The Darden Foundation awards $6,000 grant to Foodlink
Foodlink has been awarded a $6,000 grant from The Darden Foundation to help provide hunger-relief to Rochester-area families. The funds will be used to support Foodlink’s Mobile Pantry program, which connects underserved neighborhoods and communities with large distributions of food on a monthly or bimonthly basis. Foodlink, a member of the Feeding America® network, is […]
Foodlink Career Fellowship welcomes newest class
A new chapter has begun for the Foodlink Career Fellowship. Andrew, Brandi, Eric, Gerquan, Javia, Jimmy, Jojo, Tyeasha and Wayne began their journey last week toward successful careers in the regional food industry. Orientation was held July 26, when the Fellows learned the basics of the program and got to know one another. On July […]
KaBOOM! Foodlink to expand play space at Lexington Ave. Community Farm
The Lexington Avenue Community Farm received its largest grant in history last month from the KaBOOM! Play Everywhere Challenge. Foodlink proposed to build off the early phases of its pocket park and play space, and create more opportunities for play in the area surrounding the farm on Lexington Avenue. The space will feature log and […]
Wayne County now third in nation in apple growing
Did you know that Wayne County were its own state, it would rank fourth in the NATION in apple growing? Data from the latest U.S. Agriculture Census (2017) was released this spring, and our neighbors to the east in Wayne County made some impressive gains as the state’s epicenter of apples. There are 23,685 acres […]
Inaugural class of the Foodlink Career Fellowship celebrates graduation, launch of new careers
They came to Foodlink in search of opportunity. Now – a year later – eight members of the Foodlink Career Fellowship have graduated with improved culinary skills, confidence, and hope for what the future holds. Thursday’s graduation ceremony at the City of Rochester Public Market marked the culmination of the inaugural year of the program, […]
Foodlink 2019 Mobile Summer Meals schedule
Rochester’s Summer Meals program is officially underway, and the Foodlink Community Kitchen is pleased once again to prepare thousands of delicious, nutritious meals at dozens of sites all over Rochester this summer. Foodlink is a key partner in the Summer Meals Partnership of Rochester, which ensures that kids 18 and under have access to free […]
Foodlink piloting adult meal mentoring program with RACF support
Studies have shown that children are more likely to try healthy and/or unfamiliar foods if an adult role model is doing the same. The Foodlink Community Kitchen hopes to test that strategy as a way to increase participation in the City of Rochester’s Summer Meals program. A mini-grant from the Rochester Area Community Foundation will […]
Farash Foundation grant allows Foodlink to expand reach into more RCSD schools
The Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation has awarded Foodlink $25,000 to help expand and launch multiple school pantries within the Rochester City School District. The grant allows RCSD Community Schools to join Foodlink as member agencies, and purchase vital equipment, supplies and food for their students. The RCSD’s Community Schools adopt a more holistic […]
Foodlink awarded ‘Rooted in Evidence’ grant funding to evaluate new nutrition ranking system
Foodlink is one of five food banks nationwide to receive grant funding through The Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition’s inaugural Rooted in Evidence grant program. The grant supports food banks currently implementing “innovative and dynamic programming to improve the health and dietary quality of emergency food recipients.” Foodlink’s project includes the evaluation of its new […]
Feeding America grants support to Foodlink for government shutdown response
In response to the government shutdown earlier this year, Feeding America garnered support from organizations across the country to help offset costs that food banks faced to meet the rising need in their communities. In early June, a third round of funding was allocated to various food banks across the network, and Foodlink was generously […]
