New York Charities Worry They Won’t Be Able to Make Up for Steep Medicaid and SNAP Cuts

NEW: “Sykes warns cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and health benefits will hurt many in 13th District” [Akron Beacon Journal]

This week, Congresswoman Emilia Sykes joined community leaders and senior citizen advocates to raise awareness about what the GOP tax scam and its cuts to Medicaid and SNAP will mean for Northeast Ohio. This dangerous bill guts Medicaid, jeopardizes health care for 27,896 people in OH-13, and slashes SNAP benefits that 45,546 households in OH-13 depend on, all to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. Congresswoman Sykes stood up for Ohioans …

New York Charities Worry They Won’t Be Able to Make Up for Steep Medicaid and SNAP Cuts

This story was produced as part of a partnership between THE CITY and NOTUS, a publication from the nonprofit, nonpartisan Allbritton Journalism Institute.Community and charity organizations in New York are gearing up to shoulder the fallout from potential cuts to Medicaid and federal food assistance.Many in the state are wondering: Can they actually fill the gap?It’s “something that’s really scary, because we know in general that food banks, pa…

Amid Trump cuts, can foundations fill the hole? ‘Never,’ funders say.

Under the Trump administration, nonprofits are scrambling for support. Foundations, however, say they can only "stop the bleeding." Amid Trump cuts, can foundations fill the hole? ‘Never,’ funders say.