 million people losing $90 per month.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN"></span><span lang="EN">SNAP must be strengthened. According to the Institute of Medicine, current SNAP benefit levels are inadequate in most circumstances, and leave many households hungry by the end of the month. FRAC applauds Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), and 25 additional House Members (see link to list below) for introducing a bill that would require SNAP benefits to be calculated using USDA’s low-cost food plan, which would improve benefit allotments, would positively impact the health and nutrition of millions of Americans, and would reduce long-term health costs. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN"></span><span lang="EN">The House of Representatives must reject cuts to SNAP and pass a Farm Bill that protects and strengthens the program. Ensuring that our most vulnerable populations have enough food to eat is not only the right thing to do, it is essential to the nation’s social, economic, and fiscal success. Seven out of 10 voters say cutting SNAP funding is the wrong way to reduce government spending – it’s past time for Congress to listen. </span><br />
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<a href="http://frac.org/frac-applauds-new-proposed-legislation-to-strengthen-snap-benefits/">Read full statement and view list of co-sponsors</a> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-44002526789107432152013-06-13T18:07:00.004-04:002013-06-13T18:07:48.735-04:00Participate in National Call-in Day to Support and Protect SNAP in the Farm Bill
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">From the <a href="http://www.frac.org/" target="_blank">Food Research and Action Center</a>: </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Take Action: Participate in National Call-In Day to Support and
Protect SNAP in Farm Bill (Tuesday, June 18)</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br />
<br />
Next week, the House is expected to take up its Farm Bill and we need your help
protecting SNAP from proposed cuts — cuts that would cause 2 million
individuals to lose their benefits entirely, 210,000 children to lose free
school meals, and 850,000 households to see their benefits cut by an average
$90 per month. <br />
<br />
On Tuesday, June 18, join advocates from across the country and call your
Member of Congress and urge him/her to support and protect SNAP. <br />
<br />
<b>Take Action: </b><br />
<br />
<b>1) Pick up the phone, dial 866-527-1087* and urge your Member of Congress
to: </b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Speak out
in support of SNAP and against any cuts on the House floor.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Vote NO on
any harmful amendments to SNAP.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Vote YES
on any amendments to restore SNAP cuts or to strengthen the program.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Vote NO on
a Farm Bill that includes SNAP cuts.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2) Spread
the word by sharing with your networks and on social media.<br />
</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br />
At a time when millions of families are still struggling to put food on the
table, now is the time to protect and strengthen SNAP, not cut benefits for people
and families in need. <br />
<br />
These proposed cuts would come on top of an across-the-board benefit reduction
affecting every SNAP recipient scheduled to occur on November 1, 2013, as
the benefit boost provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (ARRA) expires, resulting in a cut of approximately $25/month for a family
of four.<br />
<br />
For more information on the proposed cuts go to FRAC’s <a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=8uODgj9GwVNPk5E8expGfO7CVJzcvrZ7">Legislative
Action Center</a>.<br />
<br />
Remember to follow @fractweets for the latest on the Farm Bill and include
#SNAPWorks, #SNAPChallenge, and #endhungernow in your tweets.<br />
<br />
<i>*Special thanks to our friends at Feeding America for providing their
toll-free number.</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<!-- TemplateEndEditable --><!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18043657321886690884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-82475529021782326682013-06-11T18:10:00.000-04:002013-06-11T18:10:05.007-04:00For Many Working Families Loss or Reduction of SNAP Benefits Can Cause Serious Harm<em>Children's HealthWatch </em> <br />May 15, 2013<br />
<br />
Children's HealthWatch summarized their forthcoming analysis about the child health effects of lost or reduced Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The research shows that when families lose SNAP they are more likely to be food insecure and to have a child in poor health and at risk of developmental delays. Children's HealthWatch urges Congress to consider these findings when making decisions about SNAP legislation in the Farm Bill. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.childrenshealthwatch.org/upload/resource/SNAPloss_summary_May2013.pdf">Read the summary...</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-16855055418452711342013-06-11T18:07:00.000-04:002013-06-11T18:07:00.262-04:00Pediatric Health Professionals from around the Country Know SNAP is Good Medicine<em>Children's HealthWatch </em> <br />May 15, 2013<br />
<br />
