As New Yorkers struggle to afford food, they face compounding hardships and health challenges
This Poverty Tracker report shows how food hardship increased from 2021 to 2022 and shares “Sofia’s Story” and others on how commonly it overlaps with and compounds other hardships and health challenges.
Food assistance can disrupt intergenerational poverty: New CPSP analysis featured in Washington Center for Equitable Growth series on US inequality and mobility
In this working paper released by the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, CPSP researchers find that food assistance can disrupt intergenerational poverty in the United States and help promote racial economic equity.
Food pantries represent a critical lifeline for non-citizen New Yorkers
This new report examines an often overlooked area of need in New York City: food insecurity among low-income, non-citizen New Yorkers. The Poverty Tracker documents a significant increase in non-citizens using emergency food services—and how pantries served a critical lifeline.
Food hardship in New York City is rising as New Yorkers wait for a second federal stimulus bill
The pandemic is intensifying food hardship, already a widespread problem in New York City for years. While earlier in the crisis, the CARES Act and food banks helped to stabilize rates, the Poverty Tracker reveals that food hardship is on the rise as temporary support wanes. In this prolonged crisis, millions of New Yorkers struggle to feed themselves and their families.