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This working group is focused on discussions about health and wellness.

The mission of this working group is to focus on discussions about health and wellness.

Members

CodingleJ debbiefook fojatuwase Kathy Gilbeaux mdmcdonald rcampbelllouis
Stella p

Email address for group

health-and-wellness-canarsie@m.resiliencesystem.org

Food stamp recipients face cuts for the Holidays

Benefit cuts to food stamp recipients kick in Friday, a move by Congress that will siphon $5 billion off a program that helps one in seven Americans put breakfast, lunch and dinner on the table.

As president of the Food Bank for New York City, Margaret Purvis expects those cuts will draw even more people to organizations that already provide 400,000 meals a day to hungry city folks.

 

"Our members are panicking," she said as time wound down before the benefit decreases go into effect. "We're telling everyone to make sure that you are prepared for longer lines."

 

Needy Americans who receive food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are expected to suffer an average loss of $36 a month from a $275.13 per household benefit. There are a near-record 47.6 million Americans, representing 23.1 million households, on the program. The cost of the program will hit $63.4 billion in 2013.

 

SNAP allocations built into President Barack Obama’s 2009 stimulus bill are coming to an end, leading to the cuts. Over the past few years, a bipartisan group of Democrats and Republicans have voted in favor of the cuts in exchange for increased education funding and school nutrition programs.

 

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Canarsie Meeting _ Green Jobs, Organic farming and Eco-Community Building

 

Community Meeting - Eco Communities 

 

Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Place: Congregation AAA Sfard

1385 E 94th St, Brooklyn, NY 11236

(Bet. Avenue K & L)

(718) 272-6933

 

Agenda:

 

  • Special Guest Mr. Seabert Harper,

    Horticulturist, and Environmental Educator

     

  • Alpha Assessment

  • Green Job Training

  • Green Business Development & Sustainability

  • Planting Natural Organic Community Gardens

  • Going Green: Engaging Seniors and Students

  • Funding & Budgeting for a Greener, Resilient Canarsie

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Soft Refreshments Will Be Served

 

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