Cindy Rodriguez
Cindy Rodriguez has been a staff reporter at WNYC, New York Public Radio since July of 2002. As the station’s urban policy reporter she covers the impacts of poverty on communities in all five boroughs. ...
Farm Bill Could Help Area Soup Kitchens
Sunday, May 18, 2008
New York, NY –
Food pantries and soup kitchens around the city have been struggling with rising food costs. But they could get a much-needed boost from the recent passage of a federal Farm Bill. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports:
REPORTER: The current farm bill increases the money for emergency food from $140 million to $250 million over five years. The Food Bank for New York City says the federal government's contribution has not kept up with the cost of food. Vice President of Government Relations Anya Duggan says the extra money will help.
DUGGAN: but we're still going to be behind and we're still not going to be able to meet the demand that's out there but it is a step in the right direction.
REPORTER: The Food Bank for New York City supplies about 1,000 soup kitchens and food pantries with food. President Bush has opposed the Farm Bill for among other reasons the generous subsidies it gives to farmers currently making substantial profits.
For WNYC, I'm Cindy Rodriguez
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