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Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver Funding To Buffalo’s African Heritage Food Cooperative To Increase Food Accessibility & Bring Desperately Needed Fresh, Affordable Healthy Food Options To Buffalo’s East Side And Underserved Communities In Western New York

After Horrific, Racist Mass Shooting At East Side’s Sole Supermarket Highlighted Lack Of Affordable Food For Buffalo’s Largest African American Neighborhood, Senators Immediately Began Work To Bring Fed Funding To Bolster Resources For Community-Led Food Groups; Schumer Originally Fought Alongside Community Leaders To Open Tops Market Grocery in 2003; Now Delivers New Fed Investment To Create Additional Sustainable Food Options For East Side Residents; Schumer, Gillibrand: As Buffalo Continues

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