Articles & Media Coverage—2025

Feeding uncertainty

—Rochester Beason, November 13, 2025

Potential loss of SNAP benefits has NY officials scrambling to fill gaps for K-12 kids

—Amsterdam News, November 6, 2025

Press Conference to Protect SNAP Benefits that Support Schenectady County Families

—CBS6, November 3, 2025

SUNY Chancellor King Announces Student-Parent Playbook to Support Food Security

—SUNY, September 29, 2025

Starting in the 2025-2026 School Year, Universal School Meals Becomes a Reality in New York

—LongIsland.com September 12, 2025

Children’s Museum at Saratoga offering free summer meals

—News 10, August 12, 2025

Petición de datos de beneficiarios de cupones de alimentos disuadirá a posibles beneficiarios, afirman funcionarios y defensores

—City Limits, August 4, 2025

Trump’s Demand for Food Stamp Participants’ Data Will Scare People From Needed Benefits, Officials & Advocates Say

—City Limits, July 31, 2025

Hunger Solutions on Federal Cuts to SNAP

—The Sanctuary for Independent Media, July 28, 2025

New York braces for impact as Senate passes 'Big Beautiful Bill'

—News 10, July 2, 2025

New Yorkers brace for SNAP, Medicaid cuts after Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' passes in Senate

—CBS 6, July 2, 2025

Trump's bill raises concerns over SNAP and Medicaid cuts in New York

—CBS 6, July 1, 2025

Hinchey Announces Historic Completion of Universal School Meals Expansion in 2025 State Budget, Delivering Free Breakfast and Lunch to All New York Students

—The New York State Senate, May 12, 2025

School breakfast fuels learning

—City School District of Albany, March 7, 2025

González-Rojas joins lawmakers and anti-hunger groups to call on Albany to address food insecurity

—Queens Post, March 3, 2025

Members rally behind universal meals proposal

—NYSUT, February 28, 2025

$340M for Free School Meals? NY’s Bold Move Against Child Hunger

—New York Now, January 31, 2025

New York governor pushes for free school meals in 2025 budget plan

—CBS 6, January 22, 2025

GOVERNOR HOCHUL: FREE BREAKFAST & LUNCH FOR ALL 2.7 MILLION STUDENTS

—Yonkers Times, January 14, 2025

Advocates react to Gov. Hochul's push for free meals for all New York students

—CBS6, January 14, 2025

Free school meals: NYS participation in program for high-needs schools spiked in 2023-24, report finds

—Newsday, January 13, 2025

Universal School Meals: Governor Hochul Announces Free Breakfast and Lunch for More Than 2.7 Million Students in New York as Part of the 2025 State of the State

—New York State; Governor Kathy Hochul, January 10, 2025

Hinchey, Advocates and Governor Unite for Universal School Meals

—The New York State Senate, January 10, 2025