Stimulus Funding Food Stamp, Health Projects
Posted on Tuesday, 7 of April , 2009 at 4:52 pm
ALBANY—Millions of dollars in funding, provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), will support the State’s health and human services infrastructure and programs, the Governor’s office announced Tuesday.
Low-and moderate-income individuals and families in New York’s Upstate counties will receive an estimated $400 million in additional Food Stamp benefits from ARRA funds.
Beginning with the April monthly allotment, households across New York participating in the State’s Food Stamp program will see an increase of 13.6 percent in their current monthly Food Stamp benefit.
This translates into an additional $2.8 million for food stamp recipients in Warren County; $1.3 million in Essex, $5.3 million in Saratoga and $2.9 million in Washington County.
In addition, Governor David Paterson announced that $26.5 million in ARRA funding has been awarded to support construction and expansion projects of federally qualified health centers, and to support services and payments for the increase in uninsured patients seeking care. President Obama announced the release of more than $500 million in grants authorized by ARRA to support community health centers across the country. Over the next two years, ARRA will be used to invest a total of $2 billion in community health centers to support renovations and repairs, investments in health information technology, and critically needed health care.
“In the face of an economic downturn, these timely new funds will help more than a million struggling households in New York keep healthy food on the table, at the same time putting new federal dollars into the economy when the infusion of money is greatly needed,” said Governor Paterson. “This funding also supports my primary and preventive care agenda by providing funds for community health centers across the State. I thank President Obama and New York’s congressional delegation for their work to support vital health care services for all New Yorkers, and especially for our State’s most vulnerable populations during these difficult and challenging economic times.”
Food Stamp Funding
Beginning with the April allotment, low-and moderate-income households across New York that participate in the State’s Food Stamp Program will see an increase of 13.6 percent in their current monthly Food Stamp benefit. The maximum monthly Food Stamp benefit for a family of four will increase from $588 to $668. The minimum monthly benefit will also be increased from $14 to $16. In addition, low-and moderate-income individuals and families in New York City will receive approximately $837 million in Food Stamp dollars, and those in Long Island will receive approximately $51 million from ARRA funds.
The estimated cumulative impact of this funding that will go to individuals and families in Upstate counties will total approximately:
Albany, $13.5 million
Allegany, $2.5 million
Broome, $12.3 million
Cattaraugus, $4.3 million
Cayuga, $4.1 million
Chautauqua, $10 million
Chemung, $5.9 million
Chenango, $3.3 million
Clinton, $4.8 million
Columbia, $2 million
Cortland, $2.8 million
Delaware, $2 million
Dutchess, $8 million
Erie, $59.6 million
Essex, $1.3 million
Franklin, $2.8 million
Fulton, $4 million
Genesee, $2.2 million
Greene, $2.2 million
Hamilton, $141,000
Herkimer, $3.8 million
Jefferson, $5.7 million
Lewis, $1.2 million
Livingston, $2.7 million
Madison, $3.2 million
Monroe, $46.2 million
Montgomery, $3.9 million
Nassau, $19.7 million
Niagara, $12 million
Oneida, $15.4 million
Onondaga, $26 million
Ontario, $3.8 million
Orange, $15.8 million
Orleans, $2.4 million
Oswego, $7.4 million
Otsego, $2.3 million
Putnam, $646,000
Rensselaer, $7.4 million
Rockland, $14.1 million
St. Lawrence, $6.3 million
Saratoga, $5.3 million
Schenectady, $7.6 million
Schoharie, $1.3 million
Schuyler, $953,000
Seneca, $1.1 million
Steuben, $4.5 million
Suffolk, $30.7 million
Sullivan, $4.3 million
Tioga, $2.4 million
Tompkins, $3.6 million
Ulster, $6.8 million
Warren, $2.8 million
Washington, $2.9 million
Wayne, $3.9 million
Westchester, $27 million
Wyoming, $1.3 million
Yates, $1.2 million
New York City, $837 million
Studies of the Food Stamp program show that 80 percent of all benefits are redeemed within two weeks of receipt, and 97 percent are spent within a month. In addition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that every additional $5 in Food Stamp spending generates roughly $9.20 in economic activity.
