In The News
Read some of the recent media coverage of Foodlink and its various programs.
- (12/18, Democrat & Chronicle) Price-gouging settlement brings $140K worth of baby formula to Rochester
- (12/18, WNY News Now) Attorney General James Delivers Lifeline: 3,300 Cans of Baby Formula to Rochester Families
- (12/18, News8) AG announces $675K baby formula distribution following price gouging settlement
- (12/18, SpectrumNews1) $675,000 worth of baby formula coming to New York following settlement
- (12/17, News 8) First delivery arrives as part of News 8’s Food for Families food drive
- (12/16, News 8) Baby formula headed to Rochester after settlement
- (12/13, News 8) Friday is Food for Families Day at Tops
- (12/13, News 8) RocSci Charter School launches new food pantry
- (12/11, News 8) Foodlink, Tops surpass 1M lbs. donation mark ahead of 18th Food for Families Drive
- (11/27, News 8) Regional Health Reach cooks up meals for the homeless
- (11/26, 13WHAM) Wegmans closing our annual ‘Check Out Hunger’ fundraising campaign with Foodlink
- (11/26, News 8) ‘Check Out Hunger’ campaign runs at Wegmans to benefit Foodlink
- (11/26, News 8) ‘Fills gaps’: Pop-up pantry in Canandaigua helps hundreds of families
- (11/26, News 8) The 18th Annual Food for Families Food Drive
- (11/22, News 8) ‘Everybody has found themselves down’: Foodlink makes farm to table food accessible
- (11/21, 13WHAM) Rosa Wims’ legacy celebrated with festive meal at Rochester Boys & Girls Clubs event
- (11/20, SpectrumNews1) Polite Ink Comedy combines laughter and compassion to fight food insecurity
- (11/20, News 10) Rochester Mayor Malik Evans: ‘Community leaders stepped forward’ as national chain ‘divested in us’
- (11/18, News 8) Over $1 million awarded to Rochester-area organizations for apprenticeship programs
- (11/,14, 13WHAM) Rochester Foodlink’s demonstrates healthy holiday cooking at public market
- (11/14, News 8) ‘Thursday Thinkers’ highlights healthy food options in Rochester
- (11/13, Democrat & Chronicle) There are over 60 Foodlink Curbside Market stops. Now they accept WIC at all
- (11/7, News8) Foodlink’s Curbside Market now accepting WIC benefits at all locations
- (11/7, 13WHAM) Foodlink expands WIC acceptance to ease access to healthy foods
- (11/5, Spectrum News 1) Job pursuit of upstate man with autism is truly unlimited
- (11/4, CITY Magazine) Where everybody knows your name
- (10/24, Democrat & Chronicle) Wegmans starting check out donations. Can you claim it on your taxes?
- (10/23, Spectrum News1) Wegmans and Foodlink team up with Check Out Hunger campaign
- (10/23, News 10) Foodlink kicks off Check Out Hunger Campaign to fight food insecurity
- (10/18, News 8) Wegmans East Avenue Grocery Run eyes record turnout
- (10/18, 13WHAM) Spooktacular celebration at International Plaza’s Fall Fest
- (10/13, WXXI) Supporting underserved areas, Foodlink’s Fall Festival rallies Rochesterians
- (10/13, 13WHAM) Canstruction kicks off at Strong Museum, blending art with charity
- (10/11, [your]NEWS) Foodlink Community Farm hosts annual Fall Festival!
