by Maya Castro | Jun 20, 2024 | Food Policy, Successes & Celebrations
On Thursday, June 13th, SOFSA, in collaboration with Housing & Homeless Coalition, CNY Fair Housing, Food Bank of Central New York, Jubilee Homes, Food Access Healthy Neighborhoods Now, LeadSafeCNY Coalition, and the Central New York Community Foundation, hosted a...
by Alexander Warshal | Feb 12, 2024 | In the News
Spectrum News 1 highlighted the collaborative work of Seven Valleys Health Coalition, SOFSA’s Onondaga Food Rescue Network (OFRN) pilot project, and local pantry partners. Modeled off of Seven Valley Health Coalition’s successful food rescue project, OFRN seeks...
by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Jan 31, 2024 | Food Policy, Successes & Celebrations
Moving into 2024, one of SOFSA’s policy priorities will continue to be universal free school meals. On Monday, January 29th 2024, SOFSA staff attended a statewide advocacy day with the Healthy School Meals for All Coalition in Albany. Co-led by Hunger Solutions...
by Alexander Warshal | Jan 19, 2024 | In the News
With over 45,000 people currently facing food insecurity in the greater Syracuse-Onondaga area, concern is growing around food access as the area expects to see a population increase with Micron’s announcement to build the largest semiconductor plant in the...
by Alexander Warshal | Jul 3, 2023 | Food Policy, In the News
A recent news article SOFSA’s plans to bring transportation solutions to the 2023 OnFarm Fest. Now in its ninth year, the OnFarm Fest allows the public to tour farms to learn about the diverse forms of agriculture in the county. This year, SOFSA will work to provide...
