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For New York City  \nfor the  \nNew York State Joint Health Committee Budget Hearing  \nJanuary 23 , 2024  \nThank you to Chairs Rivera and Gottfried, and all the members of the Assembly and Senate Health Committees for the opportunity to submit testimony on the proposed FY2025 Executive Budget for New York State. Food Bank For New York City (Food Bank) has provided free, nutritious, and culturally appropriate meals to New Yorkers for over 40 years. We partner with over 1000 organizations across the five boroughs including food pantries and soup kitchens, senior centers, shelters, schools and other community and faith-based organizations to provide food assistance, income support services, and nutrition education to New Yorkers of all ages. We also oversee the New York City SNAP Task Force and are one of the largest providers of free tax prep in the nation.  \nFood assistance organizations across the city and state are serving an increased demand with dwindling resources, at the same time that they have become vital for non-citizen residents who cannot utilize federal nutrition programs like SNAP. Food Banks like ours and the food pantries, soup kitchens, and other organizations who makeup the food assistance network, rely on state programs such as the Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP) and Nourish New York to bring nutritious, culturally appropriate, and regionally sourced food to New Yorkers in need. In our most recent member survey, Food Bank’s network of community-based organizations reported that visits to food assistance programs remain 80% above pre-pandemic levels.  \nAt the height of the pandemic, with increased food supply from government assistance and private donations, Food Bank supported our more than network partners in serving over 120 million meals per year. Today, many of those pandemic food resources-both public and private support-have ended. The nationwide rise in the cost of living, particularly increased costs for food and other necessities like housing, have put lower income families at greater risk, forcing hard choices in the face of limited resources.  \nCommunity Food Assistance Program Funding  \nFood Bank urges increased support for the food assistance network in the next New York State Budget.  \nFund the Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP) at $64 Million  \nWe ask that cuts proposed in the 2024-2025 Executive Budget to HPNAP be reversed, and that the program is fully funded at $64M to accurately reflect community need. HPNAP, which is administered by the Department of Health, is one of the most successful anti-poverty and nutrition programs in New York. Through lines of credit at Food Bank and the United Way of New York City, HPNAP enables local food assistance providers to distribute millions of pounds of nutritionally balanced food to New Yorkers experiencing hunger and food insecurity – many of whom are excluded from federal nutrition programs. For over 30 years, HPNAP has supported food security for New Yorkers through healthy food procurement, storage and distribution, and operational expenses. HPNAP is alifeline for the nearly 3 million New Yorkers, including 1.2 million New York City residents, who rely on emergency food programs to keep food on the table.  \nEvery year, Food Bank receives more applicants for HPNAP funding than the previous year, and many agencies exhaust their HPNAP funds before the end of the funding period. Our budget ask includes increased funding for HPNAP to allow the food assistance network to expand its reach and better serve more New Yorkers in need. The current executive budget proposal, released by Governor Hochul earlier this month, rolls back funding of HPNAP to $34.5M, a pre-pandemic amount that will not meet the need of food assistance providers thorough out the state.  \nFund Nourish New York at $75 Million  \nWe ask that fundin","cbCaiq03B51NmiUK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiq03B51NmiUK","pdf",229586,"English","# Community Food Assistance Program Funding\n## Fund the Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP) at $64 Million\n## Fund Nourish New York at $75 Million\n## Additional Food Bank FY25 Budget Priorities\n### Fund the Nutrition Outreach and Education Program (NOEP) at $5.45M","[{\"question\":\"Who submitted the testimony and on whose behalf?\",\"answer\":\"Carmen Boon, Vice President, Public Affairs, submitted the testimony on behalf of Food Bank For New York City.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does Food Bank request changes to the FY2025 budget for food assistance?\",\"answer\":\"The testimony states that demand has increased while resources have dwindled, and that programs are vital for non-citizen residents who cannot use federal nutrition programs like SNAP.\"},{\"question\":\"What funding changes are requested for HPNAP, Nourish New York, and NOEP?\",\"answer\":\"The testimony asks to reverse proposed cuts and fully fund HPNAP at $64 million, increase Nourish New York to $75 million, and fully fund NOEP at $5.45 million.\"}]","Food Bank For New York City - New York State Joint Health Committee Budget Hearing Testimony - January 23, 2024 | PDF",1790538450]