- (10/4, 13WHAM) New push to pass legislation that would provide 3 free school meals to all NY students
- (9/16, 13WHAM) Foodlink annual festival highlights local cuisine, raises money to fight hunger
- (9/16, News 8) Foodlink hosts 19th Annual Festival of Food
- (9/16, News 10) Foodlink will hold Festival of Food on Monday night
- (9/9, 13WHAM) Cooking up success: Local aspiring chefs graduate from Foodlink Career Fellowship
- (9/9, News 10) Foodlink Career Fellowship celebrates new graduates
- (8/26, News 8) Foodlink’s Festival of Food to return in September
- (8/16, SpectrumNews 1) Volunteers in Geneva look to feed the community
- (8/15, News 8) Foodlink’s Festival of Food returns in September
- (7/31, News 8) Foodlink expanding Community Farm to provide more to new American families
- (7/14, Westside News) Tickets on sale for Foodlink’s Festival of Food
- (7/12, 13WHAM) Foodlink’s ‘Ice Cream Fridays’ sweetening Summer Meals for Rochester families
- (7/12, News 8) Free ice cream with Foodlink meals on Summer Fridays
- (7/11, News 10) Foodlink’s Festival of Food brings together dozens of local food vendors
- (6/28, [your]NEWS) Foodlink, anti-hunger advocates raise awareness about Summer Nutrition Programs
- (6/27, WXXI) New EBT program helps New Yorkers manage food insecurity during the summer
- (6/27, News 8) Advocates highlight summer meal programs for families
- (6/27, 13WHAM) Foodlink announces three programs to support child nutrition this summer
- (6/24, RBJ) Foodlink Career Fellowship graduate and Strathallan chef receives national grant award
- (6/19, 13WHAM) Brightspot: Local chef receives national award
- (6/19, [your] NEWS) Foodlink Career Fellowship graduate honored with national grant award
- (5/22, FOX Rochester) Understanding food insecurity: Foodlink details strategies to fight hunger in Rochester
- (5/16, 13WHAM) Foodlink leading fight against rising food insecurity in Rochester region
- (5/16, SpectrumNews1) Report shows spike in food insecurity in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region
- (5/16, D&C) New food insecurity report
- (5/16, FingerLakes1) Food insecurity is a growing problem in the Finger Lakes: See the data by county
- (5/15, WXXI) Data shows food insecurity on the rise in the Rochester region
- (5/15, News 10) Foodlink CEO says food insecurity is rising in Rochester
- (5/15, News 10) Report: 10 local counties see increase in food insecurity
- (5/15, ([your] NEWS) New report shows dramatic spike in food insecurity in the Rochester/ Finger Lakes region
- (5/8, Canalside Chronicles) Seeds of change grown at Foodlink
- (5/7, News 8) Wegmans, Bills team up with Foodlink to help families with food allergies and special diets
- (4/22, 13WHAM) Rochester Deaf Kitchen delivers 100,000 pounds of food in six months
- (4/20, News 8) 2nd Annual Day of Service in honor of Edgar Santa Cruz
- (4/8, WXXI) Foodlink makes moves to expand its urban farm in northwest Rochester
- (3/28, News 8) Foodlink receives another truckload for Food for Families fundraiser
- (3/26, 13WHAM) Combating hunger and foster community health
- (3/21, 13WHAM) Rochester facilities, businesses adjust as city awaits update on boil-water advisory
- (3/12, 13WHAM) Local food entrepreneurs graduate from inaugural program that helps create business models
- (3/12, News 10) Food Biz, which helps people succeed in food industry, celebrates its graduates
- (3/7, 13WHAM) Foodlink’s ‘Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables’ returns to Rochester Public Market
- (3/7, News 8) Foodlink celebrates National Nutrition Month with workshops
- (2/20, NBC News) WIC faces a budget shortfall. For millions of women and young children, more than nutrition is at stake
