""I didn't like lettuce before I took the class," Allison Merlos, 10, said of a nutrition workshop for kids she took last year through the long-standing SNAP-Ed, which is slated to end soon after federal funding cuts. "Now I love it, I can eat five plates of lettuce.""
""Sadness," Estela Galvez reacted in Spanish when she heard that the program was ending. "Our families also have the right to eat fresh food. And nutritious food too.""
"President Donald Trump's H.R. 1 package, also known as the "One, Big Beautiful Bill" passed by Congress last year, reshaped and gutted SNAP-adding new work requirements and shifting costs of up to $1.4 billion a year onto New York State."
"At least two New York organizations that run local SNAP-Ed programs will close them in the coming weeks, losses that advocates say will impact Black and Latino communities which already have higher rates of food insecurity and diet-related health conditions."
SNAP-Ed, a federal nutrition education program, is set to end due to funding cuts, affecting local programs in New York. Families enrolled in SNAP benefit from fresh produce and nutrition workshops, which have improved dietary habits. The program's closure will disproportionately impact Black and Latino communities, which face higher food insecurity and diet-related health issues. Advocates express concern over the loss of access to nutritious food and education, emphasizing the right to healthy eating for all families.
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