Food Bank of the Hudson Valley

Did you know that SNAP benefits don't cover the cost of personal care, personal hygiene, or feminine hygiene items? The Care Necessities is a campaign to increase access to personal care and hygiene products for low-income New Yorkers and we need your help! Our friends at Bank of America have committed $25,000 in funding and are challenging the community to raise an additional $25,000 throughout the month of May to double the impact. You can make a monetary donation, donate hygiene items, or host a hygiene drive! Learn more here: https://foodbankofhudsonvalley.org/thecarenecessities/

Stop And Shop Supermarket Annual Food for Friends Campaign is going on now! Last year thanks to generous @Stop And Shop Supermarket customers, we were able to provide 148,000 meals! #alleviatehungertogether

Thankful for our friends Markertek Open Charity Golf Tournament! Looking forward to another successful outing, Molly will see you on the links!

We are proud to be a part of the Women in Food & Farming Fest EscapeMaker.com on May 8th and 9th at the beautiful Stone Ridge Orchard! The event will honor and celebrate women-owned farms and businesses in the food, farm, craft beverage, and agritourism industriesshop dozens of vendors for tasty handcrafted products. Enter to win raffles! Swag bags of goodies! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5MHhjtWjHk #women #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #womeninbusiness #womennyc #womeninfood #womeninag #womeninfarming #womennourish #hudsonvalley #upstateny #farmersmarket #eatlocal #shoplocal #drinklocal #supportlocal #shopsmall #smallbiz #agritourism #weekendgetaway #escapemaker #craftbeverage #mothersday

Our communities need our support more than ever. The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley is grateful to Subaru of America, Inc. Ruge's Subaru RC Lacy Ford Lincoln Subaru, Five Star Subaru, DELLA Subaru, Saratoga Subaru, North Country Subaru, Colonial Subaru Kingston, Brewster Subaru, Johnstons Subaru, Mid Hudson Subaru, Carbone Subaru of Troy, Bill Kolb Jr. Subaru, and Capitaland GMC Truck - Subaru for helping provide nearly 700,000 meals to neighbors in need. #SubaruLovesToHelp https://youtu.be/RumvolTm4Uw

Walk to Fight Hunger raffle tickets on sale now! Chance to win a family membership to the beautiful Storm King Art Center. Walk is Saturday June 19th at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds. https://events.handbid.com/fundr/walk-to-fight-hunger/items

Be sure to join Quarantine Happy Hour! https://www.facebook.com/events/131958175115809

#Thankfulthursday To our regular donors (supermarkets, farms, warehouses) that provide a wide variety of wholesome food, so that we are able to provide to those in need.

Join our Holiday Hunger Appeal This may be the hungriest holiday yet Every $1 provides 4 meals https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/foodbankofthehudsonval

Thank you Newburgh Armory Unity Center for your partnership and the amazing work you do! #alleviatehungertogether

https://www.mohonk.com//december-cel/virtual-gingerbread/ Voting is now open for Mohonk Mountain House Gingerbread Competition! We are thrilled to be a part of this annual event! Check out the beautiful creations by very talented artists.

Happy Weekend! Visit Angry Orchard Brewery and be sure to purchase a bottle of their delicious Albany Post Cider! $2 of every purchase comes to The Food Bank! #communitypartners #localcider #alleviatehungertogether

Terrapin Restaurant Rhinebeck, NY has been a long time supporter of the Food Bank and we are thrilled they are partnering with us on our 6th Annual Farm to Fork Virtual Feast! Get your tickets now for a delicious meal prepared by Chef Josh Kroner! https://events.handbid.com/auctions/farm-to-fork-feast

Thank you to the Matthew and Kathryn Wilhelm EKB Kitchens Foundation for supporting our 6th Annual Farm To Fork Feast! Thank you for supporting our mission and working to alleviate hunger together. Support the food bank like EKB Kitchens , link below https://events.handbid.com/auctions/farm-to-fork-feast

Thank you for your support Natalie Merchant! Please see link below to order yourself a beautiful signed print for yourself. Happy Holidays!

