GlobeMed at the University of Rochester is proud to announce that we are partnering with Foodlink, a community food resource center and a food bank associated with Feeding America. Foodlink serves Allegany, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates counties. Their mission is to leverage the power of food to transform lives, end hunger and build healthier communities. As part of GlobeMed's initiative to engage in not only our campus community but also the Rochester community, our members have been volunteering at the Foodlink headquarter. Most recently, we have been helping at the warehouse and distribution center. The volunteers packed nutritious lunches and snacks to support underprivileged children who don't have school lunches on the weekends. Learn more about the BackPack Program. Another task was to sort through donated foods to send out to mobile pantries that travel to underserved areas in the 10 counties that Foodlink covers. Learn about Mobile Pantry. (If you are a glob, you can also sign up for a shift here! If you are not, then sign up here!) Facts: The overall food-insecurity rate for Foodlink’s 10-county region is 11.7 percent (147,420 people), and the child food insecurity rate in that same region is 18.3% (48,960 children). Food insecurity map of Finger Lakes region
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Khai
12/2/2018 11:59:03 am
This is a great opportunity and Foodlink is awesome! Keep up the good work guys!
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Payal
2/1/2019 10:02:26 am
I'm so excited to partner with Foodlink again this semester! I feel like every time we went, we learned something new and every member has a different learning experience or story. I remember the first time I went we packed apples from Wegmans, and the second time we were sorting nutritious foods from less healthy snack foods because Foodlink actually donates those snack foods to another nonprofit distributor since their mission relies on healthy food distribution! Thought it was super cool and definitely learned a lot :)
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