oin Food Bank For New York City in advocating for the emergency food network and anti-hunger priorities in the next New York State Budget! We need your voice to support funding for Nourish New York at $75M and the Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP) at $63M in the next New York State Budget.
HPNAP is a lifeline for the nearly 3 million New Yorkers experiencing hunger and food insecurity, providing 220 million meals state-wide each year. Nourish New York enables food banks to support NY families with NY produced food. Since 2020, Nourish New York has provided hungry families with over 70 million pounds of healthy, nutritious food from over 4,000 producers across the state. Join us to urge our leaders in Albany to invest in HPNAP and Nourish NY so the emergency food network can serve our communities in need.
We need your voice to fight hunger in the next New York State Budget!
TAKE ACTION NOW:
1. SEND A LETTER (time: 30 seconds)
Ask your State representative to support emergency food funding in the FY24 Budget– click here and enter your information to automatically send a letter today!
2. SHARE WITH YOUR NETWORK (time: 1 minute)
Invite your network to advocate by sharing this message on social media, email or newsletter. Click to tweet, or copy and paste this message:
New York State’s #NourishNY and #HPNAP help food banks across our State provide nutritious food for communities in need. Join Food Bank in advocating for critical investments in the next State Budget! – TAKE ACTION HERE! https://p2a.co/c369ESy
3. JOIN US FOR FEBRUARY 8 CALL IN DAY – RSVP TODAY! (time: 10 minutes)
Join Food Bank For New York City and our coalition partners for a Virtual Call-In Day on February 8th.
Let us know you’re interested – RSVP HERE
Governor Hochul and New York State lawmakers need to hear directly from YOU! As community leaders and service providers, join us in sharing the impact of HPNAP and Nourish NY in your community!
4. STOP BY THE ADVOCACY TABLE AT THE FOOD SECURITY SUMMIT (time: 5 minutes)
If you will be in attendance at Food Bank For New York City’s annual “Food Security Summit” on February 1, take a few moments and stop by the Advocacy Table. We will have information, handouts, and activities for you to participate in to strengthen your advocacy skills!
As always, thank you for your continued support in fighting for critical anti-hunger policies.
In Solidarity,
Isabella Divilova
Community Mobilization Manager