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      You are here: Home / News / Emergency Food Packages Project Awarded $225,000 in Grant Funding

      Emergency Food Packages Project Awarded $225,000 in Grant Funding

      July 12, 2020 By ADKAction Leave a Comment

      Emergency Food Package Sample (Credit Ben Stechschulte)

      AdkAction and partners have been awarded $225,000 to continue the Emergency Food Packages project. With generous support from Adirondack Foundation, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, and New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth), the Emergency Food Packages Project will continue to provide healthy, locally grown food to low-income and vulnerable Adirondack residents as the pandemic continues to diminish food access.

      AdkAction partnered with the Hub on the Hill to create Emergency Food Packages in late March. To date, over 2,300 food packages or about 35,500 meals, have been delivered to the doorsteps of local families in need with the help of 700 individual donors and Adirondack Foundation’s SUN Fund. Roughly 20 farms and 75 farmworkers have been supported by this project, putting more than $100,000 into the local agricultural economy.

      The new grant funding will nearly double these results, plus help AdkAction build a program to subsidize local food purchasing, bolster distribution capacity at Hub on the Hill, and enable procurement and supply chain logistics assistance from Essex Farm Institute at the Adirondack Council.

      “Three factors that make our region especially vulnerable to health and economic threats – aging demographics, lack of resources like access to food, and distance to healthcare – have been heightened because of the pandemic. This innovative initiative brings together a variety of partners to deliver healthy food to people in need while also supporting local farms,” said Cali Brooks, Adirondack Foundation President and CEO. “We applaud this win-win strategy and are proud to join with other funders to help support it.”

      In addition to applying to the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation for COVID-19 response funds on behalf of AdkAction and its partners for this project, Adirondack Foundation matched the grant funds, dollar-for-dollar, demonstrating the power of collective philanthropy.

      “As the largest healthcare foundation in New York State, it is a vital part of our mission to be on the front lines assisting during this pandemic. We are working to get urgently needed funds across the state to organizations supporting New Yorkers most in need,” said Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Visa and Chair of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Board.

      “The communities that have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 will require even more support and attention on the road to recovery,” said David Sandman, Ph.D., President and CEO of NYSHealth. “This innovative model not only responds to the immediate needs of food-insecure residents and New York farms but also champions a sustainable, affordable farm-fresh food delivery program for the North Country.”

      AdkAction and the Hub on the Hill will create an additional 2,000 Emergency Food Packages to be delivered between now and October 1st, then transition to a model of making the food packages available for purchase from the Hub’s Mobile Market, allowing participants to buy the food packages at a steeply discounted price using SNAP and food incentives. AdkAction is piloting a new incentive program, “Fair Food Pricing” to further subsidize the cost of food packages. At the end of the day, SNAP users will be able to buy local food for up to 65% less than the retail price, but farmers will still receive 100% of their market value for the products. This next phase of the project hopes to create a reliable market for area farmers and a stable and affordable outlet for low-income and vulnerable Adirondack residents to purchase fresh food. The extended program will run until December 31, 2020.

      Support for this work was provided by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth), Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, and Adirondack Foundation. AdkAction is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to create projects that address unmet needs, promote vibrant communities, and preserve the character of the Adirondacks. For more information, visit www.adkaction.org.

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      Filed Under: News Tagged With: Adirondack Foundation, ADK Action, Emergency Food Package, emergency food packages project, grant, Hub on the Hill, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, New York State Health Foundation

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      AdkAction creates projects that address unmet needs, promote vibrant communities, and preserve the character of the Adirondacks. AdkAction is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

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