Kirsten Gillibrand in 2020s senatorial press release


On Welfare & Poverty: $50 million annually to end food deserts

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced her Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act, legislation that would help end food deserts. Food deserts are areas where a significant portion of residents don't have easy access to a grocery store and affordable, nutritious food. Instead, they are forced to rely on corner and convenience stores, which often sell little to no fresh produce, meat or dairy and whose prices are higher than those of a typical supermarket.

Gillibrand's legislation would provide $50 million annually in mandatory federal funding for the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI).

"An easily accessible grocery store is a basic necessity, but for years, some residents of Buffalo haven't had consistent access to one," said Senator Gillibrand. "That means that they have to travel miles outside their neighborhood just to buy staple groceries, and for residents without a car, that can mean a multi-hour journey by foot or public transit. It's unacceptable."

Source: Senate press release on 2024 New York Senate race Jan 26, 2024

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