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MEDIA ADVISORY: New York State Food Banks Host House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern for a Visit Focused on Local Solutions to Ending Hunger

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Albany, NY- November 26 2021 – New York State food banks and hunger advocacy organizations welcome Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Co-Chair of House Hunger Caucus, to New York City for a roundtable discussion focused on ending hunger in America. This visit is part of a series of Rules Committee events highlighting the reality of food insecurity in America and examining the steps that Congress and the Biden administration could take to equitably combat it.

November 26, 2021

Feeding New York State & NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Working Together to End Hunger and Food Waste

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Albany, NY- September 15, 2021 – Feeding New York State, the support organization for the state’s network of ten food banks, is working closely with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to implement a three-year plan to divert some 37 million pounds of perfectly edible, “excess” food from entering landfills and, instead, be donated to any one of the food banks, food pantries or hunger relief organizations around the state.

September 17, 2021

SUNY for All Information Session

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On March 24, FeedingNYS Executive Director Dan Egan Participated in an information session about SUNY For All. This initiative connects New Yorkers financially impacted by COVID and food insecurity with SUNY’s free Online Training Center. As part of the initiative, SUNY provides auto-enrollment of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits—expanded by Governor Andrew Cuomo last fall—for students in the Rochester area attending SUNY’s free Online Training Center, or the Rochester Educational Opportunity Center or Advanced Technology Training and Information Networking labs. FeedingNYS is a critical part of this initiative.

We invite anyone interested to view the replay of this session to learn more. There is opportunity and support for our neighbors in need.

March 26, 2021

New York Farmers Donated 8,028,541 Pounds of Food to New Yorkers in Need; 2nd Highest in Nation

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The American Farm Bureau Federation recognized New York Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) program for its efforts to donate more than eight million pounds of food to the regional food banks across the state last year.

Dan Egan, Executive Director of Feeding New York State, said, “New York’s food banks are so grateful to our farm partners for another fantastic year. It is remarkable that in a year marked by challenging weather and dominated by a historic pandemic, New York’s farmers continued their tradition of generous giving to our neighbors in need. We could not do our jobs if farmers did not do theirs. We at Feeding New York State thank you from the bottom of our hearts. ”

March 19, 2021

Chasing the Dream; Food Pantries and Food Banks

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Feeding NYS Executive Director Dan Egan is a guest on this episode of “Chasing the Dream.” The episode takes a look at the work that the Food Bank of the Southern Tier is doing, how food pantries are an integral part of a complex system to make sure that no family goes without food, and how COVID-19 has impacted those in need as well as the organizations working hard to help them.

March 19, 2021

Chancellor Malatras Expands SUNY for All Initiative

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State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras today announced the expansion of SUNY for All initiative by connecting more New Yorkers financially impacted by COVID and food insecurity with SUNY’s free Online Training Center. As part of the initiative, SUNY provides auto-enrollment of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits—expanded by Governor Andrew Cuomo last fall—for students in the Rochester area attending SUNY’s free Online Training Center, or the Rochester Educational Opportunity Center or Advanced Technology Training and Information Networking labs.

Chancellor Malatras also launched a partnership with Feeding New York to help approximately three million New Yorkers utilizing regional food banks, including Foodlink in Rochester, with a gateway to SUNY’s free Online Training Center.

February 9, 2021