They hope Mayor de Blasio will expand universal school meals and create a food policy council. But they also want action on wage rates, wage theft and jobs programs to reduce the economic need that harbors hunger.
December 30, 2014 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2014/12/30/advocates-want-menu-of-city-policies-to-address-hunger/It’s that time of year again: The period when many of us make donations to help the hungry. This year, with food programs slashed and more reductions on the way, New Yorkers need to get more active in the fight against hunger.
November 26, 2013 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2013/11/26/concerned-about-hunger-dont-just-donate-lobby/In his new book, activist Joel Berg says everyone can have enough to eat.
December 8, 2008 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2008/12/08/yes-we-can-end-hunger/Food stamp use on the rise among working poor.
May 2, 2005 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2005/05/02/stamping-out-hunger/Para el 2040, los investigadores estiman que el número de residentes de la ciudad mayores de 65 años aumentará en un 40 por ciento. “Deberíamos duplicar, triplicar y cuadruplicar las inversiones en servicios para personas mayores para hacer frente a ese aumento de la población”, afirmó la concejal Crystal Hudson, que preside el comité sobre envejecimiento.
July 19, 2024 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2024/07/19/mayor-presupuesto-para-programas-para-personas-mayores-pero-no-lo-suficiente-para-mantener-el-ritmo-de-envejecimiento-de-la-poblacion-segun-proveedores/By 2040, researchers estimate the number of city residents aged 65 and older will increase by 40 percent. “We should be doubling, tripping, quadrupling on investments for older adult services to meet and match that population increase,” said Councilmember Crystal Hudson, who chairs the Committee on Aging.
July 18, 2024 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2024/07/18/older-adult-programs-see-budget-boost-but-not-enough-to-keep-up-with-aging-population-providers-say/El programa de “minutos gratis” se remonta a principios de la pandemia del COVID-19, cuando los centros de detención de todo el país cerraron sus puertas a las visitas. “Las llamadas telefónicas son un instrumento vital para las personas detenidas”, afirma Rosa Santana, de Envision Freedom Fund.
June 21, 2024 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2024/06/21/migrantes-detenidos-por-ice-en-nueva-york-inician-breve-huelga-de-hambre-por-suspension-de-llamadas-telefonicas-gratuitas-y-condiciones-en-detencion/City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
May 28, 2024 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2024/05/28/nyc-housing-calendar-may-28-june-3/New data suggests that the Department of Social Services is bouncing back from historically low processing rates for public benefits, though cash aid applications are being denied more frequently than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 11, 2024 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2024/03/11/city-speeds-up-benefits-processing-but-cash-aid-denials-remain-high/While advocates who specialize in public benefits have called for these backlogs to be cut, they say New Yorkers who rely on cash and food support are not yet out of the woods.
March 4, 2024 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2024/03/04/city-hall-announces-near-elimination-of-benefits-application-backlog-as-challenges-persist/
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