ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Innovative Field hosted a countywide food donation drive on Saturday to help those impacted by the SNAP funding delay amid the federal government shutdown.
Donated items are going directly to Foodlink, the Rochester-based food bank that serves meal programs across 10 counties. From there, Foodlink will distribute the donations to food pantries and other nonprofits around the region.
Foodlink CEO Julia Tedesco says food drives like this are especially important in our region, where food insecurity is high. In the Rochester region, more than 135,000 people rely on SNAP, the nation’s largest food assistance program. That includes one in seven people in Monroe County…