STATEMENT ...
HEALTHY COMMUNITY ...
Farm Fresh Shares for Seniors
Local food initiative to benefit low-income senior citizens in Jefferson County
FOOD ACCESS ...
Double Up Food Bucks New York now taking applications
Field & Fork Network’s Nutrition Incentive program increases healthy food access, supports local farmers
EASTER CELEBRATION ...
American Egg Board unveils 44th Annual First Lady's Commemorative Egg
America’s egg farmers pledge record-breaking donation of more than 90 million eggs to food banks
HEARING ...
Senate hearing covers child health, hunger crisis
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, child nutrition experts weigh in
FOOD ACCESS ...
More than 600 animals donated to Pork for Packs at OYE
Pork for Packs program uses donated animals to create protein sticks for food bank programs
FOOD ACCESS ...
Leaders break ground on NYS Regional Food Hub
The 60,000-square-foot facility will support local farmers and underserved New Yorkers
FOOD ACCESS ...
Budgets leave out vital support for sustainable food assistance programs
Field & Fork Network seeking $1M allocation of funding to support Double Up Food Bucks Nutrition Incentive program
SUPPORTING STATE FARMERS ...
Food Bank of Central NY has purchased $2.8M worth of NYS food
Nourish New York helped the Food Bank meet a 44% increase in household food requests
FOOD SECURITY ...