FeedMore WNY has added 16 additional food distributions to its mobile food pantry schedule during the month of December 2020 as a part of its response to the increased need for food assistance in the community due to the ongoing pandemic.
read moreFor the first year, the specially outfitted 40-foot shipping container branded “Rooting for Our Neighbors” will be used to harvest kale that will be distributed to food pantries and soup kitchens that rely on FeedMore WNY for nutritious food and support. Fresh kale, and kale dishes, also will be delivered directly to hungry community members served through its Mobile Food Pantry and Meals on Wheels programs. The initiative is part of NYPA’s Environmental Justice program, which offers educational programs about clean, renewable energy and sustainability, and provides resources to meet the needs of underrepresented communities located near NYPA’s power assets.
read moreUnivera Healthcare and its Rochester-based parent health plan provided $600,000 in financial support to food banks and food pantries across upstate New York as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes a $50,000 donation to the FeedMore WNY Foundation, directed through the WNY COVID Crisis Fund.
read moreXylem Watermark, the corporate social responsibility program of the global water technology company Xylem Inc., has partnered with Mulcare and National Fuel to award the grant to help FeedMore WNY assemble and distribute nearly 350 emergency food kits to those in need and 1,500 bags of nutritious food to hungry children served through its BackPack Program.
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