Housing advocates, Catholic Charities staff and political leaders gathered in Albany March 11 to address skyrocketing rents that keep vulnerable New Yorkers on edge. “We have been very proud to provide a great deal of assistance to the most vulnerable and poorest New Yorkers,” said Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, Executive Director of Catholic...
The anxiety generated by a March 1 termination of Covid emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) relief can be felt from the Bronx to Brewster, where Michelle Molina Rodriguez works as Hudson Valley SNAP supervisor for Catholic Charities Community Services. When Congress authorized an increase in EBT benefits...