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Community groups urge New Haven to add $993,000 for food-assistance programs amid federal cuts
Summary
Advocates including the Coordinated Food Assistance Network and local pantry operators asked the Finance Committee during a public hearing to add $993,000 to the mayor’s proposed budget to shore up local food pantries and school break grocery distribution as federal emergency food aid faces cuts.
Community advocates asked the New Haven Finance Committee on April 9 to add $993,000 to the city budget for existing food-assistance programs, citing a steep local rise in hunger and recent federal funding cuts.
At a public hearing, Tamika (project coordinator, CARE; member, CBAM) said local pantries trained in the SWAP (Supporting Wellness at Pantries) program struggle to source healthy food and asked the committee for direct funding to help them buy nutritious items. “We need funding for food here in New Haven,” Tamika said.
Why it matters: Speakers said food insecurity has risen sharply and local providers rely heavily on federal distributions that advocates warned are being cut. Alicia Santilli, co-chair of the New Haven Coordinated Food Assistance Network (CFAN), told the…
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