No Cuts to Emergency Food Funding in NYC!
Over 1.2 million New Yorkers are food insecure- they don't have enough food to eat.
Half of New York City's households cannot afford to meet their most basic needs, such as food and housing.
The need for emergency food increased by 80% from before the pandemic. Food prices in the New York City area have increased by 25% since 2019. For low-income households, the burden is even greater: families making less than $15,000 per year spend 70% of their income on food.
In the midst of surging food insecurity, decades-high inflation, and cuts to federal emergency food and other social safety net programs, the mayor's executive budget cuts funding for emergency food programs in New York City by over $2 million dollars from $60 million to $58 million.
City Council understands the need of working class and low-income New Yorkers, and is listening to advocates; the Council's Budget Response calls for emergency food funding to be baselined at $100 million.
New York City needs leadership who will stand up for working class and low-income New Yorkers, not hurt them. Sign this letter to tell the mayoral administration to fund the city's emergency food program at a baseline of $100 million in fiscal year 2026, to ensure that all New Yorkers have enough to eat.
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