‘Ice Cream Fridays’ returns in partnership with Adirondack Creamery!
Rochester families can access free Summer Meals at dozens of locations all summer long – and on Friday, some got an additional treat to end their week. For the third consecutive year, Adirondack Creamery launched “Ice Cream Fridays” in collaboration with Foodlink’s mobile meals initiative. Along with a healthy, scratch-made meal from the Foodlink Community […]
Foodlink, anti-hunger advocates raise awareness about Summer-EBT, other nutrition programs
Starting this summer, local children will have additional nutrition support during the summer months with the launch of a new Summer EBT program, supplementing ongoing traditional Summer Meals programming in the area. The Summer EBT program provides eligible families with food assistance during the summer months when thousands of school-aged children locally lose access to […]
New report shows dramatic spike in food insecurity in the Rochester/Finger Lakes region
New data released by Feeding America today reveals the sharpest increase in food insecurity since the Great Recession. In Foodlink’s 10-county service area, the rate climbed from 9.3% in 2021 to 12% in 2022 – the latest year of available data for the “Map the Meal Gap” study, which provides local-level estimates of food insecurity […]
Feeding New York State, Foodlink issue statement on passage of FY25 NYS budget
After months of advocacy work in pursuit of state support for the emergency food system and food-insecure New Yorkers, Feeding New York State, which comprises 10 food banks — including Foodlink — released the following statement: Feeding New York State, the state association of New York’s 10 Feeding America food banks, applauds state leaders for […]
Foodlink calls on Gov. Hochul, state leaders to adequately fund anti-hunger programs in NYS budget
Foodlink released the following statement after Gov. Kathy Hochul released her executive budget proposal in January: Governor Hochul recently unveiled her FY25 NY Executive Budget proposal, presenting significant cuts to crucial funding for the emergency food network. Cutting anti-hunger funding is damaging to hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, and it is particularly harmful at […]
New Monroe County poll shows local parents’ struggles with food insecurity
The Children’s Agenda, a Rochester-based advocacy group, recently announced that findings from its fourth poll of Rochester and Monroe County parents revealed widespread financial stress in the areas of food security and housing. Foodlink President & CEO Julia Tedesco joined Children’s Agenda CEO Larry Marx and other anti-poverty advocates for the announcement on Dec. 13 […]
Foodlink partners serving free holiday meals this December
A snapshot of Foodlink member meal programs that are providing a free holiday meal in the City of Rochester. Thank you for your partnership!
Wegmans Check Out Hunger campaign raises $687K for Foodlink!
Greater Rochester-area shoppers showed up in a big way at Wegmans this fall, helping to raise $686,667 for the annual Check Out Hunger campaign to benefit Foodlink. Foodlink and Wegmans celebrated the 30th anniversary of this critical fundraiser, which supports Foodlink’s food-banking operations and many of its innovative programs and services. During six weeks this […]
Senator Schumer visits Foodlink; urges Congress to increase WIC funding
Standing at Foodlink, the regional food bank based in Rochester, NY, as families prepare for Thanksgiving, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today revealed how the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), which supports 21,000+ kids, moms, and babies in the Finger Lakes region, is in limbo. Schumer explained that […]
Foodlink joins anti-hunger advocates in calling on Congress to adequately support WIC
Thousands of young families could lose out on nutrition benefits if Congress fails to act soon. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has seen a recent uptick in enrollment, reversing a lengthy, downward trend. Historically, only about 50% of all eligible participants enrolled in and utilized the program that provides […]
