Sherry Tomasky, Author at Hunger Solutions New York

SNAP Rule Will Take Food Away From People Struggling to Find and Keep Work

by Sherry Tomasky | Dec 5, 2019 | General News, News, Press Releases, SNAP News

Statement from Linda Bopp, Executive Director, Hunger Solutions New York December 5, 2019 Yesterday, the USDA issued a final rule that will weaken the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and take food off the table for nearly 700,000 people nationwide. ...

FY2020 New York State Budget Continues to Invest in Anti-Hunger Programs

by Sherry Tomasky | Apr 11, 2019 | News

The newly enacted state budget includes both new and continued funding to support anti-hunger programs. Effective in the 2019-2020 school year, students who qualify for reduced-price school meals will no longer need to pay the .25 cent fee for breakfast or lunch....

Hunger Solutions New York to provide comment at House Agriculture Committee Listening Session in Cobleskill NY

by Sherry Tomasky | Oct 9, 2017 | Federal Legislative Action, Legislative Action, News, Press Releases, SNAP News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 9, 2017 Media Contact Sherry Tomasky Cell phone (518) 414-2570 Anti-hunger group advocates for protection of SNAP for low-income New Yorkers at Farm Bill Listening Session Hunger Solutions New York to provide comment at House...

Farm Bill Listening Sessions Scheduled in New York—Additional Dates Announced

by Sherry Tomasky | Oct 4, 2017 | News, SNAP News

The Farm Bill is a federal law that governs an array of agriculture and food programs, including SNAP; it is passed every five years with the current bill expiring in September 2018. State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball has announced a series...

SNAP lowers health care costs by an average of $1,400 per year for low-income adults

by Sherry Tomasky | Oct 4, 2017 | Research & Data, SNAP Research & Data

An original research article published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that SNAP participants have approximately $1,400 lower heath care costs over a year compared to individuals not enrolled in the federal nutrition program. The...

Federal Alert – Join National Call-in This Week to Urge “NO” Vote on House Budget

by Sherry Tomasky | Oct 2, 2017 | Child Nutrition News, Federal Legislative Action, General News, Legislative Action, News, SNAP News

On Thursday, October 5, the US House is scheduled to have a floor vote on the FY 2018 House Budget Resolution, which contains deep cuts to SNAP, the Community Eligibility Provision, and other vital human needs programs critical to ending hunger and poverty. The...

FY-2018 House Budget Resolution attempts to cut access to school meal programs for children

by Sherry Tomasky | Oct 2, 2017 | Child Nutrition News, Federal Legislative Action, Legislative Action, News

The FY-2018 House Budget Resolution includes a troubling provision that would significantly cut the number of schools eligible to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision, a federal option for high-poverty schools to offer free school meals to all...

Fall 2017 Child Nutrition Newsletter

by Sherry Tomasky | Sep 21, 2017 | Child Nutrition News, News

Your back-to-school child nutrition checklist is here! Read the latest on school breakfast and afterschool meals, Community Eligibility Provision, FRAC’s unpaid school meal policy guidance, and much more. To subscribe, you can sign up or edit your newsletter...

New York City Announces School Lunch is Free for Every Public School Student

by Sherry Tomasky | Sep 11, 2017 | Child Nutrition News, Child Nutrition Policy Alerts, News, Policy Alerts

All New York City public school students will now receive free lunch starting this school year. The New York City Department of Education (NYS DOE) announced the expansion of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a federal provision that allows school districts...