Food Packages now Available for Purchase on Sliding Scale
October 17, 2020
The general public can now order an evolved version of the Emergency Food Packages on The Hub on the Hill’s website. What was an Emergency Food Package has become a
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COVID-response program becomes a sustainable solution to address food insecurity
October 15, 2020
Between early April and late September, AdkAction and the Hub on the Hill (The Hub), along with a network of partners and funders, succeeded in delivering 4,314 boxes containing the
The Future of Emergency Food Packages
August 28, 2020
Thanks to the generosity of foundation funders Adirondack Foundation and Mother Cabrini Health Foundation and hundreds of individual donors, we delivered over 2,300 Emergency Food Packages (about 35,500 meals) to local households in need, with 2,000 more on the way before October. What happens next?
Emergency Food Packages Project Awarded $225,000 in Grant Funding
July 15, 2020
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.
School summer meal programs: with food insecurity on the rise, how will Adirondack students get food this summer?
June 17, 2020
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, food service and transportation staff have been critical to school children maintaining access to the same types of meals they were used to getting in school.
AdkAction and The Hub on the Hill Announce Emergency Food Packages Project for Families Facing Food Insecurity Due to COVID-19.
April 6, 2020
AdkAction, in partnership with the Hub on the Hill in Essex, New York, launched an Emergency Food Packages (EFP) Project to assist local families facing food insecurity due to the
Emergency Food Packages
March 31, 2020
In late March, 2020, AdkAction partnered with the Hub on the Hill to create Emergency Food Packages for local individuals and families facing food insecurity due to the COVID 19-crisis. These boxes of healthy food sourced from local farms were delivered to the doorsteps of Adirondack residents in need. The project overcame three of the most common barriers to healthy food access: cost, transportation, and cooking skill.
Food Justice Summit 2020: Poverty & Food
February 5, 2020
AdkAction was proud to be a Keynote Sponsor of the Food Justice Summit for the second year in a row. The Food Justice Summit is organized by the North Country