Monthly Archives: May 2021

05/18/2021
Beyond Food Drives
State Street Forum on Faith and Public Life
Wednesday, May 19th
12 noon to 1:00 pm

All are invited to join us on Zoom for a thought-provoking conversation about the future of emergency food aid in the Capital District and beyond. This event, co-sponsored by Westminster and the New York State Council of Churches, is the “soft launch” of what will become a monthly forum on faith and public life. Please help us spread the word!

We have seen a sharp increase in “drive-thru” food pantries and emergency food collections during the past year. This way of receiving food has been helpful for people who are not comfortable going to supermarkets and for those who have become unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, people are getting vaccinated and COVID rates are declining in most areas. However, there is little public discussion to promote long-term food security in the US. Should our expanded level of emergency food aid become a permanent part of our social support system? Or are there policies and systems that would allow food drives to go out of business?

Featuring:Featuring:
Mark Emmanation, longtime labor and community activist, board member of the Hunger Action Network of NY State and the Oakwood Community Center Food Pantry
Fred Boehrer, Executive Director of FOCUS Churches of Albany
Co-sponsored by the New York State Council of Churches and the Westminster Presbyterian Church

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05/07/2021
Did you know that SNAP benefits don’t cover the cost of personal care, personal hygiene, or feminine hygiene items? The Care Necessities is a campaign to increase access to personal care and hygiene products for low-income New Yorkers and we need your help! Our friends at Bank of America have committed $25,000 in funding and are challenging the community to raise an additional $25,000 throughout the month of May to double the impact. You can make a monetary donation, donate hygiene items, or host a hygiene drive! Learn more here: https://regionalfoodbank.net/thecarenecessities/

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05/07/2021
Join the 3rd biennial New York State Food Summit
presented by SEFCU (virtual event)

June 2 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
$25
Tickets: https://registration.socio.events/e/nysfoodsummit
Agenda:

The NYS Food Summit is a collaborative effort hosted by The Food Pantries for the Capital District in partnership with Hunger Solutions New York, Feeding New York State, Siena College, United Way of the Greater Capital Region, and our NYS Community Food Assistance Network members made up of Rockland Community Against Hunger, Comfort Food Community, Concerned for the Hungry, Hunger Coalition of Otsego County, Hunger Action Network of New York State, Broome County Council of ChurchesCHOW, and Westside Campaign Against Hunger. The Summit convenes food-thought leaders, service providers, and stakeholders in order to share best practices, research, and innovations in hunger relief efforts.

The NYS Food Summit will feature a keynote address from Luis Guardia, President of the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). The Summit will feature FED talks, including a presentation by Katie S. Martin, author of Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries: New Tools to End Hunger and remarks by Susan Zimet (NYS Food & Anti-Hunger Policy Coordinator), Professor Janet Poppendieck (Hunter College, City University of New York), and more!

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