Study on food assistance surveys by VanAmburg Group Inc
The Second Harvest survey used one on one interviews with nearly 28 000 recipients of food assistance and mail surveys from more than 11 000 charities. It also reports a 6.25 percent sampling error for the focal portion.
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Data run challenges stereotypes on food aid and hunger
Slater argues aid should enable shopping for food via employment and food stamps rather than relying on emergency distributions. Local data show 37 percent of pantry households have at least one working adult and many recipients are young children, with single mothers most common among those seeking help. Authorities note more two parent families and working poor, challenging stereotypes.
State DEC praised for caviar fraud work and laptop boost
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation aided in exposing a scheme that secretly sold Lake Ontario contaminated caviar hidden as Lake Michigan product. The DEC will use a $381,000 boost from the U S Attorney to match a $1.36 million federal grant to buy laptop computers for officers, enabling on vehicle reporting and faster responses.
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YMCA Renovates 79 Rooms in Syracuse Facelift
YMCA director Hal Welsh leads a tour of the renovated Montgomery Street men's residence showing 79 of 99 apartments updated at a cost of 1.47 million dollars. The project, a collaboration among the YMCA, state Homeless Housing Assistance Program, OnBank, the Federal Home Loan Bank, Syracuse city, Rosamond Gifford Charitable Corp, and the Metropolitan Development Association, adds new bathrooms, kitchens, and a tenants lounge with an attached kitchen.
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Renovations Bring Hope to Men’s Housing Facility in Syracuse
Welsh leads a $1.47 million renovation of a three floor men’s housing project on Montgomery Street. The updated rooms aim to reduce homelessness, with $300 rents and support services from local agencies. Residents send thanks for dentures and improved living conditions as public and private partners praise the project.
Syracuse Mayor Bernardi May Seek Tax Hike to Avert Deficit
Syracuse Mayor Roy Bernardi pressed Albany lawmakers for an $8 million boost in state aid and suggested a possible property tax increase to cover a projected deficit. He cited a shrinking tax base, a $182.5 million school budget, and plans to cut 150 to 200 city jobs across future years, plus 10 to 12 cost cutting measures.
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