Children's HealthWatch has released a statement titled, <i>Pediatric Health Professionals from around the Country Know SNAP is Good Medicine, </i>affirming our support for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) given the strong scientific evidence showing the importance of SNAP for children’s health and development. As the Senate and House work on Farm Bill legislation that will determine the funding and structure of the SNAP program for the next five years, Children's HealthWatch urges Congress to protect and strengthen SNAP. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.childrenshealthwatch.org/upload/resource/SNAPstatement_May2013.pdf">Read the statement...</a><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-76825701507200818352013-06-11T17:43:00.000-04:002013-06-11T18:19:21.488-04:00Food Research and Action Center Expresses Disappointment with Senate Farm Bill Cutting SNAP Benefits<em>Statement attributable to FRAC President Jim Weill</em><br />
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<em> </em>Contact: Jennifer Adach, 202.986.2200 x3018<br />
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Washington, D.C. – June 11, 2013 – The Farm Bill passed yesterday by the Senate contains a $4.1 billion cut to SNAP that will harm large numbers of struggling families. That provision limits the ability of states to operate “Heat and Eat” policies, and will trigger sizable reductions in monthly SNAP benefits for many households, as well as increasing state administrative burdens. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), an estimated 500,000 households a year will lose $90 per month in SNAP benefits.<br />
<br />
The cuts being proposed by the House are even more outrageous, building on the Senate bill by adding another cut that would remove two million people from the program altogether and cause more than 200,000 low-income children to lose access to school meals.<br />
<br />
We appreciate that the Senate rejected – in Committee and on the floor – several amendments that would have made the situation far worse.<br />
<br />
We applaud those in the Senate who fought off larger cuts, as well as those Senators who voted to restore the $4.1 billion cut.<br />
<br />
As the Farm Bill moves through the rest of the process, FRAC will work to produce a final bill that contains no SNAP cuts and that preserves the strong structure of the program.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://frac.org/food-research-and-action-center-expresses-disappointment-with-senate-farm-bill-cutting-snap-benefits/">Read full statement... </a><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-84739720950571605982013-06-11T09:03:00.001-04:002013-06-11T09:03:04.271-04:00New Webpage for the Summer Food Service Program<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The USDA Food and Nutrition Service has launched an easy-to-use Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) webpage (<a href="http://www.summerfood.usda.gov/">www.summerfood.usda.gov</a>) with all the tools and information that you and your organization need to get involved in SFSP! Here you can download radio public service announcements, watch training videos, download flyers, connect with summer sites, and much more! Whether you want to become a sponsor, feeding site, volunteer, or promote SFSP, this webpage is a resource to help you. We believe your use of these tools will help us achieve the USDA's goal of serving 5 million additional meals across the nation during this Summer.</span>Jessica Pinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08899092761309396036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-23749953591866198492013-06-03T11:27:00.003-04:002013-06-03T11:27:33.291-04:00The Learning Connection: What You Need to Know to Ensure Your Kids Are Healthy and Ready to Learn<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
Learning Connection: What You Need to Know to Ensure Your Kids Are Healthy and
Ready to Learn </span></em><span style="font-size: 12pt;">demonstrates that physical activity supports
academic achievement, well-nourished kids learn better and that healthier
practices in schools can increase school revenue. The easy-to-read special
report, released in 2013, is a roadmap for parents, educators, school
administrators and school volunteers to create healthier school environments so
the kids in their lives are better positioned to learn. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/storage/documents/pdfs/afhk_thelearningconnection_digitaledition.pdf"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Click here to read the full report.</span></a></span>Jessica Pinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08899092761309396036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-85406390399769909082013-05-30T15:40:00.000-04:002013-05-30T15:40:06.720-04:00Rochester City to Participate in Leadership Academies on Reducing Childhood Hunger<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The National League of Cities (NLC) has launched its second round of their Cities Combating Hunger through Afterschool and Summer Meal Programs (CHAMPS) initiative by selecting 21 cities to participate in two regional Leadership Academies that will help them leverage federal funding to reduce childhood hunger. The city of Rochester has been selected as one of the cities under this CHAMPS initiative, designed to help the city increase the number of children receiving healthy meals through the Afterschool Meal Program and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). NLC's Institute for Youth, Education, and Families and the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) have partnered on this initiative through a generous grant from the Walmart Foundation. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<a href="http://www.nlc.org/media-center/news-search/twenty-one-cities-to-participate-in-leadership-academies-on-reducing-childhood-hunger"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Visit NLC’s announcement of the project to learn more.