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Huntington Station resident Rebecca Sanin, president and chief executive of the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island, talks about how Nassau County saw a small decrease in the number of food stamp recipients last year, despite a significant increase in poverty and need for food that came with the pandemic. Credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa Loarca/Alejandra Villa Loarca