"Everybody is bracing and everybody is worried, and rightfully so. Not having SNAP is going to make a difference to a lot of families in our area and in our city, and any projected cuts that might come from the past budget are also going to impact our families,"
"We think it is just going to get harder for people as time goes by,"
"But we, being a small organization, are already really at capacity, so we don't have the ability to take in and hold more food, or the space and staff to distribute it. So we're going to do our best to try and see what we can stretch at least for the next week,"
SNAP recipients in New York face a benefits freeze in November, prompting city food banks and pantries to scale up operations. Camp Friendship in Park Slope reported a surge in calls and served 530 families last week, up from 50 when it launched in 2020. Staff warn that projected budget cuts and the SNAP disruption will increase food insecurity. Camp Friendship allows registration without ID or utility bills and asserts that food should be a right. Small providers like CHiPS report being at capacity, ordering as much food as possible but lacking space and staff to expand distribution immediately.
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