SNAP/Food Stamps
Snapshot of NYC Children and Families in 2012
CCC has created a Snapshot of NYC Children and Families in 2012, including an infographic and data table by borough, that shows key data elements from the 2012 United States Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. At 31.4%, New York City’s child pov …
CCC Testimony: An Update on Speaker Quinn’s FoodWorks Plan
CCC submitted testimony at a New York City Council hearing in front of the Government Operations and Contracts Committees on September 25, 2013 about Speaker Christine Quinn’s FoodWorks plan. FoodWorks is a plan to improve New York City’s food systems …
CCC supports City Council Resolution to Protect SNAP!
Today, CCC submitted testimony in support of City Council Resolution No. 543-A, which calls upon the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, a Farm Bill that preserves funding for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (“SNA …
CCC Testimony: New York City Council General Welfare Hearing on Resolution Calling for a Federal Farm Bill that Preserves Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
At a June 25, 2013 City Council General Welfare hearing, CCC submitted testimony in support of City Council Resolution 543-A, which called on the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, a Farm Bill that preserves funding for the Sup …
CCC Releases New Report about the Use of Federally-Funded Food Programs in NYC Farmers’ Markets
Today, CCC released From Farm to Table: The Use of Federally-Funded Food Programs at New York City Farmers’ Markets. Federally-funded food programs – such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (“WIC”), the Suppl …
CCC Releases Report on the Use of Food Programs at NYC Farmers’ Markets
Contact: Phoebe Plagens, (212) 673-1800 x19 pplagens@cccnewyork.org Stephanie Gendell, (212) 673-1800 x17 sgendell@cccnewyork.org CCC Study Recommends Ways to Increase Children and Families’ Access to Healthy, Affordable Food May 7, 2013 – Today …
