Conference Agenda

Food Waste & Recovery

This session is designed to educate participants on the critical issue of food waste and explore effective strategies for food recovery. The session will provide insights into the environmental, economic, and social impacts of food waste and equip participants with the knowledge and tools needed to reduce waste and implement recovery practices in their personal and professional environments.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Join Marissa Saunders, founder of Essential Conceptions Consulting, to discuss how to get your organization engaged in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work and the steps needed to sustain the work.

"Where Does the Ketchup Go? - A Cultural Awareness Conversation"

This session will be fun! Explore the multicultural character of the Central New York region through a conversation about food, language and cultural preferences. Highlights about refugee and immigrant communities will be included. Take away some ideas for how to better serve and engage our new neighbors.

Service Insights Seminar

During the next few years, Food Bank of Central New York will be introducing Service-Insights® to our small part of the world. This robust project, championed by Feeding America, will implement tools for collecting intake information electronically. Join Food Bank staff coordinating this project to learn about this exciting no-cost digital platform that will simplify the intake process at your program and give you data-based insights into the services you provide.

Food Package Updates

This session will preview the upcoming food packages changes that were recommended by the New York State Department of Health.

Succession Planning

This training focuses on ensuring that your program has the necessary people in place to continue thriving even as volunteers transition out of their roles. It aims to create a structured process to identify, assess, and develop volunteers to fill these critical positions.

RPP Seminar
Formerly known as "Grocery Rescue," the Retail Partnership Program (RPP) is a vital initiative dedicated to acquiring and distributing goods donated by our retail partners. This program plays a crucial role in reducing food waste while ensuring the availability of healthy produce to our partner agencies throughout our entire service area.

Tough Choices Workshop

This workshop is designed to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the complex decisions and challenges faced by individuals who rely on emergency food programs. By exploring the realities of food insecurity, attendees will gain insight into the difficult choices these individuals must make daily and learn how to better support their needs.

New Coordinator Seminar

Are you a new food program volunteer or just need a refresher? Do you want to know more about food insecurity and what partner agencies can do to help in the fight against hunger? Join Food Bank’s Agency Relations team as they provide a deep look at cause and effects of food insecurity, and how to leverage your partnership with Food Bank to be impactful in your communities

SNAP Seminar

“Think you know about SNAP? The Outreach Team has a challenge for you. We will be hosting an updated Jeopardy-style informational session to discuss SNAP and the often-asked questions about the program. Join us to test your knowledge and gain some insight into the program designed to help stretch food dollars. Be able to go back to your agencies and drop some knowledge when clients ask about one of the best safety net programs in the state and the country.”

JUST ASK THE QUESTION ALREADY (Part 1 of 2)

In this engaging and interactive session, we’ll delve into the practice of conducting informal surveys to gather insights quickly and effectively. Informal surveys offer a flexible and accessible way to capture individuals' opinions, experiences, and preferences.

Now that you have answers, how do you use them? (Part 2 of 2)

Join us for part two, where we’ll explore how to identify and communicate data effectively to different audiences. We’ll discuss strategies for making this information accessible and engaging and how to leverage these data points for advocacy. This workshop will equip you with essential skills for impactful data storytelling and advocacy.