Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood Emergency Food Response
GHPN is mobilizing partners, donors and volunteers to respond to this crisis and we need your help.
The Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood (GHPN) is mobilizing partners, donors, and volunteers to respond to this crisis, and we need your help.
Approximately 5,091 individuals (3,279 households) in Columbia County rely on food stamps every month. As of November 1st, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) will be suspended as a result of the government shutdown. This is devastating for families that are already stretched with the rising costs of housing and other essential expenses.
We are hoping to raise at least $100,000 by the end of November so that we can provide families in need with grocery store gift cards at or around the amount of what they were already receiving from SNAP monthly. At GHPN, we deeply believe in the dignity and worth of every person and know that families know best what they need to feed their families during this challenging time. Providing them gift cards to their grocery store of choice is the most direct way we can support them.
With food pantries not being easily accessible to all residents of the County and increased challenges with food supply, we strongly feel that this will be the most direct and impactful way to support our neighbors at this moment. Additionally, individuals and families that are unhoused or otherwise unable to prepare food in a kitchen, need the flexibility to be able to purchase items that they can readily use.