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In Schenectady, Market 32/Price Chopper and the nonprofit Field & Fork Network in Buffalo recently partnered to offer a program to help local communities have better access to fresh produce. The Double Up Food Bucks NY (DUFBNY) provides customers with an automatic dollar-for-dollar match on purchases of fresh produce, up to $20 a day, when using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The expansion of DUFBNY is supported with funding from federal and state sources, as well as from The Wright Family Foundation and The Schenectady Foundation.
The program will increase access to fresh produce for nearly 50,000 families in the two counties. For more information on Double Up Food Bucks NY, visit https://www.fieldandforknetwork.
com/ and https://doubleupnys.com . In the Mohawk Valley , 50 high school students from Hamilton, Fulton and Montgomery counties came together last month for a summit designed to empower them with critical leadership and media literacy skills.
The event was organized by five local coalitions — Four Rivers Alliance Promise, Montgomery County Cares, Johnstown Community Coalition, and Glove City Coalition. Students engaged in hands-on workshops exploring media strategies. In addition, some students received NARCAN training from The Rob Constantine Recovery Community and Outreach Center in Gloversville to help them respond to opioid overdoses.
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