New York Now

Food insecurity continues to impact households across New York. What can the state do to address the issue? Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas (D-Queens County) is pushing a bill that would allow the state to provide additional SNAP monthly benefit funds to households. Natasha Pernicka, executive director of The Food Pantries for the Capital District and The Alliance for a Hunger Free NY, discusses the calls on the state to increase funding to community food programs in New York. Learn More: nynow.org