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In the news: “Winter market helps address food desert in Syracuse’s Southside”

In the news: “Winter market helps address food desert in Syracuse’s Southside”

by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Mar 22, 2023 | In the News

The Valley Plaza Winter Market was recently featured in the news as a project that is currently addressing food access issues in the Southside of Syracuse. SOFSA partners Brady Farm and Food Access Healthy Neighborhoods Now! (FAHNN) have been instrumental in the...
In the news: “How the Syracuse Downtown Farmers Market plans to boost offerings in 2023”

In the news: “How the Syracuse Downtown Farmers Market plans to boost offerings in 2023”

by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Mar 14, 2023 | In the News

The Syracuse Downtown Farmers Market was recently awarded $41,400 in grant funding from New York Agriculture and Markets. This funding will be used to tell farmer stories, as well as for other activities in partnership with SOFSA and the CNY Regional Market. The...
In the news: “‘This is, overall, going to hurt’: End to emergency SNAP funds hits CNY”

In the news: “‘This is, overall, going to hurt’: End to emergency SNAP funds hits CNY”

by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Mar 9, 2023 | In the News

SOFSA’s Director, Maura Ackerman, was recently interviewed in an article highlighting the end to the Emergency Allotment program that added an additional $90 per month to households receiving SNAP benefits. The article talks with several local experts who...
In the news: “Seven Valleys Health Coalition Receives Grant to Reduce Food Waste and Food Insecurity”

In the news: “Seven Valleys Health Coalition Receives Grant to Reduce Food Waste and Food Insecurity”

by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Feb 3, 2023 | In the News

On Thursday, January 19th, 2023, an award for $150,000 from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation as well as $9,700 in funding from the Onondaga County Agricultural Council was awarded to SOFSA, the Seven Valleys Health Coalition, and Syracuse University’s Center...

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