Meets with Office of General Services to improve handling of surplus commodities, including establishment of Statewide Advisory Board. Holds series of regional workshops to build local anti-hunger networks.

NYS allocates $7.5 million in funds for start up for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SN AP),including $1.25 million for emergency food, homeless and destitute.

Governor Cuomo appoints NYS Council on Food & Nutrition Policy to co-ordinate state action to end hunger and improve nutrition for all New Yorkers.

Mark Dunlea is hired as first staff person for HANNYS in position of Executive Director, through CSBG grant from NYS Department of Health.

HANNYS holds first rally and march, on April 22, from State Capitol to NYS D.S.S.to push for expedited food stamp reforms.

Governor Cuomo signs into law the NYS Office of Community Gardens, which HANNYS was a prime supporter of.

Second Staff person for HANNYS is hired.

HANNYS begins to campaign and win NYS D.S.S. agreement for next day expedited food stamp issuance.

HANNYS releases Food With Dignity a study of 2,000 households using food pantries, through a grant from the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation.

HANNYS convinces State Legislature to amend budget language to allow SNAP Homeless & Destitute funds for transportation costs.

Based on HANNYS recomendation, Department of Health decides to provide funding to each food bank to hire a nutritionist.

HANNYS releases it's first statewide hunger survey of legislative candidates.

HANNYS opens up offices in NYC, Westchester and Saratoga counties. HANNYS secures a $500,000 add-on to SNAP Homeless & Destitute budget, bring funds up to 8.58 million.

HANNYS releases Asleep at the Wheel a year-long study on how NYS DSS should strengthen its oversight of local DSS performance.

HANNYS helps convene first meeting of NYS Welfare Rights Organization.

HANNYS releases Beyond Fmergencies: Future Directions for EFPc.

HANNYS holds first Hunger Awareness Day to draw attention to the problem of hunger in local communities.

After several years of advocacy, NYS DSS and the Education Department initiate a system whereby students from families receiving food stamps can enroll automatically in school meals programs without filling out a separate application form.

HANNYS releases results from it's first SNAPSHOT survey, analyzing the performance of local DSS offices.

HANNYS helps start the garden project at the State office Campus to grow food to donate to local emergency food programs.

HANNYS helps organize soup kitchen for over 3,000 as part of a protest at the Democratic National Convention in NYC.

Organized "Homeless Olympics" press conference at State Capitol.

Received first VISTA volunteer.

Helped obtain $300,000 increase in funding for SNAP Homeless and Destitute and Meals on Wheels.

Published first newsletter on newsprint. Include survey of state legislative candidates and BFW voting guide for Congress.

DSS coalition organized in Westchester.

Initiated Children's Poster Project as part of Hunger Awareness Day.

Started seedlings distribution at EFPs in Capital District.

Work on welfare reform at both state and national level. Divided monitoring responsibility with SENSES. Able to block most of the Governor's welfare proposals, except for fingerprinting and mandatory participation for HR in workfare.

Initiated research efforts on the effectiveness of workfare in moving participants into jobs.

Organized Camp Patakiville "homeless city" protest at State Capitol. Generated five days of media coverage.

Produced poster of George Pataki as "best known welfare participant" in New York State.

Organized protests at Sen. Holland's welfare hearings around the state.

HANNYS helped organize Ad Hoc Committee of religious and human service groups in the Capital District.

CVII sent 50 welfare moms to DC to lobby. Organized major voter registration effort in NYC.

Eighty children delivered Valentines to Governor and legislative leaders. Served as NYS Coordinator as part of Jedi's Women national day of action for Valentine's Day - "Our Children's Hearts Are In Your Hands".

Organized Thanksgiving Fast on welfare and hunger issues. Governor's spokesperson refused to accept food donations from nuns.

DSS Monitoring Project focused on Transitional Child Care. Released its first mini-study on workfare.

Ten new food buying club sites were established and 5 new community gardens. Continued effort to promote gleaning.

Regional anti-hunger conferences held in Albany, Troy, Queens and Upper Manhattan I Bronx. 11 training session on food stamp program were held. Funding for federal Community Food Nutrition Program jeopardized.

House party organized in NYC.

Conducted SNAPSHOT survey of child care. Helped increased state funding of Low Income Day Care. Released report showing that many counties paying workfare participants less than the minimum wage.

Wrote national article on privatization of welfare.

Released mini-study on Family CAP for welfare.

Initiated Living Wage campaign in Albany.

Helped organize statewide campaign to pressure Governor to request waiver to allow unemployed adults between 18 and 50 to continue to receive food stamps.

Worked with Welfare Reform Network in NYC to help with national campaign urging Presidential veto of welfare legislation. President eventually signed bill. Did help prevent block granting of food stamps.

Initiated effort to organize welfare participants in NYC, eventually taken over by CVII. Decision for CVH to become separately incorporated was made.

NYC office helped organize large rally at State Capitol on welfare. Several hundred protestors able to get into the Capitol.

Half a dozen conferences on welfare reform and hunger organized in Staten Island, Plattsburgh, White Plains, Schenectady, East Harlem, Long Island, and Albany.

Assisted with Stand for Children rally - June 1st.

NYC office organized a Salute to Anti-Hunger leaders at Top of the Times Square Hotel in July. About 150 people attended.

Baby Boost fairs organized in Harlem and Albany.

Resource guide for community services developed for Capital District.

Diversity training for HANNYS held.

Rochester House Party held in November.