Happy Holidays from Shoreline Sailboats!
We are happy to introduce our logo knit hats to our sailing friends. Not only will you be looking pretty awesome in your new hat, you will be supporting foodlinkny.org
$5.00 from each hat sold will go to support Foodlink of Western New York.
About Foodlink
Foodlink is a regional food hub and the Feeding America food bank serving Allegany, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates Counties. They target the root causes of hunger by distributing food to a network of human service agencies, serving meals through our commercial kitchen, and offering more than 30 food-related programs.
The state of hunger in Western New York:
- 36% of clients served by Foodlink are children; 5% are elderly
- 26% of client households include at least one employed adult
- 82% of client households have incomes below the federal poverty level
- 30% of client households report having at least one member in poor health
- 23% of clients had to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine or medical care
- 50% of clients are White; 37% are Black; 11% are Hispanic; 2% are from other racial groups
Feeding America is a nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. Together, we provide food to more than 46 million people through food pantries and meal programs in communities throughout America. Feeding America also supports programs that improve food security among the people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry. Individuals, charities, businesses and government all have a role in ending hunger. Donate. Volunteer. Advocate. Educate. Together we can solve hunger. Visithttp://www.feedingamerica.org/.