- (2/20, ACCESSWIRE) $300,000 Investment from KeyBank to Help Support and Grow Culinary Apprenticeship Program at Foodlink
- (2/20, 3BL) $300,000 Investment from KeyBank to Help Support and Grow Culinary Apprenticeship Program at Foodlink
- (2/16, RBJ) KeyBank donation supports Foodlink’s apprenticeship program
- (2/16, BNN) KeyBank Invests $300,000 in Foodlink’s Culinary Apprenticeship Program to Foster Culinary Talent
- (2/16, [your]NEWS) $300,000 Investment from KeyBank to Help Support and Grow Culinary Apprenticeship Program at Foodlink
- (2/16, Yahoo!Finance) KeyBank to help fund Foodlink culinary apprenticeship program
- (2/16, 13WHAM) KeyBank invests $300,000 in culinary apprenticeship program
- (2/16, News 8) KeyBank to help fund Foodlink culinary apprenticeship program
- (2/16, News 10) City to fund $3M in COVID relief to help feed Rochester
- (2/14, SpectrumNews1) Increase in SNAP benefits, free school meals gets bipartisan support from New York lawmakers
- (1/31, News 8) Foodlink: Nourishing Lives – A Fundraising special 2024
- (1/26, Spectrum News1) Crafting better futures through Rochester culinary apprenticeship program
- (1/22, 13WHAM) Rochester Amerks volunteer at Foodlink, sorting food donations for people in need
- (1/22, News 8) Amerks volunteer with Foodlink
- (1/22, News 10) Amerks sort donated food at Foodlink
- (1/17, News 8) McQuaid Jesuit principal works on the roof for a whole day
- (1/16, FOX Rochester) Applications for Foodlink’s culinary apprenticeship now open
- (1/13, Spectrum News 1) Food assistance benefits for moms, children could be impacted by spending fight in Congress
- (1/5, [your]NEWS) Tickets on sale for Forks & Ski fundraiser
- (1/3, RBJ) Foodlink awarded grant to support its culinary training program
2023
- (12/13, News 8) New polls show high rates of food insecurity among Monroe County families
- (12/13, News 10) Many Monroe County families struggling to make ends meet
- (12/11, News 8) Wegmans campaign raises over $600k for Foodlink
- (12/8, News 8) Thank you for supporting Food for Families
- (12/7, News 8) Food for Families: How the donations are helping those in need
- (12/5, News 8) Food for Families: An inside look at Greece CSD’s food pantry
- (12/4, Spectrum News 1) Amerks, Foodlink team up for holiday food drive
- (11/30, News 8) Food for Families: Behind the scenes of a food bank warehouse
- (11/20, 13WHAM) WIC nutrition program in jeopardy as funding crisis looms
- (11/20, News 10) Possible benefit slash could impact 20,000 people in Rochester
- (11/20, News 8) Sen. Schumer calls to increase funding for WIC support program
- (11/20, Spectrum News 1) Activists push support for Foodlink, call for WIC funding
- (11/18. 13WHAM) Local businesses build can sculptures at Strong Museum to combat hunger in Rochester
- (11/14, News 10) New top chef crowned during cook-off hosted by Foodlink
- (11/13, 13 WHAM) Rochester’s top cooks battle for ‘Chef of the Year’ title in culinary showdown
- (11/12, News 8) 17th annual Food for Families Campaign
- (11/12, CNN) This federal program that helps 2 in 5 babies may have to turn away families if Congress doesn’t act
- (11/7, [your] NEWS) Foodlink Host ACF Rochester Chef of the Year Cookoff
- (11/7, News 8) Brighton Food Cupboard is in need of donations this holiday season
- (11/6, 13WHAM) One-stop shop: New family resource center opens at Greece elementary school
- (11/2, FOX Rochester) Running to fight hunger at the 14th annual East Avenue Grocery Run
- (10/21, News 8) Foodlink’s Fall Festival gets residents in the spirit of the season
- (10/21, 13WHAM) Foodlink Community Farm celebrates the end of growing season with annual Fall Festival
- (10/20, [your] NEWS) Fall Festival returns this Saturday at the Foodlink Community Farm!
