Social services agencies across the state now place nearly half of all individuals and families seeking shelter in hotels, ...

New York officials say as many as 300,000 people could lose their food aid under program changes in the massive bill ...

Statewide spending on hotels has more than tripled in recent years. The shift away from shelters has prevented families from ...

U.S. states will not be able to fully administer food stamp benefits for millions of the nation's poor if a proposal in the ...

A federal proposal under consideration in Congress could dramatically change how food assistance is funded and potentially ...

In loving memory of Barbara Ann Guinn. Barbara, a beloved wife, mother, nana, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on February 28, 2025, at the age of 85.

Since 2018, state spending on hotels for unsheltered individuals has tripled. Conditions are often inadequate and some worry ...

Island Harvest Food Bank volunteers meet in Melville Tuesday with Barbara Guinn, commissioner of the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, in green jacket, and Randi Shubin Dresner ...

“We understand the movement to chip cards is the best path forward,” said OTDA Commissioner Barbara Guinn, who estimated the transition could cost the state as much as $40 million.

You can read the full report at the bottom of this story, and you can watch a clip of Barbara Guinn—Commissioner of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance that oversees ...