Local Produce Link is funded by the New York State Department of Health through its Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP), which was created 25 years ago to improve the quality of food distributed through Emergency Food Relief Organizations—food pantries, soup kitchens, and emergency shelters—throughout the state.
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If Local Produce Link's organizers can find a good match between some of East New York's food pantries and a local farm, considering the logistics of funding, drop-offs, and pick-ups, Local Produce Link will be able to expand there next year. “This really ties into a whole movement,” says Youngblood, “to get healthier, fresher, higher quality food into communities that don’t have access.”
Correction: A previous version of this story inaccurately stated that the Food Bank for New York City gets some of its food from farms in California. It doesn't get any from there. The story also erred in saying that the Food Bank gave pantries food close to expiration. It does not.
Clarification: A previous version of this story said the Food Bank was government-funded. It is partially government-funded.
