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Foodnet in Action During COVID-19
The support that we are receiving from partners, community members, and people like you is inspiring. You are making an incredible difference in the lives of those we serve during this challenging time. While planning and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has felt like an ultimate test, there have been beautiful shining moments that demonstrate […]

Foodnet 2019 Annual Report
Every week, nearly 700 hundred daily meals leave our kitchen and travel throughout Tompkins County into the hands of our neighbors. Each home delivered meal is served by a caring driver who offers a friendly visit and safety check. Our social dining rooms are available throughout the community, and are filled with healthy food, laughter, […]

Foodnet Executive Director’s Statement June 2020
Jessica Gosa, LMSW Executive Director Perhaps 2020 will be our most important year yet. A year that can be about progress towards critical change, action, innovation, learning, listening, partnership, and acknowledging pain and truth. The devastation, trauma, and anxiety that is felt across the nation is real. Racial disparities, inequities, and systemic oppression existed long before […]

Do you love supporting Meals on Wheels?
Do you love supporting Meals on Wheels? So does Subaru of America, Inc.! Their annual Subaru Share the Love Event has helped deliver more than 2.3 million meals to seniors in need! You can help increase that number this year when you purchase or lease a new Subaru between now and January 4 and select […]
2 days ago
Excellent piece featuring Meals on Wheels and our friends downstate who have delivered millions of meals since March.
“We should not be hungry in this city or in this country. And certainly older people should not be hungry. We would not be there without them, and we have the systems that could care for them." Beth Shapiro, Executive Director of Citymeals on Wheels ... See MoreSee Less

Hidden hunger: Elderly hunger is on the rise during Covid
www.nbcnews.com
Prior to the pandemic, one in 10 older New Yorkers was food insecure, but now that number has soared to one in five, according to a study by FoodBank NYC.- Likes: 8
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2 days ago
Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement who fought for justice until he was assassinated in 1968. He recognized the hunger crisis in America and found it to be unacceptable. Great quick article below to help us remember the meaning of today. ... See MoreSee Less

The Meaning Of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday In 2021
www.forbes.com
Understanding the meaning of the MLK holiday is the first step to building a Promised Land for Black people in the United States.2 days ago
♥️Sponsorship Highlight 🧀 🧀
Thank you to Forest Home Chapel for your ongoing support and sponsoring our upcoming Foodnet Meals on Wheels 2021 Mac 'n Cheese Crawl (3/1 -3/31) #foodnetmaccrawl ... See MoreSee Less
Thank you!
3 days ago
Crawl together by using our event app, Grupio, for our Foodnet Meals on Wheels 2021 Mac 'n Cheese Crawl (3/1 -3/31) . Crawlers can view competitor and sponsor details, share posts and photos of their macs, find other Crawlers, vote for their favorites and receive updates from Foodnet.
More details to come!
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4 days ago
Are you ready to Crawl?
These competitors will be serve up their tastiest versions of mac 'n cheese during the Foodnet Meals on Wheels 2021 Mac 'n Cheese Crawl (3/1 -3/31)
Stay tuned for how to get your Mac Crawl Passport!
AGAVA - The Antlers Restaurant - Crossroads Bar & Grille - Hound and Mare - Gola Osteria - Kilpatrick's Publick House - Luna Inspired Street Food - Monks On The Commons - Northstar House - Plantation Bar & Grill - Red's Place - Simeon's Ithaca
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4 days ago
Foodnet Meals on Wheels will be closed on Monday, January 18th to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Holiday meals have been distributed. ... See MoreSee Less
5 days ago
🧀❤SILVER PLATE SPONSORS❤🧀
Thank you BorgWarner Inc. , Cayuga Medical Center , Fingerlakes Wealth Management , First Unitarian Society of Ithaca (FUSIT) , Forest Home Chapel , Hilton Garden Inn Ithaca , Kinney Drugs , M&T Bank , Miller Mayer, LLP , Schlather Stumbar Parks & Salk LLP , Visions Federal Credit Union
Join the Crawl at Foodnet Meals on Wheels 2021 Mac 'n Cheese Crawl (3/1 -3/31)
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Thank you!!
6 days ago
❤SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT❤
Thank you 14850.com for joining our Gold Plate sponsors for the Foodnet Meals on Wheels 2021 Mac 'n Cheese Crawl (3/1 -3/31)
Join the Crawl!
#FoodnetMacCrawl
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1 week ago
It's a perfect day to roast turkey! Thank you Wegmans for generously donating beautiful whole turkeys for our meals. 🥘 🍽 ... See MoreSee Less
We are do blessed to have Wegmans in our community.
Thank you Wegmans!!!
Bless you for all the picking you will be doing!
😋 Hi Kathy