Over 172,000 people on Long Island are at risk of losing some or all of their SNAP benefits, which combat hunger insecurity and provide nutritional programming. Long Island food pantries are already anticipating changes in operation due to the pending cutbacks in the program.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, currently known as SNAP and formerly known as food stamps, assists one in seven New York residents, or 2.9 million people, according to Michael Haynes, Long Island Cares’ vice president of government relations, advocacy and social policy.