- (10/6, 13WHAM) People, businesses begin to navigate around thousands lost in apparent EBT fraud
- (9/29, CNN) Whitley Hasting joins CNN to talk about Government shutdown
- (9/29, News 10) Dunkin’ donates nearly 400 pounds of coffee to Foodlink
- (9/25, 13 WHAM) ‘A woman of great faith’: Rochester community remembers healthcare trailblazer Rosa Wims
- (9/24, 13WHAM) Rosa Wims dies at 100
- (9/18, News 8) Foodlink Festival of Food returns to Rochester Public Market
- (9/18, 13WHAM) Foodlink holds Festival of Food in Rochester
- (9/13, Urban Phoenix) Foodlink’s Curbside Market Brings Fresh Produce to Underserved Communities
- (9/7, News 8) Hose 22 prepares for 2023 ‘Festival of Food’
- (8/31, News 8) Foodlink prepares for annual ‘Festival of Food’
- (8/29, The Y) Foodlink Celebrates 10 Years of Curbside Market at the YMCA
- (8/17, Spectrum News 1) Fresh, local honey is the latest addition to Foodlink’s Curbside Market
- (8/17, News 10) Family Resource Fair takes place Thursday at St. Mary’s Campus
- (8/15, WXXI) New food pantry opens in northeast Rochester
- (8/13, News 10) Food pantry opens on North Clinton Avenue to serve NY’s hungriest neighborhoods
- (8/8, WKBW) Buffalo Bills Foundation hosts East Buffalo children at training camp to educate on accessible produce
- (8/8, 13WHAM) Foodlink brings nutritional awareness to Bills training camp
- (8/2, WXXI) Foodlink’s Curbside Market celebrates 10 years and looks to the future
- (7/29, 13WHAM) Decade of dedication: Foodlink’s Curbside Market celebrates 10 fruitful years in Rochester
- (7/28, News 10) Foodlink Mobile Market celebrates ten years
- (7/19, Spectrum News 1) As food need grows, Foodlink’s Curbside Market helps fill gap
- (7/11, Your News) Tickets on sale now for Foodlink’s Festival of Food!
- (7/6, News 8) Rochester’s annual “Summer Meals” launches, offers free breakfast and lunch to kids
- (7/5, News 10) Rochester’s Summer Meals program begins Wednesday
- (6/29, News 10) Hegedorn’s closes its doors
- (6/28, News 8) Wayne CSD receives funding to enroll families in food aid
- (6/13, News 8 ) Double Up Food Bucks NY to receive state funding
- (6/13, News 10NBC) Agencies step up to help feed Rochester youth during summer
- (6/13, 13WHAM) KeyBank employees volunteer for annual Neighbors Make the Difference Day
- (6/9, Spectrum News 1) Spectrum donates 5k to Foodlink to support food pantries
- (6/8, Spectrum Donates $5,000 to Foodlink
- (6/4, News 8) Free “Summer Meals” program offered for Rochester Youth
- (5/2, RBJ) Paychex addresses hunger, physical health with a donation to Foodlink
- (4/28, News 10NBC) SUNY Brockport held Stomp Out Hunger event
- (4/28, News 8) SUNY: 40% of students are food insecure
- (4/27, 13WHAM) Memorial award given in honor of Edgar Santa Cruz
- (4/22, 13WHAM) Foodlink hosts Day of Service in memory of Edgar Santa Cruz
- (4/22, News 8) Volunteers dedicate Day of Service to man killed in hit-and-run
- (4/19, News 8) Rochester mother testifies in Congress SNAP discussion
- (4/18, 13WHAM) Foodlink Benefits Outreach Specialist to testify on Capitol Hill to testify over end of pandemic-related SNAP benefits
- (4/17, 13WHAM) High honors for a top chef
- (4/17, News 8) Day of service called for man killed in hit-and-run
- (4/17, WXXI) ‘Day of Service’ to honor social worker killed in hit-and-run
- (4/12, 13WHAM) 13WHAM Partners with Foodlink for a day of service
- (4/6, WXXI) Foodlink gets thousands of eggs donated by Western NY egg farm operation
- (4/5, News 8) Local farm donates 50k eggs to Foodlink
- (4/5, News 10 NBC) Farm donates over 50,000 eggs to Foodlink
- (4/5, WGRZ) Egg farm donations will help families over Easter holiday
