In 2024, More Than 1.7 Million Adults (25%) And Nearly 450,000 Children (27%) In Nyc Lived…

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Department of Agriculture awarded $5.8M to Fund For Public Health In New York, INC. for In 2024, more than 1.7 million adults (25%) and nearly 450,000 children (27%) in nyc lived in poverty. while the supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap) meaningfully boosts recipients' incomes, most snap recipients remain near or in poverty after accounting for benefits. poverty causes countless hardships, including making affording healthy foods challenging, and has devastating impacts on health. in 2023, 1,432,000 new york city (nyc) residents (16.8%) experienced food insecurity and 39.6% of nyc adults lived in a household at risk for food insecurity (over 2,530,000 adults). in nyc, food insecurity risk is more prevalent among adults with diabetes than those without and among adults with…