The additional Food Stamp funding complements ongoing efforts by the State to make nutrition assistance more accessible, particularly for low-income working families. During the last few years, New York has implemented a series of new programs and initiatives aimed at increasing access to this vital support and, as a result, enrollment in the program has reached an all-time high of 2.2 million recipients.
Community Health Center Funding
Allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, $7 million in infrastructure grants will finance construction and expansion projects to provide comprehensive primary and preventive health care services. The grants have been awarded to six centers:
Beacon Christian Community Health Center, Staten Island, $1.3 million
Urban Health Plan Inc, Bronx, $1.3 million
William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Manhattan, $1.3 million
The Floating Hospital, Long Island City, $1.3 million
Finger Lakes Migrant Health Project, Penn Yan, $1.1 million
Bronx Community Health Network Inc., Bronx, $697,000
Fifty-one community health centers in New York will share $19.4 million in funding to support new sites and service areas, to increase services at existing sites, and to provide supplemental payments for the increase in uninsured patients seeking care. The grants have been awarded to:
Whitney M. Young Jr. Community Health Center, Albany, $312,000
Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center, Arverne, $261,000
Oak Orchard Community Health center Inc., Brockport, $248,000
Bronx Community Health Network, Bronx, $706,000
Bronx-Lebanon Integrated Services System, Bronx, $803,000
Comprehensive Community Development Corporations, Bronx, $255,000
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, $192,000
Morris Heights Health Center, Bronx, $636,000
Urban Health Plan Inc., Bronx, $362,000
Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center Inc., Brooklyn, $273,000
Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center Inc., Brooklyn, $188,000
Brownsville Community Development Center, Brooklyn, $273,000
ODA Primary care Health Center, Brooklyn, $236,000
Sunset Park Health Council Inc., Brooklyn, $1 million
Community Health Center of Buffalo Inc., $177,000
Northwest Buffalo Community Health Care Center Inc., Buffalo, $191,000
Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country, Canton, $164,000
Family Health Network of Central New York Inc., Cortland, $255,000
Hudson Headwaters Health Network, Glens Falls, $597,000
Project Samaritan Health Services, Inc., Jamaica, $133,000
The Floating Hospital, Long Island City, $935,000
Middletown Community Health Center Inc., Middletown, $270,000
Community Medical and Dental Care Inc., Monsey, $268,000
Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center, Mount Vernon, $1.6 million
AHRC Health Care Inc., Manhattan, $106,000
Betances Health Center, Manhattan $152,000
BRC Human Services Corp., Manhattan, $137,000
Care for the Homeless, Manhattan, $241,000
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center Inc., Manhattan, $474,000
Community Healthcare Network, Manhattan, $504,000
Covenant House, Manhattan, $149,000
East Harlem Council for Human services Inc., Manhattan, $190,000
Harlem United Community AIDS Center, Manhattan, $102,000
Heritage Health and Housing Inc., Manhattan, $153,000
Project Renewal Inc., Manhattan, $142,000
St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers, Manhattan, $257,000
Settlement Health and Medical Services, $268,000
The Institute for Family Health, Manhattan, $672,000
William F. Ryan Community Health Center Inc., Manhattan $629,000
Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center Inc., Newburgh, $260,000
Open Door Family Medical Center Inc., Ossining, $624,000
Hudson River Health Care, Peekskill, $916,000
Finger Lakes Migrant Health Project, Penn Yan, $260,000
Northern Oswego County Health services Inc., Pulaski, $209,000
Rochester Primary Care Network, Rochester, $796,000
Unity Hospital of Rochester, Rochester, $100,000
Westside Health Services Inc., Rochester, $284,000
Schenectady Family Health Services Inc., Schenectady, $374,000
Refuah Health Center, Spring Valley, $304,000
Beacon Christian Community Health Center, Staten Island, $100,000
Syracuse Community Health Center, Syracuse, $527,000 4-7-09
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