b'2023 Annual ReportEstablished in 2019, Sakhis Survivors regularly expressedFood JusticeFood Justice Program (FJP) how important access to theseeks to make more nutritious, FJP was as grocery prices haveshelf-stable, easy-to-prepare, continued to rise and theirand culturally familiar food purchasing power has shrunk.available to survivors who facehousing, food, and income Further, many survivors weinstability. work with have experiencedchallenges and delaysThis program was started out accessing public benefitsof our understanding of how through NYC HRA and SNAP.destabilizing it is to be without In these cases, FJP has filledbasic necessities, particularly gaps for survivors awaitingwhile recovering from trauma. benefits decisions. However,This program represents a even survivors with benefitscrucial element of our trauma- and jobs have experiencedinformed programming. food insecurity due to inflation.In these cases, FJP hasIn 2023, 94 survivors made enabled survivors to be328 trips to one of our two targeted with their food-pantries stocked with culturally shopping budget and use ourappropriate food.pantries for bulk South Asianstaples. 17'