The looming end of food benefits will affect an estimated 3 million New Yorkers, including more than 100-thousand around Syracuse. WAER spoke with people who count on SNAP assistance and now face uncertainty, but they’re fighting to restore the aid.
Yvonne Griffin has a full house that relies on SNAP benefits to put food on the table.
“Right now my food stamp case, it’s myself, my 12-year-old son, my 16-year-old daughter, my 2-year-old grandson, and my 18-year-old daughter, which is my grandson’s mother,” she explained…