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CCC Testimony: Oversight – Hunger in New York City
CCC testified about hunger and food insecurity, particularly for NYC children, and about a bill to measure food insecurity at the New York City Council General Welfare, Health and Women’s Issues hearing on November 25, 2013. CCC’s testimony thanked the …
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 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 …
From Farm to Table: The Use of Federally-Funded Food Programs at New York City Farmers’ Markets
A sobering number of New York City children and families struggle with hunger and obesity. Many of these families lack resources needed to ensure consistent access to nutritious meals, and live in neighborhoods where there is a dearth of healthy and a …
