SNAP: As Congress lays down, Long Islanders step up
By TERRY LYNAM // When I was 20 years old, my girlfriend (now my wife) and I applied for and received food stamps for about a month. We’d just driven…
Feeding America
A food-insecurity farewell (and bring your own shoes!)
By PAULE PACHTER // Since I announced I was stepping down as president & CEO of Long Island Cares – after 17 1/2 years of the privilege of leading the…
Food bank’s ninth LI pantry expands fight against hunger
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s leading hunger-relief organization took Hunger Action Day literally this year, ceremoniously welcoming its latest food pantry. Long Island Cares Inc.-The Harry Chapin Regional Food…
No. 813: Finding helium, remembering Roberto and collecting Canadian patents, with rhymes and reasons
Lost time: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and the end of another hit-or-miss summertime workweek – spotty rainstorms, half-speed productivity and a 50-50 shot that the person you’re looking…
For LI seniors, a critical battle against food insecurity
By PAULE PACHTER // Poverty, food insecurity and poor nutrition have harmful effects on the health and wellbeing of Long Island’s older adults. These impacts can limit their ability to…
Busier-than-ever Island Harvest unveils new HQ, logo
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s leading social-services organizations has a new look and a new home base, refreshing its arsenal for the ongoing battle against food insecurity….