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Airbnb hosts partner with Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger

When Airbnb’s Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights Home Sharing Club was formed, it laid out three main goals: organize hosts and small businesses in the community, inform elected officials of the value of home sharing to their families and neighborhoods, and work together on local community service projects. In furtherance of these goals, the home sharing

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The New York Times Highlights Brooklyn’s Food Gap, Features BSCAH

By GINIA BELLAFANTE SEPT. 9, 2016 Fall is typically accompanied by the opening of so many new restaurants in New York City that lists singling out the 20 or 30 most anticipated proliferate every September. Brooklyn, unsurprisingly, is home to a vast number of them, and so it is that the borough with its own

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WellCare’s New York President John J. Burke Honored by Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger

WellCare's John J. Burke Honored by BSCAH

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#TranslateBIG: How Notorious B.I.G.’s Favorite Breakfast Fed Close to 100 Brooklyn Residents

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Brooklyn Nets Will Distribute Thanksgiving Supplies to the Needy

Every year, the Brooklyn Nets hold an event where they distribute Thanksgiving food supplies to underprivileged people and families. This year, the event will be held on Monday, November 23 from 2-3pm at Bed Stuy-Campaign Against Hunger. This event, which serves the Brooklyn community, will see players hand out Thanksgiving essentials. Items include turkey, stuffing

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Brooklyn Nets to Distribute Thanksgiving Essentials at Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger

  BROOKLYN (November 20, 2015) – The entire Brooklyn Nets team will hold its annual Thanksgiving event on Monday, November 23, from 2-3 p.m. at Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger. The players will hand out Thanksgiving essentials to underserved individuals in the Brooklyn community, including turkey, stuffing, and all the side dishes necessary to make

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Campaigner of the Month – Chef Madison Cowan

Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger would like to thank Chef Madison Cowan for his continued support and his contributions. This month he donated a dinner of 8 as part of a our Charity Auction Dinner.  Check out the delicious meal he prepared:

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The Hunger Cliff

More than 47 million Americans rely on SNAP (Food Stamps) to keep food on the table. SNAP is also a fast and effective economic stimulus, benefiting every link of the food chain. Decisions made in Washington between now & November will determine whether cuts to SNAP will create new hardships for low income Americans &

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SNAP benefits will decline on November 1, 2013

When will I see the drop in benefits?  Cuts go into effect on November 1, 2013, so the SNAP benefit amount you  receive will be less starting in November. This is a permanent benefit cut.  How much will my total benefit cut be? SNAP benefits are based on monthly household income, expenses and household size.

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Dr. Melony Samuels Named One of Brooklyn’s Women of Distinction

Anti-poverty activist gave up her day job to feed the hungry By: Maggie Craig (www.brooklyndaily.com) [pullquote]NEIGHBORHOOD: Bedford-Stuyvesant OCCUPATION: Founder and Executive Director COMPANY: Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger CLAIM TO FAME: Putting a smile on a child’s face. FAVORITE PLACE: Full Gospel Tabernacle of Faith Church WOMAN I ADMIRE: “The Rev. Doctor Emma Simpson, assistant pastor

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