Bringing Everyone to the TableHunger is a real problem in every community in New York State. Food pantries and soup kitchens across the state are experiencing record demands. Hunger affects people of all ages, from children who come to school each day with empty stomachs, to seniors who struggle to afford food on fixed incomes. The Nutrition Consortium of NYS is charged with alleviating hunger in NYS. Please join our effort. Nutrition Consortium of NYS Releases "Shine with School Breakfast: A Review of the School Breakfast Program in NYS"(Click on image for the full report)
The report documents a low school breakfast participation rate among New York State’s schoolchildren, and provides recommendations for federal, state, and local measures that should be taken to increase the number of children who receive breakfast at school.
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10.5% of New York State residents have difficulty affording enough food on a regular basis.
Source: USDA/Economic Research Service, October 2005
