Participants must pre-register and show proof of federal employment. Local federal employees face rising food insecurity amid the ongoing government shutdown. Long Island Cares – The Harry Chapin ...

Long Island food banks are preparing for an influx of patrons as federal funding for food assistance benefits is set to run out this weekend. The lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

Over 313,800 Long Islanders face food insecurity, including 71,500 children. Donation helps address rising costs and ongoing hunger challenges. The funding is to support Long Island Cares’ Nassau ...

While the longest government shutdown in history is over, the impact will linger for families who depend upon the government for food. The work stoppage impacted nearly 200,000 Long Island residents ...

Cutting through the back-and-forth legal battles over SNAP funding during the government shutdown, New York State has released full November benefits to all SNAP recipients with no plans to change ...

Long island food banks and organizations are now bracing for a drop in donations for the next two months. They say this tends to happen after the holidays are over. "If you're hungry in November and ...