Governor Kathy Hochul today announced New York’s annual statewide holiday donation drive to benefit families in need across New York is underway as of Saturday, Nov. 1. Donations of new, unwrapped toys, coats, school supplies and non-perishable food items are being sought to support community-based organizations that assist New Yorkers during the holiday giving season. This year’s holiday drive has been expanded to include food donations for New York families in the wake of the Trump administration’s unlawful attempts to withhold federally-funded SNAP benefits — the largest and most effective anti-hunger program in the nation that helps feed nearly three million New Yorkers each month, most of whom are older adults, disabled or children.

“Generosity is a core value of the holiday season.

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