ALTAMONT, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Nearly three million people in the state of New York rely on SNAP benefits. That’s approximately one in seven people in the state. Today, Capital Roots volunteers are making a difference to support those families facing food insecurity. Hannaford Supermarkets recently invested over one hundred sixty thousand dollars into Capital Roots to support their Squash Hunger program. The funding is now being used to relaunch their gleaning initiatives, partnering with local farms to donate the end of their harvest to families in need.

"It's all about doing what's best for the country, the people make up the country," said volunteer Steffi Silon.

Volunteers picked apples at Indian Ladder Farms, clearing as many of the leftover crops as they could, to donate to those in ne

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