USDA Hunger-Free Communities Planning and Assessment Grantee Niagara County, located in the upper Northwest corner of New York State, has a population of approximately 215,000 and covers 523 square miles. Niagara County is predominately a rural, agrarian community. Preliminary data collected suggests a significant need, but one that is unquantifiable and thus difficult to understand… Continue reading Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County
Poughkeepsie Farm Project
USDA Hunger-Free Communities Planning and Assessment Grantee Poughkeepsie is a riverfront city of nearly 30,000 residents in the Hudson Valley, a two hour commuter train ride from New York City. It is located in border zone between metropolitan New York City and the agricultural regions of the upper Hudson Valley. Preliminary data suggests a significant… Continue reading Poughkeepsie Farm Project
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County
USDA Hunger-Free Communities Planning and Assessment Grantee Utica and its metropolitan statisical area (MSA) were identified in the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal’s 2009 “Mohawk Valley Regional Report” as one of the poorest of New York State’s cities. This fact is substantiated by Census 2000 results. Primary deliverables for the project… Continue reading Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County
Health & Welfare Council of Long Island
The mission of the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island (HWCLI) is to serve the poor and vulnerable people on Long Island by convening, representing, and supporting the organizations that serve them; and through illuminating the issues that critically impact them; organizing community and regional responses to their needs; advocacy; research; policy analysis and… Continue reading Health & Welfare Council of Long Island