Bill Text: NY K00669 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 669

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 13 - 21, 2023, as Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in the State of New York

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 19-8)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-07 - adopted [K00669 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K00669-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 669

BY: M. of A. DeStefano

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        November 13 - 21, 2023, as Hunger  and  Homelessness
        Awareness Week in the State of New York

  WHEREAS,  It is the custom of this Legislative Body to help increase
awareness of serious issues that affect the lives of  many  citizens  of
New York State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 13 - 21, 2023, as
Hunger  and  Homelessness  Awareness  Week  in the State of New York, in
conjunction with the observance  of  National  Hunger  and  Homelessness
Awareness Week; and

  WHEREAS,  In  1975,  Villanova  University hosted the first National
Hunger and Homelessness Week; since then, universities,  colleges,  high
schools  and organizations across the United States host events in their
communities to increase awareness about the daily effects of hunger  and
homelessness; and

  WHEREAS, This vital initiative week focuses on giving and caring the
week  before  Thanksgiving, and the observance serves as a reminder that
hunger and homelessness do not stop for the holidays  but  continue  all
year long; and

  WHEREAS,  In  the  United  States,  43.1 million citizens are living
below  the  poverty  line,  one  in  five  of  those   being   children;
circumstantially,  just over half a million people have nowhere to sleep
at night; and

  WHEREAS, Hunger and Homelessness are grave concerns for the State of
New York; it is essential to eliminate these  serious  concerns  and  to
increase public awareness of the extent to which they exist; and

  WHEREAS,  According  to  Feeding  America,  there  are more than 2.6
million New Yorkers, or one in eight people,  who  are  considered  food
insecure,  meaning  they do not have enough food to live a healthy life;
and

  WHEREAS, For the youngest residents of the State of New  York,  food
insecurity   is   more   prevalent,  affecting  one  in  five  children;
furthermore, as of 2018, New York State has an estimated 91,897 citizens
experiencing homelessness on any given day; and

  WHEREAS, The State of  New  York  is  fully  committed  to  bringing
awareness  to solving hunger and homelessness in all its communities, as
well as providing necessary resources to residents in need; and

  WHEREAS, New York  is  committed  to  working  with  food  pantries,
shelters,  and  other  service  organizations  which need support; these
organizations provide food, secure places to sleep, and  other  aids  to
those who need it the most; and


  WHEREAS,  It  is  imperative that there be greater awareness of this
issue, and more must be done to increase activity at  the  local,  State
and National levels; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 13 - 21, 2023, as
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in the State of New York; and  be
it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of  New
York.