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Foodlink details local impact of latest USDA cuts
In response to recently announced cuts to federal nutrition programs, President & CEO Julia Tedesco released the following statement on April 3 as Foodlink gathered

Spectrum Donates $5,000 to Foodlink
Spectrum donated $5,000 to Foodlink on Thursday, June 8th to support the recent rise in need for emergency food in

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

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

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

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,

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,

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

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.

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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