People wait in line as free food is distributed to residents in need at a weekly food bank at Our Lady of Refuge Church in Brooklyn on February 28, 2024 in New York City.(Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
Proposed cuts to food assistance threaten not only to harm food-insecure people, but deprive food banks of valuable data they need to serve their communities.
Advocacy groups are asking financial services providers to refuse the federal government’s request to share the sensitive personal information of SNAP users.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong speaks during a press conference on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at Manhattan Federal Courthouse on February 14, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)
An aerial view shows homes destroyed in the Eaton Fire along with lots cleared of debris on March 28, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)
Actor and musician Will Smith and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker appear at the Will Smith Way street renaming ceremony on March 26, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (MediaPunch / Bauer-Griffin / GC Images)
Philadelphia's new data dashboard tracks metrics on housing initiatives, including the total number of rental units and affordable housing units participating in city programs.