GreenSpark and Foodlink partner to power hunger relief with clean energy
In collaboration with GreenSpark Solar, construction is underway on a rooftop solar array at Foodlink’s facility on Mt. Read Boulevard. Developed, installed, and maintained by GreenSpark, the 679 kWDC rooftop solar array will provide Foodlink with a discount on all utility bill credits it generates—savings that will remain in place for the system’s 25+ year […]
Class 10 graduates! Foodlink Career Fellowship celebrates a milestone
The Foodlink Career Fellowship launched in 2018 as a workforce development program aimed to provide pathways to prosperity for aspiring culinarians who have experienced barriers to sustainable employment. A year later, the program achieved the distinction as the first registered cook apprenticeship with the New York State Department of Labor. Fast forward seven years and […]
Free holiday meals this November in the Rochester area
Each holiday season, we reach out to the meal programs in our network to gather details about special holiday meals they have planned around Thanksgiving time. Below is a list of confirmed meals that are free and open to the public. We will add to the list as more information becomes available. Saturday, Nov. 15 […]
Amid SNAP crisis, Foodlink bolsters emergency food system with more than $1.5 million in additional food
Foodlink CEO Julia Tedesco on Friday announced several measures the nonprofit is taking to respond to the growing crisis of thousands of Rochester-area residents losing access to new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Nov. 1. Without a resolution to the federal government shutdown, SNAP benefits for the month of November will pause for […]
Foodlink hosts Monroe County officials and local leaders to educate community about SNAP changes
Monroe County Executive Adam J. Bello and local leaders gathered Tuesday, Oct. 28, to alert the Rochester community to impending delays and changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Late last week, Monroe County was notified that SNAP benefits, due to be released on Nov. 1, would be delayed because of the federal […]
Government shutdown threatens SNAP benefits for thousands: How you can help
The ongoing government shutdown threatens to pause and delay SNAP benefits for thousands of our neighbors experiencing food insecurity in the Greater Rochester area. SNAP is our nation’s first line of defense against food insecurity, which impacts more than 160,000 people throughout Foodlink’s 10-county service area. If there is no resolution by Nov. 1, the […]
Foodlink Community Farm celebrates year of growth at annual Fall Fest
For the past three years, the Foodlink Community Farm has hosted a Fall Festival to celebrate the success of another growing season with its neighbors and fellow farmers on Lexington Avenue. This year, the “growing season” took on a whole new meaning. Foodlink and local dignitaries on Saturday celebrated the grand opening of its new […]
Foodlink monitoring government shutdown’s impact on nutrition programs
Foodlink is closely monitoring the impact of the government shutdown and will continue to provide updates about how it will affect federal nutrition programs. For now, here is what we know: SNAP: Benefits for October will be issued on schedule and without interruption, per New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. These benefits […]
Foodlink celebrates Class 9 graduates of the Foodlink Career Fellowship
Foodlink celebrated its 9th graduating class of the Foodlink Career Fellowship in style on Sept. 25, hosting the event at its new Edible Education Center at the Foodlink Community Farm on Lexington Avenue. On a beautiful fourth day of fall, the Fellowship celebrated the collective accomplishments of six Fellows: Nabria Brown, Hayden Herdklotz, Karina Martinez, […]
Foodlink’s statement in response to the USDA’s termination of food insecurity report
On Sept. 20, the USDA announced it would terminate future releases of the Household Food Security Reports — a key source for food insecurity data for more than 30 years. USDA called the report “redundant” and “politicized,” adding that “trends have remained virtually unchanged.” According to the USDA’s latest report, 13.5% of U.S. households were […]