</span></a>Jessica Pinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08899092761309396036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-74409982834939683562013-05-28T17:31:00.002-04:002013-05-28T17:31:14.350-04:00 School Breakfast to School Wellness Partnership Grant Opportunities<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With generous funding from Kellogg's Corporate Citizenship Fund, Action for Healthy Kids is pleased to release its School Breakfast to School Wellness Partnership grant opportunities for the 2013-2014 school year. School districts will be awarded funds that will range from $12,600 to $25,200 with significant in-kind contributions from Action for Healthy Kids in the form of people, programs, and school nutrition expertise. Action For Healthy Kids will provide districts with management expertise and support to develop strong alternative and universal breakfast programs to increase breakfast participation in 10-20 schools district-wide. Letters of intent are due June 21, 2013. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<a href="http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/resources/school-grants"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Click here for more information. </span></a>Jessica Pinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08899092761309396036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-30620227827422385962013-05-20T11:18:00.000-04:002013-05-20T11:18:45.268-04:00SNAP + SNAP ED = Smart Policy<div class="float_left fixed_width_author" style="width: 195px;">
Huffington Post </div>
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<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/billy-shore/snap-snap-ed-smart-policy_b_3292382.html">Blog by Billy Shore</a></div>
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Posted 5/17/2013 11:20 am </div>
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This week, Congressional committees voted to cut funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps) and SNAP-Education, which funds programs that help families access healthy food and get the most nutrition from their limited dollars. This is short-sighted and impractical.<br />
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The powerful effect that SNAP and SNAP-Ed can have on a family is a story best told not by me but by a woman who has been a part of our No Kid Hungry campaign, Lareese. <br />
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Lareese is a busy mother of two. She's trained as a dental assistant, but on-and-off employment in her small town has sometimes made it tough to make ends meet. Her meager income has made it hard to feed her family, but the $1.80 she gets per person per meal through SNAP benefits has made it possible to put food on the table.<br />
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She took a six-week cooking and nutrition education course through <a href="http://cookingmatters.org/" target="_hplink">No Kid Hungry's Cooking Matters</a>, the type of program that SNAP-Ed supports. In Cooking Matters, a chef taught Lareese to cut up a whole chicken, to bake instead of fry and shared ways to stretch ingredients. A nutritionist taught her to read food labels at the store, to watch out for added sugar and sodium, and to find healthier items even when eating out. Each week, Lareese left empowered with a new set of skills. She also left with a bag of groceries, to practice making the healthy meals taught in class. <br />
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Dinnertime looks very different at Lareese's house now. Her SNAP benefits last longer than they did before the course - up to a week and a half longer sometimes. She's stretching her dollars primarily by shopping smarter - writing a list, comparing unit prices, and reading food labels. 'This little thing is three gulps and you've had 25 grams of sugar!' Lareese exclaimed about an 8 oz. bottle of mango soda back when we tagged along on a grocery trip.<br />
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This is just one example of how nutrition education can make a real difference in the lives of real Americans trying to do the best for their families. Yet Congress today is looking to slash funding for SNAP and SNAP education. <br />
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Smart fiscal policy today must look to tomorrow. Ensuring our kids get the healthy food they need through programs like SNAP is a smart investment. Research shows kids who get the healthy food they need are likely to have fewer health problems, do better in school and grow up stronger. Investing in programs like SNAP and SNAP-Ed today will off-set enormous expenses in health-care costs, educational failures and lost wages in the future.<br />
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These programs work in unison: parents like Lareese need both benefits to put food on the table, and education to maximize those benefits in a healthy way. <br />
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Responsible, proactive policy starts with protecting SNAP. Join me in <a href="http://www.nokidhungry.org/snap/protect-snap" target="_hplink">urging Congress</a> to protect funding for this important program.<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-91984345017450692322013-05-16T16:49:00.000-04:002013-05-16T16:49:47.078-04:00No Time to Cut Food StampsThe New York Times Editorial<br />
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“Families who are living in poverty did not spend this nation into debt,” says Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, “and we should not be trying to balance the budget on their backs.” That humane principle will guide the New York Democrat as she seeks to persuade colleagues to resist a proposed $4.1 billion cut in food stamps <a href="http://www.ag.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/the-agriculture-reform-food-and-jobs-act-of-2013">in an omnibus farm bill</a> heading toward Senate agriculture committee vote.<br />
