food insecurity

Tom Silva splits his work days lobbying politicians for Foodlink and working with people who are food insecure.He said the federal government’s nearly $7…

SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras said that the state's university system is trying to expand services for students who are food-insecure.He was in the…

For those who are homeless or impoverished, Thanksgiving can often be a difficult time regardless of a pandemic. Local organizations helping those in need…

Hundreds of cars packed parking lots at the former Medley Centre on Tuesday for the latest pandemic food distribution. Vehicles were backed up on East…

Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers will be getting more money than usual to help with groceries this month, the state Office of Temporary and Disability…

Cars were backed up a block at times as people came to the Boys and Girls Club Thursday to pick up food. Most people came by car, while others walked with…

Foodlink’s emergency food box distributions are going on throughout the Finger Lakes region. There are three distributions in Monroe County this week, two…

Keeping plastic bags out of landfills and the environment is the goal of New York State’s ban of the bags in grocery stores, but Foodlink’s CEO Julia…

Throughout the State University of New York system, an estimated 35% to 45% of students don't have regular access to food.As of December 2018, all SUNY…

The author of a new book about food insecurity says food banks and food pantries were never meant to be permanent parts of our country. Andrew Fisher is a…