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The CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute is an academic research and action center at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy located in Harlem, NYC. We provide evidence to inform municipal policies that promote equitable access to healthy, affordable food.

We apply an  intersectoral perspective that links nutrition and health to sustainable community and workforce development, and we engage partners from  city government, community organizations, and the university in food policy research and action.

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Interview with Karen Spangler, Keynote Speaker for our November Urban Food Policy Forum
Interview with Karen Spangler, Keynote Speaker for our November Urban Food Policy Forum

Karen is the Director of Policy and Program Operations at Food Policy Action and is interviewed here in advance of our next Forum, where she is the Keynote Speaker.

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Proposed Public Charge Rule Threatens to Increase Food Insecurity in New York City
Proposed Public Charge Rule Threatens to Increase Food Insecurity in New York City

On September 22, 2018 the Trump Administration proposed changes in the "public charge" rules that would expand the discretion of the Office of Homeland Security to deny applications for green cards or certain types of visas.  This decision would be based on an immigrant’s age, family size, income, and assets, as well as based on whether they have utilized certain cash or non-cash public benefits or programs they are legally entitled to use, including use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).  Such a change could make life more difficult for New Yorkers who depend on and are eligible for many of our nation's public benefit programs.  As Food Policy Monitor reported in its previous issue and discussed at the October Food Policy Forum, the proposed rule change could reverse recent progress in reducing food insecurity in New York City.

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URBAN FOOD POLICY FORUM | Growing Good Food Jobs in New York City
Dec 18
URBAN FOOD POLICY FORUM | Growing Good Food Jobs in New York City