2010 Hunger Study Results
In 2009, the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York participated in a national study of the charitable response to domestic hunger in conjunction with Feeding America, the nation’s food…
Siena Mens Basketball Team Visits The Food Bank
On January 5, members of the Siena men’s basketball team lent a hand in the warehouse of the Regional Food Bank. The warehouse visit coincided with a successful Food Drive…
Food Bank Expands It’s Backpack Program
The Regional Food Bank’s backpack program has expanded to include four schools in Albany. Peanut butter, bread, cereal, tuna and pasta are pantry staples filling up backpacks to keep kids…
Citizens Bank Donates 2,000 Turkeys For Holiday
“To make sure that no one misses the traditional turkey dinner on Thanksgiving Day this year, Citizens Bank today donated 2,000 turkeys to food pantries throughout the city of Albany…
Heat or Eat?
With the winter months upon us, many people will be confronted with difficult choices such as paying for food and paying for utilities or heating fuel. More than 49 million…
Hunger Strikes
“Nancy Rockwell adds yet another name to her spiral-bound notebook as volunteers scramble in the back, pulling cans of vegetables and boxes of pasta off shelves and sorting them into…
Non-Profit of the Year!
The Business Review is honoring the Regional Food Bank with the 2009 Non-Profit of the Year Achievement Award! If you would like to celebrate this honor with the Food Bank,…
Hunger Never Takes a Vacation!
NEW REPORT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC TOLL OF CHILD HUNGER FINDINGS HIGHLIGHT LONG TERM PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE CONSEQUENCES CHICAGO – July 1, 2009 –The direct and indirect effect of child hunger…
Put Some Razzle Dazzle into Your Summertime Celebrations!
Donate Food All American Food Drives Organize a canned food drive and then challenge people to arrange the cans in patriotic designs like the Stars and Stripes, Uncle Sam, or…
Hunger in America 2009
In order to solve the problem of hunger, first we must understand it. To that end, the Food Bank is participating in Hunger in America 2009, a national study on…