Food Insecurity in the State, Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas, Natasha Pernicka

• Food insecurity continues to impact households across New York. What can the state do to address the issue?
• Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas (D-Queens County) is pushing a bill that would allow the state to provide additional SNAP monthly benefit funds to households.
• Natasha Pernicka, executive director of The Food Pantries for the Capital District and The Alliance for a Hunger Free NY, discusses the calls on the state to increase funding to community food programs in New York.

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