Events

04/25/2023 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬: Action Needed to Support Full Funding of Healthy School Meals for All, the Nutrition Outreach and Education Program (NOEP), and Emergency Food We are at a critical moment in the state budget push for Healthy School Meals for All NY Kids. Albany is considering a partial expansion of free school meals that will not provide free meals for all students. With a final budget likely coming this week, we must raise our voices and push for full funding of statewide universal school meals. • Call your legislators: We need lawmakers to raise their voices in conference at this critical juncture. Help us communicate to legislators that [...]

04/12/2023 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 United Way of the Greater Capital Region 𝗮𝗻𝗱 Thomas P. DiNapoli 𝗡𝗬𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 United For ALICE 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 RSVP: https://www.unitedwaygcr.org/rsvp   Source

04/12/2023 Spring is here and it’s time to start preparing for next year! Connect with Hunger Solutions New York and No Kid Hungry NY through our webinar series for updated resources to help you plan for the 2023-2024 school year. Can’t make it? Register anyway to receive the recording and follow-up resources. 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙖 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙡 Tuesday April 18, 1-2 p.m. Learn how Breakfast After the Bell can revitalize your school meal operations with increased participation and revenue. Register Here: https://bit.ly/43rJePd 𝘾𝙀𝙋 𝙆𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙊𝙛𝙛: 2023-2024 𝙎𝙔 Monday May 15, 2-3 p.m. Refresh on the basics and benefits of adopting community eligibility, along [...]

04/04/2023 Join United Way of the Greater Capital Region and Emerging Leaders United and our partners at The City of Troy, and Deloitte on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟳 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘆 for the installation of the newest Nutritious Choices Learning Path! SIGN UP 𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙉 𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙀 𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙉𝙐𝙏𝙍𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙐𝙎 𝘾𝙃𝙊𝙄𝘾𝙀𝙎 𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙋𝘼𝙏𝙃𝙎 Aimed at encouraging healthy habits for children, the Nutritious Choices Learning Paths were developed by Emerging Leaders UNITED, a young professionals group empowered to drive positive change in the Capital Region. While promoting healthy habits is critically important, this project also recognizes the need for more accessible and affordable healthy food for everyone in our community. [...]

03/31/2023 Registration is NOW OPEN for the third 𝗘𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽! Our spring workshop will show how walnuts may truly be "food for thought"! Join us as we dig into the research and present recipes that provide important nutrients that support optimum brain health. (And best of all, the workshop is free and you'll earn 1 CPEU!) Join us for our third Eat the Science Workshop on Wednesday, April 26th, 2023! 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 #𝟯: Food For Thought: Family Friendly Walnut Recipes and Emerging Brain Health Research Wednesday, 4/26 from 1:00-2:00 PM EST A growing body of research has shown that walnut consumption may help support optimum brain health [...]