Thank you Field Hall Foundation! We wouldn't be able to do the work we do without support from you! #thankfulthursday

Wacky Wednesday! Try this soup created by our talented Jsy Monica Fbhv nutritionist! https://youtu.be/iMQhOAOdMfE

Cosimo's Brick Oven has been a long time supporter of the Food Bank. This will be the 6th year that Cosimo's Brick Oven has participated in our largest fundraiser, The Farm to Fork Feast. Thank you to everyone Cosimo's Brick Oven for your year round support! Order dinner tickets now, before it's too late! https://events.handbid.com/auctions/farm-to-fork-feast

For a $100 donation to our 6th Annual Farm to Fork Feast, you can receive a New York Product Bag! These bags are filled with many goodies from our beautiful region. Learn more and donate at the link below. #supportlocal #nygrown #AllerviateHunger https://events.handbid.com/auctions/farm-to-fork-feast

Advocate: Publicly recommends or supports. That is exactly what Stop & Shop is to the food bank and it was no surprise when Stop & Shop chose to be an Advocate sponsor for our 6th Annual Farm to Fork Feast! Thank you to Stop & Shop for helping us work toward our mission and supporting those in need in the communities we serve. Be an advocate for the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley by supporting our Virtual Farm to Fork Feast https://events.handbid.com/auctions/farm-to-fork-feast

We're fortunate to have so many generous farmers in our service area who support our mission. This is a great article on gleaning from the Press Republican and mentions the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County. https://www.pressrepublican.com//article_2bd82018-4d3d-532

The Food Bank’s 6th Annual Farm to Fork Virtual Event is taking place on Thursday November 12. We are thrilled to be working with Cosimo's Brick Oven in Newburgh, Cosimo's in Middletown, Terrapin Restaurant & Catering in Rhinebeck, and Aversano's in Brewster. Dinner tickets are on sale now and includes a three course meal to go for two with complimentary wine. Tickets may be purchased here: https://events.handbid.com/auctions/farm-to-fork-feast

While we do not typically engage in broad conversations on Facebook, in this instance we feel we must correct several misinterpretations about the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. Most of the photos you may have seen circulating are from the summer. On August 4, there was a massive, multi-day power outage in our area. The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley lost power for three days. Sadly, all food in the freezer and cooler was ruined and had to be disposed. This required multiple... trips to the waste facility over several weeks. We were heartbroken to have to dispose of so much food, but the safety of our food supply and the safety of our clients is of the utmost importance to us. You may not be aware that most of the product at the Food Bank comes in the form of donations of unsaleable goods from the food industry. They donate items that are imperfect, overproduced, nearing code date, or in damaged packaging. The vast majority of this product is perfectly fine to distribute, but some of it cannot be kept and must be discarded. Although we regret having to dump any food, the reality is that all this good product (millions of pounds every year) would be dumped if not for the Food Bank. We lose some, but prevent massive amounts of food waste. We would like to thank ACME Markets for stepping forward and providing us with monetary support to replace the ruined supply from this outage. They, along with our employees, volunteers, and donor community are true heroes. We are so grateful for their support, hard work and dedication. If you are able, we invite you to volunteer at our facility to see firsthand our methods for sorting donations, and as always, if you have questions or concerns, we hope you will contact our parent organization, the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. We can always use more volunteers, and your efforts help us sort and repack food and get it to our agencies more quickly. Since the beginning of the COVID crisis, the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley has distributed 13.3 million pounds of food to those in need in our six county service area. This represents a 53% increase over last year. We will continue to meet this community need by supplying fresh, healthy and safe food to our neighbors for as long as necessary. Thank you. See more

A resident at one of the senior housing sites receiving regular deliveries from the Food Bank sent us this kind note.

The Food Bank’s 6th Annual Farm to Fork Feast is going virtual this year! Three course meals to go for two will be available for pick up on Thursday, November 12 at participating restaurants with complimentary wine from Benmarl Winery. You can also buy tickets for our Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa raffle (even if you're not attending the event)! Just $25 for 1 chance and $50 for 3! The winner will receive a two night getaway to Buttermilk with two 60-minute spa services, plus dinner for two at Henry's at the Farm each night of your stay! Raffle tickets and event tickets may be purchased here: https://events.handbid.com/auctions/farm-to-fork-feast

We have lots of volunteer opportunities in the coming weeks, including slots in our warehouse and even apple picking! Learn more and sign up here: https://foodbankofhudsonvalley.org/volunteer/