Long Island Cares: Large increase in Long Islanders struggling with food insecurity
Long Island Cares say that more than 300,000 people on Long Island struggle with food insecurity.
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Anthony Vignola, of Huntington Station, is one of them. He told News 12, “Things are so tough. You work your whole life, then as you get older, you get less money coming in…” He said having access to food from Long Island Cares “means everything.”
Long Island Cares released a report called ‘The State of Food Insecurity on Long Island,’ which can be found here.
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