Community and charity organizations in New York are gearing up to shoulder the fallout from potential cuts to Medicaid and federal food assistance.
Many in the state are wondering: Can they actually fill the gap?
It’s “something that’s really scary, because we know in general that food banks, pantries, the charitable food system alone isn’t enough,” Alyssa Harrynanan, the advocacy coordinator at Feeding New York State, told NOTUS about cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “We already can’t meet that increasing need, so it’s just going to devastate us further.”