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…
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
On healthcare, GOP’s budget bill is one big, ugly mess
By TERRY LYNAM // All federal health and human services policies have long-lasting impacts on everyday Americans, including many provisions in the latest version of President Donald Trump’s One Big…
Community wins as Suffolk doubles down on Double Up
By KATE FULLAM // As the poundage of produce arriving in our East End Food Institute kitchen swings from hundreds to thousands of pounds per week, I’m encouraged to see…
Collaboration cooks up unique ‘Food as Health’ effort
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the You Are What You Eat file comes a New York State first: a hospital-based initiative designed to comprehensively address hunger-related issues. The New Hyde…