During 2012 more than 625,150 New York households experienced food hardship (not being able to purchase the food that the household needed). During 2011, over 1 million New York children lived in food-insecure households The New York State Office of the Aging states that one in four older adults living at home is nutritionally at-risk, which is a factor in half of all older adult hospital admissions and readmissions.
The Nutrition Outreach and Education Program offers free and confidential services to connect hungry New Yorkers with nutrition assistance programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, the School Breakfast Program, and the Summer Food Service Program. We can evaluate your potential eligibility for SNAP benefits, help you gather necessary documents, and complete and submit the application for benefits, all at a location convenient for you.
LASNNY’s NOEP Coordinators cover Albany, Clinton, Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, and Washington Counties. In 2014-15, we provided information about SNAP to more than 7,500 people at community education events and assisted almost 2,000 households regarding their benefits, bringing more than $3.5 million SNAP dollars to the New York State economy.
Prepared by a project of Hunger Solutions New York, Inc., USDA/FNS, and NYSOTDA.
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