Julia McCarthy
@jemccarthy76
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@NYHFoundation. Formerly @TischFoodCenter, @CSPI, and @NRDC. Opinions are my own.
Joined September 2015
Low-income communities of color in the South and Midwest have passed policies limiting new #dollarstores. Understanding the motivation behind these policies is key to supporting other community-led campaigns @DrCRSingleton @MDPIOpenAccess
mdpi.com
In recent years, advocates have expressed concern about the exponential growth of dollar stores in low-income communities, given their limited stock of healthy foods, and several municipalities in...
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RT @votejgr: JUST NOW: School children visited the Capitol to drop off empty trays to @GovKathyHochul’s office to ask her to fully fund #Me….
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RT @NYHFoundation: Emergency allotments ending soon for New York's SNAP recipients via @SpecNews1Albany @RealCoreyJ….
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The extra benefits were determined based on household size.
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RT @DavidSandman1: via @NYTimes NYS can fix this! @GovKathyHochul @CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins @votejgr @SenatorHinchey @LizKrue….
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A federal benefit guaranteeing free school meals to millions more students has expired as food prices have risen. Many families are feeling the pinch.
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RT @NewYorkHunger: This holiday season, let’s give our kids a gift that they’ll use every day: free, healthy meals that level the playing f….
syracuse.com
U.S. ended support for universal free lunch in June. NY should restore it to help kids succeed and families get by, writes the Food Network star.
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👏👏👏 to Colorado voters for supporting Healthy School Meals for all!.
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Prop FF establishes and funds the Healthy School Meals for All Program, along with boosting taxes for households with incomes higher than $300,000 by curbing state income tax deductions
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RT @NYHFoundation: Blog by Bronwyn Starr & @jemccarthy76: “Schools provide textbooks and other necessary supplies free of charge, but mealt….
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Learning on an empty stomach is nearly impossible, but this is the reality for too many students across New York.
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RT @rachaelray: Providing healthy meals for every student is one of the best ways to make sure that every child has an equal chance to succ….
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RT @votejgr: NEW: I spoke to @poozer87 on @CapPressRoom about 1 of my priorities next budget: universal school meals 4 ALL children. 1 in 7….
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Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas wants all kids in New York to be able to access free lunch and breakfast at school.
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RT @NYHFoundation: This National School Lunch Week, we’re celebrating that New Yorkers overwhelmingly agree that lunch should be free for a….
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RT @NewYorkHunger: The loss of universal free school meals impacted thousands of NY families. National School Lunch Week is a reminder of h….
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Excited to be in Buffalo for the launch of the Western New York Food System Plan. The plan outlines actions to promote resiliency, strong economic performance, and equity, while reducing hunger and food insecurity across a 9-country region.
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Advocates are pushing for the NYS to provide healthy school meals for all, but federal action would be even better! @NoKidHungryNY @FoodAdvocatesNY.
“My plan is to make 9 million more children eligible for free healthy school meals.” - President Joe Biden at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. #WHConfHungerHealth
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RT @VictoriaNamkung: My latest is on California's new universal free school meals program. Thank you @feedthechildren @fractweets @metrony….
theguardian.com
Parents, teachers and anti-hunger advocates hail new free-meal system, saying it improves academic performance and wellbeing
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RT @NYHFoundation: Child obesity is lower in New York. Here's why – and why this health disorder still matters via….
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New York fares better than four of every five states when it comes to the percentage of children deemed obese, but the numbers remain high enough to cause concern.
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Across the country, states are working to make healthy school meals for all, despite federal inaction. Check out this new @nokidhungry resource to learn more:
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RT @NYHFoundation: The annual food security report released by the @USDA_ERS found that hunger fell in 2021 compared to the previous year,….
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A recent article by @priyakrishna finds that Americans are increasingly turning to credit cards to pay for food. How common is this practice? In NY, more than 20% of food-insecure individuals purchase food on credit:
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New York can and must take action to ensure every student has access to a healthy breakfast and lunch each day. Join the #HealthySchoolMealsForAllNYKids campaign:
hungersolutionsny.salsalabs.org
Join the Healthy School Meals for All NY Kids campaign to ensure free breakfast and lunch for all K-12 students across the state!
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ICYMI: A new @NYHFoundation report details the results of a statewide survey about the health and food insecurity. Food-insecure New Yorkers are twice as likely to report poor or fair health. @CBSNewYork
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According to the survey, 21% of New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity say they delay or skip medical care.
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