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SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is shown using the text. SNAP provides food benefits to low-income families in US<\/p>\n
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Since 1854, Forestdale<\/a> has stood as a pillar of support for families in Queens and Brooklyn. We were founded to serve families in crisis, and today, we continue that mission providing trauma-informed care, parenting support, and stability to thousands of families each year. But now, we face a crisis that threatens the very foundation of our community: the disruption of SNAP benefits<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Nov. 1, due to the ongoing federal shutdown, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) which feeds over 42 million Americans ceased issuing benefits. In Queens alone, over 330,000 residents relied on SNAP in 2022. That number has only grown as inflation and housing costs continue to stress working families. For many of the mothers and children we serve at Forestdale, SNAP is not supplemental\u2014it is survival.<\/p>\n The impact is immediate and devastating. Families are already reporting skipped meals, empty refrigerators, and impossible choices between food and rent. As one SNAP recipient wrote in The New York Times, \u201c$149.57 is going to have to feed my family indefinitely.\u201d That\u2019s not just a budgetary issue it\u2019s a moral one.<\/p>\n This is not just a policy issue it\u2019s a humanitarian emergency.\n<\/p>\n SNAP cuts don\u2019t just hurt individuals they destabilize entire communities. Each SNAP dollar generates $1.54 in economic activity, supporting local grocers, bodegas, and farmers\u2019 markets. When those dollars disappear, so do jobs, small businesses, and access to healthy food. In Queens, where food deserts already exist, this is a recipe for deeper inequity.<\/p>\n At Forestdale, we have always been a lifeline for families in need by providing food, material resources, and support with dignity and care. But today, we are being asked to do more. Much more.\n<\/p>\n We are mobilizing quickly to respond to this emergency, but we cannot do it alone. We have gone out to the community to help us help our neighbors in need to provide emergency food assistance to our families in crisis, partner with local pantries and community organizations, and ensure children and vulnerable adults do not go hungry<\/p>\n To understand the scale of need, consider this:\n<\/p>\n $1,421 \u2013 Covers the SNAP benefit for a family of 6 for a month We call on our neighbors, elected officials, and fellow nonprofits to act:<\/p>\n Donate to local food banks. We will continue to be here for the families who need us. But we ask you to stand with us because hunger is not just a statistic. It\u2019s a child in your neighborhood. It\u2019s a mother skipping dinner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is shown using the text. SNAP provides food benefits to low-income families in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36122,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[21233,9,24,63,122,124,123,12825],"class_list":["post-36121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-forestdale","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-snap-benefits"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n$1,183 \u2013 Covers the SNAP benefit for a family of 5 for a month
\n$994 \u2013 Covers the SNAP benefit for a family of 4 for a month
\n$785 \u2013 Covers the SNAP benefit for a family of 3 for a month
\n$546 \u2013 Covers the SNAP benefit for a family of 2 for a month
\n$298 \u2013 Covers the SNAP benefit for a young adult in need for a month
\n$100 \u2013 Allows organizations like Forestdale to provide additional assistance to those in need<\/p>\n
\nAdvocate for emergency state funding and federal restoration of SNAP.
\nSupport Forestdale as we are on the front lines of this crisis.<\/p>\n