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Bills CB Siran Neal attended the celebration of the start of the Double Up Food Bucks program at Niagara Falls City Market.

Congressman Higgins announces 3 million in USDA funding awarded to Field & Fork Network

New Program Incentive To Buy Locally Grown Produce The Broome County Regional Farmers Market is excited about a new program that will create more incentive to buy locally grown produce to local farmers markets According to a news release from Cornell, a grant from the Field and Fork Network will help provide some extra benefits to SNAP / EBT customers (formally the Food Stamp Program) The program is called Double-Up Bucks and can be used to purchase up to $20 in additional money towards the purchase of NYS grown fruits and vegetables. Get our free mobile app In the release Broome County Regio...

Jan 6, 2021 LAKE PLACID — Since March, Adirondack Foundation and its many funding partners have awarded nearly $1.2 million through 175 grants to nonprofits, schools and community-based organizations specifically toward COVID-19 response. This rapid-response community assistance is thanks to a coalition of corporate, philanthropic and nonprofit partners supporting local frontline organizations — many of which serve people who are disproportionately affected when crisis strikes. With more than $1.3 million raised, grants are being deployed across the Adirondack region, helping to serve ...

Dec 23, 2020 Grant assistance from Adirondack Foundation and its funding partners helped AdkAction work with partners to assemble and distribute emergency food packages filled with farm-fresh food to families and individuals whose circumstances made it difficult for them to buy food. In this image, Maeve Brammer is handing off packages assembled at Hub on the Hill in Essex. (Erika Bailey, courtesy Adirondack Foundation) LAKE PLACID — Adirondack Foundation, and its many funding partners, have awarded nearly $1.2 million since March through 175 grants to nonprofits, schools, and community-ba...