§ 465-c. Grants to community organizations. The commissioner shall make grants within the amount appropriated therefor to community-based organizations or consortia of community-based organizations in high risk areas for outreach activities. Such outreach activities shall include but not be limited to:

Terms Used In N.Y. Social Services Law 465-C

  • At risk populations: means populations including but not limited to families with children receiving family assistance, households receiving federal supplemental security income payments, households with incomes at or below one hundred eighty-five percent of the poverty level, recipients of emergency food, elderly or disabled persons, homeless persons, unemployed persons, and families and persons residing in rural households who are at risk of nutritional deficiencies. See N.Y. Social Services Law 465-A
  • Food assistance programs: means programs including but not limited to food stamp programs, school breakfast and lunch programs, child care food programs, summer food service programs, special supplemental programs for women, infants and children, congregate meal programs and home delivered meal programs. See N.Y. Social Services Law 465-A
  • High risk areas: means any county or urban area where a significant percentage or number of those potentially eligible for food assistance programs are not participating in such programs. See N.Y. Social Services Law 465-A

1. identification of barriers to participation in food assistance programs including the unavailability of such programs;

2. information as to program availability, individual or household eligibility, and application procedure;

3. identification of at risk populations and individuals within the at risk populations who are not participating;

4. assistance with eligibility requirements including verification and enrollment;

5. dissemination of information to and conducting training sessions for local groups; and

6. nutrition education to at risk populations.

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