Foodlink adds new truck to its kitchen fleet
It was an exciting day for Foodlink drivers, who watched as a brand new, 22-foot refrigerated box truck was dropped off at its Mt. Read Boulevard facility on Friday. The new truck, a 2018 HINO model 238, will add capacity to the fleet that serves the Foodlink Community Kitchen. Approximately half of Foodlink’s trucks serve the […]
Bills’ ‘Tackle Hunger’ campaign yields 23,000 cans of soup for regional food banks
The long-awaited postseason appearance is what mattered most to local Bills’ fans this year. For local food banks, the regular season wasn’t bad, either. Thanks to another successful “Tackling Hunger with the Buffalo Bills” campaign, the team, in partnership with Tops Friendly Markets and Campbell’s Chunky soup, donated 23,040 cans of soup to the Food Bank […]
Foodlink excited to partner with Three Heads Brewing for Be Kind Festival
In an effort to help build a “kinder Rochester,” Three Heads Brewing is hosting the inaugural “Be Kind Festival and Benefit Show.” The event on Feb. 16 will benefit three local non-profits: Foodlink, Sojourner House at PathStone and Camp Stomping Ground. Foodlink is the regional food bank that provides food to agencies throughout a 10-county […]
Foodlink awarded ‘Farm-to-School’ grant funding from NYS
Foodlink learned on Jan. 5 that it was one of 12 organizations to receive “Farm to School” grant funding through New York State’s Department of Agriculture and Markets. The $98,000 award will be used to purchase equipment for our Value-Added Processing Center, where we slice thousands of apples daily and work with distributors to provide healthy […]
Foodlink services impacted by plunging temps
UPDATE (Friday, 8:50 a.m.): The Barakah Muslim Charity (584 Jefferson Ave) Mobile Pantry site scheduled for SATURDAY has canceled due to the expected weather conditions. As of this time, the other distribution scheduled for Livonia remains open. > January Mobile Pantry schedule *** Thursday, 9:45 p.m. Due to the dangerous weather conditions expected on Friday, Foodlink […]
Foodlink offers full support of state’s No Student Goes Hungry Program
*** Foodlink Executive Director Julia Tedesco released the following statement regarding Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2018 State of the State, which includes a proposal for the No Student Goes Hungry Program: “Foodlink fully supports the governor’s No Student Goes Hungry Program. Proper nutrition plays a fundamental role in the success of all students — from kindergarten […]
Monroe County holiday meal times at Foodlink’s partner agencies
The following is a listing of Monroe County hot meal sites for the week leading up to the Christmas holiday.
A grocery store inside a food bank
In an effort to provide a more welcoming atmosphere for partnering agencies that visit Foodlink, a portion of its distribution center is starting to look less like a warehouse, and more like a grocery store. The first phase of renovations is complete for Foodlink’s “Shop-Thru,” the area designated for local agency representatives to pick up […]
Foodlink’s Community Kitchen: One year later
The high-tech, high-speed doors snap upward in an instant. As visitors enter the new Foodlink Community Kitchen, they are introduced to a new way of food banking. Dec. 5, 2017 marks the one-year anniversary of when Foodlink’s staff moved from its former kitchen on Joseph Avenue to its new facility, which occupies 28,000 square feet of […]
VP Supply makes $20K holiday gift to Foodlink
This holiday season, VP Supply Corp felt compelled to step away from a decades-old tradition in order to maximize its long-standing commitment to good will. Their annual turkey giveaway was always a hit with customers of the Rochester-based wholesale plumbing, HVAC, renewable energy, kitchen and bath supply company. This year, however, VP Supply wanted to […]