New York Families Receiving $120 per Child in Summer Food Benefits: Do You Qualify?

New York families receiving $120 per child in summer food benefits: Do you qualify?

Hundreds of thousands of families across New York will benefit from a summer food assistance program designed to help parents feed their children while school is out of session.

New York Farm Addresses Food Insecurity - Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien

Food insecurity is on the rise across the country. The number of households with insufficient access to healthy food rose by 4.2 million between 2020 and 2023. The problem disproportionately affects Black and African American households with nearly 21% of them experiencing food insecurity compared to around 8% of white households. After seeing the issue firsthand, Bronx native Karen Washington connected with friends to create Rise and Root Farm,…

New York to Deliver Summer Food Aid to Support Over 2 Million Children

Eligible families will receive $120 per child through Summer EBT to help cover food costs during school break.