2026 State of Hunger Report
The Regional Food Bank released most updated data on food insecurity numbers across local areas of its 23-county service area in New York. We use this important data from Feeding…
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KW Platform volunteers at Patroon Land Farm
https://vimhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BKL88SlrGU This June, the Patroon Land Farm was ecstatic to host the team from KW Platform for their day of service. Thank you to all Food Bank volunteers from individuals…
Better Serving the Rotterdam Community through Collaboration
The Rotterdam Community Center and Messiah Lutheran Church are working to expand their programs and services including the Community Advocates, which reduce the stigma of poverty through powerful storytelling, The…
High Fuel Prices Squeeze Food Bank Budget
The Regional Food Bank, already dealing with budget cuts, inflation, and rising food insecurity, is feeling the pressure of high fuel prices. Fuel prices have increased costs of operating the Food Bank’s fleet of trucks by more than 54% from 2025. Each month, the Regional Food Bank travels 28,514 miles to distribute food throughout its…
Food Bank Kicks Off 20th Season at Patroon Land Farm by Announcing Service Area-Wide Agricultural Hub
For the past 20 years, the Regional Food Bank has operated a 162-acre sustainable farm in Albany County, serving as a cornerstone of hunger relief across a 23-county region spanning from the lower Hudson Valley…
Regional Food Bank joins with State Agriculture Department and local farmers to ensure our neighbors have food to thrive
A unique panel of Hudson Valley farmers and Regional Food Bank CEO Tom Nardacci and moderated by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball, explored the essential partnership between the agricultural sector and the charitable food system during a Fresh…
NYS Emergency Hunger Relief Funds
Regional Food Bank, NYS Dept. of Health, and Local Area Food pantries gathered at Sycamore Collaborative to announce the Food Bank’s phase III plan to better support of partner agencies…
Regional Food Bank Launches Pantry Restock Program
NYS Commissioner of Ag & Markets, Richard Ball, at a Pantry Restock event in Albany County (Albany) After the holidays, many of our agency partners experience a surge in demand…
One Year in our Hudson Valley Distribution Center
On February 3, 2025, as confetti rained down upon a sea of well-wishers, a renewed sense of optimism filled the Regional Food Bank’s new Orange County Distribution Center, that its…