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The cut, spread over 10 years, is a lot less than the devastating $20 billion cut over the next decade the Republican-controlled House Agriculture Committee is considering. Yet food stamps are already scheduled to take a hit when increases approved in the 2009 economic recovery act expire in November. The $4.1 billion reduction would result in an average cut of $90 per month for nearly 500,000 households nationwide, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates.<br />
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It is especially galling that members of committee, led by Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat of Michigan, seem determined to hurt struggling families and children while perpetuating unnecessary benefits for big agriculture. Ms. Gillibrand would pay for restoring the trims to food benefits by lowering the subsidies to highly profitable crop insurance companies based overseas. <br />
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Some lawmakers complain that parts of the current law providing for enhanced food stamp benefits could be manipulated by states. But the program has very little fraud and, in any case, there is no justification for reducing benefits over all. Allowing cuts in food stamps is the wrong position fiscally and morally, and a terrible strategy for beginning negotiations with the House.<br />
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/this-is-no-time-to-cut-food-stamps.html?_r=1&">View the Editorial </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-83746212359438641642013-04-26T14:44:00.000-04:002013-04-26T14:44:35.255-04:00A Closer Look at Who Benefits from SNAP: State-by-State Fact Sheets The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has recently updated and posted new papers on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). They have useful information on the program and the role it plays at both the national and state level.<br />
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program, reaching nearly 48 million people nationwide in 2012 alone. These fact sheets provide state-by-state data on who participates in the SNAP program, the benefits they receive, and SNAP’s role in strengthening the economy.<br />
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<a href="http://www.cbpp.org/files/1-14-13fa/NY.pdf">To view the NYS SNAP Fact sheet</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3886">To view the larger list of all States </a><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-65438659413769406212013-04-19T14:38:00.001-04:002013-04-19T14:38:51.914-04:00School Grant Deadline Extended to May 3, 2013<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Action for Healthy Kids is extending the
deadline for our <em>School
Grants for Healthy Kids</em> application. Schools now have until <strong><span style="color: red;">May 3, 2013 </span></strong>to
submit a proposal to enhance their school breakfast or physical activity
initiatives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/resources/school-grants/2013-2014-school-grants-for-healthy-kids">Click here for more information</a>. </span>Jessica Pinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08899092761309396036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-23755299537563240232013-04-11T17:59:00.000-04:002013-04-12T13:43:41.231-04:00See A Place at the Table<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A new documentary about hunger in America called <a href="http://www.takepart.com/place-at-the-table">A Place at the Table</a> is being shown in theaters across the country and is available on iTunes or On Demand.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fifty million people in the U.S.—one in four children—don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush examine the issue of hunger in America through the lens of three people struggling with food insecurity.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.takepart.com/place-at-the-table/film" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Visit the web site to find a screening near you or to learn how to host a screening.</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Alisa Costahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17288503750716035431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141699959056469164.post-66373117103641255072013-04-11T17:48:00.001-04:002013-04-11T17:48:53.492-04:00President Obama's 2014 Budget Supports Nutrition Programs<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yesterday, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal. </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It protects and proposes to strengthen the nation’s nutrition safety net for </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the many Americans who continue to struggle with hunger. Chief among his </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">proposals is the restoration of cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits made in the 2010 <a href="http://frac.org/highlights-healthy-hunger-free-kids-act-of-2010/">Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act</a> and </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">scheduled to take place in FY 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://frac.org/pdf/fy2014_obama_budget_summary.pdf">Click here to read a full analysis from our partners at the Food Research and Action Center</a>.</span><br />
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