Exhibiting warmth and compassion through thousands of frozen meals
It’s always nice to hear about local start-ups that not only find business success, but also give back to the communities that have supported them along the way. This week, 4,440 healthy, frozen meals were delivered to Foodlink as a donation from Lean Life Manufacturing. Based out of Henrietta, the startup company is less than […]
Foodlink urges members of Congress to support TEFAP
This past week, Foodlink has contacted the six representatives (2 Senators and 4 House Members) in its 10-county service area to convey our concern that food purchases made through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) are currently below adequate levels. TEFAP foods provided by the USDA are an important part of the food our network […]
Foodlink gets national press with NPR article
***** Many kind words flooded social media Wednesday and Thursday after the publication of an NPR story that detailed the work we’re doing at Foodlink. The crux of the article, titled, “Beyond Pantries: This Food Bank Invests in theLocal Community,” touched on the evolving landscape of food banking, and how Foodlink is leading the charge […]
JSY Healthy Pantry Initiative to be nationally recognized
Exciting news for our Nutrition Education team! Our Just Say Yes! to Fruits and Vegetables program’s Healthy Pantry Initiative will be recognized by the American Public Health Association and presented at its annual conference in November! The initiative helps local food pantries “nudge” clients to choose healthier options through increased signage, nutrition education and small […]
Keeping busy at the Lexington Ave. Urban Farm
One rather large family recently joined the 60 existing Rochester families that tend to the land at Foodlink’s Lexington Avenue Urban Farm. Tens of thousands of bees — all sisters! — moved into their new digs this week at the farm, which provides local refugee families with a space to grow their own food. The […]
Summer Meals … on wheels
When it came time make sure the Summer Meals Partnership of Rochester could go mobile, the growth of one Foodlink program helped the growth of another. When the Curbside Market added a new vehicle to its fleet, we took one of the older trucks out of the rotation. Perfect timing, it would seem, as the […]
Citizens Bank, supporting the Curbside Market since 2013
*** Citizens Bank Chairman/CEO Bruce Van Saun, in Rochester for a organizational Town Hall meeting at the Marriott on West Ridge Road, jumped aboard the newest Curbside Market vehicle on Thursday. Citizens Bank has supported the program, known as a “produce aisle on wheels,” since its inception in 2013. It presented Foodlink with a check for […]
Rochester refugees to Foodlink: ‘You have made it a little easier for us’
Foodlink has strengthened its connection to Rochester’s refugee community thanks to its recent engagement with the Office of Adult & Career Education Services (OACES) of the Rochester City School District. In March, Finger Lakes Eat Smart New York nutrition educators held and event to introduce themselves to the office and help promote the Curbside Market. […]
The Foodlink Kitchen honored, celebrated
*** ROCHESTER – It’s been said that the kitchen is the heart of the home. Foodlink, the regional food bank for the Rochester area, shared its sizeable heart with the community on Wednesday during an emotional ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new commercial kitchen. Numerous state and local officials gathered at Foodlink’s Mt. Read Boulevard […]
State awards Foodlink $200K to help strengthen, support local agriculture
*** Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced more than $1 million in state funding to support agricultural development in the Genesee Valley and across the state, with a large portion of that money headed to Foodlink’s Mt. Read Boulevard headquarters. The funding approved by the Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority includes seven projects, including Foodlink’s proposal to purchase […]