Foodlink hosts media event announcing anti-poverty bill
Foodlink on Thursday hosted representatives from RMPAI, URMC, two prominent Rochester nonprofits, and Assemblymember Harry Bronson to announce a new bill that aims to cut childhood poverty in half within the next 10 years. Citing the fact that nearly 900,000 children in New York State live in poverty, including approximately half of all Rochester […]
Check Out Hunger returns at Wegmans!
Check Out Hunger, a critical fundraiser for Foodlink, is now underway at 21 area Wegmans stores. The annual campaign began Oct. 18 and will run through Nov. 28. Shoppers have the opportunity to donate a few dollars – or round up their grocery bill – while in the checkout line at all Rochester-area stores. […]
Partnership for a Healthier America selects Rochester as second city to access the ‘COVID-19 Fresh Food Fund’
The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) – the premier national nonprofit working to transform the food landscape in pursuit of health equity – today announced an expansion of its COVID-19 Fresh Food Fund to Rochester in partnership with Foodlink. This partnership represents an expansion of PHA’s COVID-19 Fresh Food Fund, which first launched […]
Where to find Foodlink’s Emergency Food Supply Boxes
Foodlink has scaled up its food banking operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to meet the rising need in our communities. In doing so, we have had to pivot away from some of our traditional distribution models in order to mitigate further spread of the Coronavirus. One of the focus areas […]
Foodlink announces ‘Seed Grant’ winners for 2020-21
Foodlink has announced the winners of its annual Seed Grant applications for 2020-21. Seed Grants are one-time start-up grants intended to be used as a “seed” to begin a new or enhanced service to an agency or hunger-relief organization. Seed Grants encourage the development of projects that support innovative ways of confronting emergency food and/or […]
Foodlink, Excellus BCBS announce ‘Fresh Account’ partnership with the Curbside Market
When the pandemic forced Karen Goossen (pictured above) to close her business this spring, she knew her income was at risk. She didn’t realize the economic fallout would also put her health at risk. Goossen, an Excellus BlueCross BlueShield member, had been following her doctor’s advice to add more fresh fruits and vegetables to […]
Foodlink Career Fellowship Class of 2020 moves on to their externships
The seven members of the Foodlink Career Fellowship Class of 2020 all left Foodlink after an extended stay this week. Each moved on to their externships at local employers — the final stage of the year-long culinary training program. The Fellows would have normally made this transition back in April, but the pandemic’s impact on […]
Rochester meal sites: Foodlink’s partnership with RCSD, City continues
The City, Foodlink and the Rochester City School District (RCSD) will continue to collaborate to provide free, healthy meals for children across Rochester this school year. Since March, this collaboration – along with other community partners including Common Ground Health and the Rochester Area Community Foundation – has resulted in the distribution of more than […]
Foodlink hosting virtual conversations about range of issues during annual Hunger Action Month
With more than 60,000 additional people in the Rochester area projected to live in food-insecure households due to the pandemic, there is more urgency than ever to focus on the issue of hunger in our communities. Foodlink and other hunger-relief organizations across the Feeding America network use September – Hunger Action Month – as […]
Sands Family Foundation extends support of Foodlink’s Curbside Market
The Sands Family Foundation Generation 3 Philanthropy Project (G3PP) recently awarded a multi-year grant to Foodlink to support its Curbside Market – a mobile farmers market that visits underserved communities across the Rochester region. The grant supports key staffing needs for the market and will allow for the addition of a new vehicle to […]