- (3/30, News 10 NBC) Lunch held for the homeless offers a chance to share their experiences
- (3/30, 13WHAM) ‘Lunch at the Library’ event held for homeless community of Rochester
- (3/23, Spectrum News 1) Gates-Chili CSD opens on-campus food pantry
- (3/17, 13 WHAM) Foodlink kicks off series of Pop-up Pantries in Rochester
- (3/17, Spectrum News 1) Foodlink, partner organizations helping low-income families impacted by SNAP cuts
- (3/17, News 10 NBC) Emergency food distributions available to those impacted by SNAP cuts
- (3/15, News 8) Local food pantry starting to feel effects of expiration of additional SNAP benefits
- (3/14, D&C) Foodlink, partner organizations team up to provide emergency food distributions to SNAP recipients
- (3/9, News 8) Foodlink adds five additional pop-up pantries amid expiration of extra SNAP benefits
- (3/9, WXXI) Pop-up food pantries are coming to help SNAP recipients losing federal benefits
- (3/8, Spectrum News) Foodlink adding 5 pop-up food distributions in March
- (3/7, News 10 NBC) As food benefits decrease for many, Foodlink adds five pop-up pantries to March schedule
- (2/27, New 8) Pandemic SNAP benefits ending March 1
- (2/27, News 10 NBC) SNAP ’emergency allotment’ benefits will be eliminated after February
- (2/22, Spectrum News 1) How organizations in New York are tackling food insecurity
- (2/21, 13 WHAM) New award honors the memory of Latino Health Coalition member Edgar Santa Cruz
- (2/17, News 10 NBC) Tickets on sale for charity ski event to benefit Foodlink
- (2/15, News 8) Nourishing Lives: A fundraising special
- (2/2, WXXI) Connections: How to help SNAP recipients after emergency benefits end
- (2/2, 13 WHAM) Extra SNAP benefits expiring this month
- (2/2, News 10 NBC) SNAP ’emergency allotments’ will be eliminated after February
- (1/15, News 10 NBC) Tops launches campaign to raise money for food banks
- (1/9, 13 WHAM) Advocates in Albany Rally for Free School Meals
- (1/6, News 8) Foodlink recruits for the seventh class of Fellowship
2022:
- (12/13, News 10 NBC) Funding for Bring Monroe Back unanimously approved by county legislature
- (12/13, Spectrum News 1) American Rescue Plan funding approved by Monroe County Legislature
- (12/12, News 8) Rochester Family Mission provides food to community during the holidays
- (12/9, News 8) Food for Families Food Drive at Tops; Kucko Challenge brings in over $2,000
- (12/9, Spectrum News1) New York state grants will make possible more community farms like those in Rochester
- (12/7, News 8) Local Foodlink driver reflects on 8 years of service
- (12/3, Spectrum News 1) Board-gamers come together to combat child hunger in Rochester
- (11/24, WXXI) Hunger Free America says the number of ‘food insecure’ people in New York state is soaring
- (11/17, 13WHAM) Community organizations team up to pass out Thanksgiving food baskets
- (11/14, News 10NBC) Local food banks in need of donations for Thanksgiving
- (11/10, 13WHAM) Foodlink increases distribution of holiday boxes
- (11/3, FOX Rochester) Annual East Avenue Grocery Run for Foodlink this weekend
- (10/22, Spectrum News 1) Foodlink hosts first Fall Fest to bring community together for fall fun and support
- (10/22, News 8) Foodlink’s Fall Festival celebrates the autumn season
- (10/22, News 10 NBC) Foodlink’s first Fall Festival held at its community farm
- (10/22, 13WHAM) Foodlink Fall Festival returns to community farm
- (10/13, News 10 NBC) $1.4 million in proposed funding awarded to Foodlink
- (10/10, News 10 NBC) Giant sculptures made of canned foods displayed at Strong Museum, then donated
- (9/13, Spectrum News 1) Rochester community farm, Foodlink growing better access to fresh food
