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Foodlink, anti-hunger advocates raise awareness about Summer-EBT, other nutrition programs
Starting this summer, local children will have additional nutrition support during the summer months with the launch of a new Summer EBT program, supplementing ongoing
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Rochester Food Policy Council Visits Baltimore to bring innovative ideas to Rochester
The Rochester Food Policy Council visited Baltimore last week to meet with anti-hunger organizations and urban agriculture farms in hopes
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Foodlink joins anti-hunger advocates across the country for annual conference
Foodlink’s Advocacy & Government Relations Specialist, Dominique Richardson, joined thousands of food advocates from across the country for the National
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Foodlink’s statement on anti-hunger funding in the NYS budget
Foodlink is encouraged by the continued support for food banks and emergency food programs reflected in the New York State
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Foodlink to Receive $200,000 Grant from the Paychex Charitable Foundation
Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services,
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Read Whitley Hasty’s testimony at a Senate hearing on SNAP and nutrition
The following written testimony was submitted by Whitley Hasty to the U.S. Senate’s Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops,
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Stokoe Farms chooses Foodlink as the beneficiary for the America’s Farmers Grow Communities Bayer Fund
Brandon Marshall of Stokoe Farms is one of New York’s 2023 America’s Farmers Grow Communities Bayer Fund recipients. America’s Farmers
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Kreher Family Farms Donates 54,000 Eggs to Foodlink
On Tuesday, April 5, 2023, Kreher Family Farms donated 54,000 eggs to Foodlink. To put that in perspective, 54,000 eggs equates to 4,500 dozen eggs.
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In response to SNAP reductions, Foodlink partners with local sites to add 5 Pop-up Pantries to its March schedule
Supplemental Emergency Allotments (EA) of SNAP benefits, which have been issued since April 2020 to support households during the COVID
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Citing recent 30% rise in need, Foodlink speaks out against HPNAP cuts
Foodlink’s advocacy committee last week submitted the following written testimony to the New York State Legislature at the 2023 Joint
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