Thanksgiving meals: Foodlink partners hosting holiday meals
Several of Foodlink’s community partners are hosting Thanksgiving meals as the holidays are approaching. Here are a couple of dates and times for free, local meals in the month of November. Meal Day: Tuesday (11/16) Community Meal Site: Lydia’s Kitchen Meal Time: 11:00 am Address: 360 East Main St., Batavia NY, 14020 Meal Day: […]
Foodlink Community Cafe now offering online ordering
The Foodlink Community Cafe took another step forward this fall with the launch of online ordering on Oct. 25, adding a convenient option for customers to pick up their meals. The pay-it-forward-style cafe is located in the Central Library’s Bausch & Lomb branch, at 115 South Ave. in Rochester. Since launching in May, the cafe […]
Check Out Hunger begins this weekend at Wegmans
After a record-breaking year in 2020, the annual Check Out Hunger campaign is returning to Rochester-area Wegmans stores this weekend. The fundraiser provides critical assistance for Foodlink, the regional food bank and public health organization committed to ending hunger and building healthier communities. The point-of-sale campaign allows Wegmans shoppers to donate a few dollars – […]
Congrats grads! Foodlink Career Fellowship’s Class of 2021 celebrates graduation
The Foodlink Career Fellowship’s Class of 2021 celebrated the culimination of a yearlong culinary journey at Foodlink with a graduation ceremony Wednesday at The Commissary in downtown Rochester. Seven chefs accepted their final certificates of completion for the program, which is a registered New York State cook apprenticeship. This is the third class to graduate […]
Rochester Food Policy Council a step closer to reality
Foodlink has spent the past year and a half engaged in a collaborative effort to establish the first Food Policy Council (FPC) in the City of Rochester. Working with Common Ground Health, the City of Rochester, and a group of community members representing different neighborhoods and backgrounds – we have been researching, mobilizing, and building […]
Foodlink’s Curbside Market Becomes First Mobile WIC Vendor in the Nation
Foodlink has launched the nation’s first mobile WIC market as an innovative expansion of its Curbside Market – a mobile market that serves the Rochester region. “WIC” refers to the USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, which provides resources and financial support for low-income women, infants and children up to age […]
What to know about Pandemic EBT benefits for Rochester-area families
Federal legislation enacted during the COVID-19 crisis made it possible for states to provide extra funding to students who lost access to free school meals during the pandemic. P-EBT benefits are not the same as SNAP benefits, however they are distributed via an individual’s EBT card (when applicable) and can be used to access the […]
Congressman Morelle helps Foodlink mark Hunger Action Month
Today, Congressman Joseph Morelle announced that he helped secure $750,000 in the recently-passed House appropriations bill for Foodlink, a critical local organization dedicated to ending hunger and building healthy communities. With this funding, Foodlink will be able to cover the costs of a much-needed refrigerator expansion that will allow them to stock more fresh produce […]
Foodlink accepting a new round of Seed Grant applications
UPDATE (9/27/21): The deadline has now passed for the 2021 Seed Grant application. Thanks to all those who applied! *** Foodlink has released the 2021-22 Seed Grant application — an initiative funded by the state’s Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program. Seed Grants are start-up grants intended to be used as a “seed” to begin […]
Stand up and speak out during Hunger Action Month! Four ways you can help …
September is Hunger Action Month — a time of year when anti-hunger advocates across the country speak out about hunger and the many issues that impact food-insecure families across the nation. According to the latest data from Feeding America’s report on “The Impact of Coronavirus on Food Insecurity,” more than 152,000 people in Foodlink’s 10-county […]