- (9/12, 13WHAM) Foodlink’s Festival of Food returns after two-year hiatus
- (9/12, News 10 NBC) Local food and drink vendors sold at Rochester Public Market for Foodlink’s Festival of Food
- (9/7, News 8) ‘It’s moral obligation’: New legislation aims to give Rochester students free meals
- (9/7, 13WHAM) New legislation calls for free school lunch for all children
- (8/22, News 8) Lions Club makes donation to Foodlink
- (8/16, Next City) A Culinary Apprenticeship Fights Food Insecurity in Rochester
- (8/11, Spectrum News 1) Foodlink culinary program seeks next class of kitchen stars
- (8/5, 13WHAM) Bonadio Group pitches in on ‘Purpose Day’
- (8/5, Spectrum News 1) Rochester’s Foodlink teams with Adirondack Creamery to give free ice cream to kids
- (8/5, News 10 NBC) Foodlink and Adirondack Creamery team up and hit the streets
- (8/5, 13WHAM) Foodlink partners with Adirondack Creamery to give kids ice cream
- (8/5, News 8) Foodlink and Adirondack Creamery to distribute ice cream with healthy meals throughout August
- (7/27, 13WHAM) Local food pantries facing supply shortages amidst high demand
- (7/13, Spectrum News 1) Foodlink Curbside Market feeding families around Monroe County
- (7/11, New 8) Foodlink’s Festival of Food returning after 2-year hiatus ‘The best Rochester has to offer’
- (7/11, News 10 NBC) Foodlink’s Festival of Food returns after two year Covid hiatus
- (7/7, News 8) Foodlink Returns to the Rochester Public Market
- (7/7, News 10 NBC) Keep Kids Fed Act: 1 in 5 kids in Monroe County are affected by food insecurity in Monroe County
- (7/7, WXXI) Kids will get free meals throughout the summer thanks to new legislation
- (7/7, News 8) Senator Gillibrand Announces passage of Keep Kids Fed Act
- (7/7, 13WHAM) Senator Gillibrand Announces passage of Keep Kids Fed Act
- (7/7, Spectrum News 1) Local, state lawmakers applaud passage of Keep Kids Fed Act
- (6/29, Spectrum News 1) RCSD, Foodlink partner to help local families with groceries
- (6/15, D&C) Rochester’s hottest food events for the summer of 2022
- (5/19, 13WHAM) Bright Spot: Caring hearts for Day of Caring
- (5/19, Spectrum News 1) $2M from state to support Double Up Food Bucks program
- (5/9, Spectrum News 1) Wegmans, Bills team up to fight food insecurity in WNY
- (4/28, Rochester Beacon) Building a food system that serves all
- (2/21, RBJ) Bank of America Donates to Foodlink
- (1/26, News 8) Foodlink’s Nourishing Lives Fundraising Special
- (1/3, D&C) 21 New Rochester NY Restaurants to check out in 2022
2021:
- (12/10, News 8) Food for Families: Help fill the table for a local family in need this year
- (12/10, News 8) Food for Families: How Foodlink helps Open Door Mission and Rochester’s homeless
- (12/9, RIT News) RIT recognized by Veterans Outreach Center for workforce training program initiative
- (12/7, News 8) Foodlink and partners prep to feed hundreds of families in need
- (12/2, News 10 NBC) Strong Hospital, Foodlink partner to bring patients healthy food
- (11/29, D&C) They flew like reindeer in Shortsville and Manchester
- (11/22, Spectrum News 1) Hochul signs Nourish New York program permanently into state law
- (11/22, Pressconnects) State’s food banks use COVID aid as inflation buffer
- (11/17, RIT News) RIT’s Hunger Project provides 20,000 meals to those in need
- (11/12, Genesee Sun) TOPS Launches Its’ 15th Annual Food for Families Campaign
- (11/1, WXXI) Rosa Wims finds a way to spread her Thanksgiving cheer during pandemic
- 11/10, 13 WHAM) Rising food prices affecting Rochester payments
- (11/9, Rochester Beacon) Foodlink Community Cafe: Using food to create community
- (11/1, WXXI) Foodlink and RHA Deliver Care Packages to residents in need
