Ana Garcia and her son benefited from the Goodhue Community Center's Food Box program, which provides affordable produce. Families have relied on this program for healthy food at low prices. However, new legislation has eliminated SNAP-Ed funding, jeopardizing nutritional education programs nationwide. Advocates express concern over the implications for childhood hunger, as revised eligibility rules may result in many parents losing benefits. New York is projected to face up to $1.4 billion in SNAP reductions and related budgeting adjustments in the following years.
The Food Box program, administered by the nonprofit Children's Aid, may not exist much longer due to the elimination of funding for SNAP-Ed initiatives.
Changes to SNAP, including new eligibility rules, could result in hundreds of thousands of parents losing their food benefits, intensifying childhood hunger.
New York state is facing up to $1.4 billion in annual SNAP cuts, with the state expected to cover $1.2 billion for the program by October 2027.
Advocates are bracing for the impact of these changes, which could severely affect nutrition education and healthy eating initiatives for low-income families.
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