"Though the government shutdown has ended and SNAP will be funded, this change would have directly impacted about 1.8 million New Yorkers, including working adults, children, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. Soup kitchens and food banks would have also felt the effects. No charitable organization can replace the critical support SNAP provides, said Leslie Gordon, President and CEO of the Food Bank For NYC. Even so, she and the Food Bank for NYC team work tirelessly to keep New Yorkers fed."
"As of today, people have donated about 404,100 meals! People gotta eat, it's that simple for me, CTG exclaimed. When this situation came about, and even before the SNAP benefits, I knew a lot of the funding for the food banks and pantries were gonna be cut off, so I knew I had to step up what I was already doing."
"Gordon says working with individuals like CTG is truly a humbling experience, he is willing to leverage his network It's each one reach one, and he understands that we consider him a friend and a genuine partner in the work that we do here. People are the collateral damage in your political games, CTG said. He holds both political parties responsible, noting that it takes a bipartisan effort to reopen the government."
About 1.8 million New Yorkers, including working adults, children, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities, faced potential SNAP benefit losses during the government shutdown. Soup kitchens and food banks would have been significantly strained, and charities cannot replace SNAP's support. Food Bank For NYC maintained operations to feed residents and partnered with Charlamagne Tha God, who funded up to 25,000 meals and pledged to match another 25,000. Public donations reached roughly 404,100 meals. The effort underscores community mobilization, highlights the political stakes of hunger, and calls for ongoing financial support to food assistance programs.
Read at www.amny.com
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