New York City’s Unbanked and Underbanked

Many New York City residents do not hold bank accounts and waste hundreds or even thousands of dollars each year on avoidable service fees and interest charges.  Written from the perspective of New York City’s Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services.

Food Insecurity: America’s Hidden Crisis

A 2013 study by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service found that 1 out of every 6 households in the United States faced food insecurity, meaning over 50 million Americans had difficulty acquiring adequate nutrition in their diet due to a lack of resources they have available at their disposal.