Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 33 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Hunger increased after September 11th VTMBH Article: Author María del Carmen Amado VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Come back another day or try another shelter, is a phrase heard all too frequently these days in soup kitchens among Latino residents. The majority of those in need worked at the World Trade Center prior to the terrorist attacks, but did not receive benefits or wages owed them for fear of being reported to the INS. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body A hunger crisis facing New York after September 11th led thousands of Latino residents to seek out free meals, such as are available at soup kitchens and food pantries. According to a report by the organization and food bank Food for Survival, Latinos account for 28.4 percent of those who pay daily visits to the 187 soup kitchens and 34.5 percent of those at the 456 food pantries throughout the city. These numbers reflect a steady increase in individuals seeking assistance in the eight months following September 11th. The demand for bread has grown 80 percent in the past year, obligating one of every five food pantries and one of every six soup kitchens in the city to turn people away hungry, explained Lucy Cabrera, president of Food for Survival. Come back another day or try another shelter, is a phrase heard all too frequently these days in soup kitchens among Latino residents. These people are unemployed or make very little money. The need is greatest in Brooklyn and Manhattan, said Cabrera. In these boroughs, more than 76 percent of soup kitchens report overcrowding. Help is being sought out more among the unemployed and homeless, and hunger is at the highest level the organization has seen in twenty years, said Cabrera. In one soup kitchen in Queens, daily intake went from 2,000 to 3,700 people in the initial time after the attacks, and has reached 6,000 in the past few months, the majority of those being undocumented workers, said a representative of the Richmond Hills Christian Church soup kitchen, which serves residents in Woodhaven, South Ozone Park and Jamaica. The majority of those in need worked at the World Trade Center prior to the terrorist attacks, but did not receive benefits or wages owed them for fear of being reported to the INS. The food pantries and soup kitchens are the only places where undocumented Latinos are not at risk, explained Cabrera. She added that the publication of the report will hopefully serve to secure more federal aid as well as increase food collection and donation. Those in need of assistance or who wish to donate food can call 1-866-NYC FOOD for more information. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-04 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 103 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hunger increased after September 11th 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. Come back another day or try another shelter, is a phrase heard all too frequently these days in sou Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-04