1199 SEIU, the nation’s largest healthcare workers union, has announced a food drive in Rochester, NY, to assist local healthcare workers and families experiencing food insecurity.
According to 1199 SEIU, the initiative comes as SNAP benefits are set to resume following a government shutdown that left millions of Americans, including some healthcare workers, temporarily without assistance.
The union states that some service and bedside healthcare workers earn below a living wage and qualify for SNAP benefits. The food drive aims to provide 20 working families with full Thanksgiving meals, and any extra collected goods will be distributed to other community members in need…