2nd ANNUAL CHILDREN'S HUNGER WALK    Join us Saturday, June 7th for the 2nd Annual Children's Hunger Walk! This year's event will take place in conjunction with River Fest 2008 at the Grove Street Launch Site in Elmira. Two great community events in one location!  Click here for more information and to download forms.     Start organizing your team & collecting pledges today!	$MART BUY - Stretch Your Food Dollars!             $MART BUY is a monthly food buying program offered through our partner agencies, that provides high-quality food at low cost, so people can stretch their food dollars. The $mart Buy program is open to anyone, regardless of income or age. Click here to learn more, and    to find a list of host sites. $mart Buy is a Smart Choice!
HELP FIGHT CHILD HUNGER TODAY                   Help the Food Bank Fight Child Hunger. This school year the BackPack Program will provide food to nearly 700 at-risk children in the Southern Tier, on weekends and breaks when school meals are not available. Contact the Food   Bank to learn how you can help sustain this important     program by rasing funds or hosting a BackPack food drive   to collect items from our Wish List.      Click here to learn more about the BackPack Program.	VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE                                            Virtual Food Drive. Help purchase the items we need the most. No packing or lifting required. Contact us to host your own company or organizational virtual food drive. Click here to donate and help our neighbors in need!
ONLINE MARKETPLACE                                           Shop over 1,000 online merchants and Raise Money for the Food Bank! Your one-stop shopping resource.                                                                                         Shop at: Staples, Macy’s, Target, Wal-Mart, Lands End, Amazon.com,  Ebay, Shoes.com, Barnes & Noble, Dell Computers, Toys R Us... and many, many more!          It's safe, easy and secure. A portion of every sale              is donated to to the the Food Bank at no      additional cost to you. Click here to start shopping!	FOOD BANK ASSOCIATION OF NYS                   Click here to find out more about the Food Bank Association of New York State, a non-profit organization representing the 8 regional food banks located across the state. The Food Bank Association of NYS works to end hunger    by assisting the food bank network in obtaining more food    and funds, fostering public awareness of the food banks'   mission, and creating partnerships to help alleviate hunger   in New York State.
2006 ANNUAL REPORT                                          We are pleased to announce the publication of our 2006 Annual Report.  Click on the link below to learn about our exciting activities and how we worked with our many community partners to address the needs of the hungry and food insecure.  Click here to view our 2006 Annual Report	THE FACE OF HUNGER LOCALLY                         On June 5, 2007, the Food Bank of the Southern Tier joined millions of Americans nationwide in observing Hunger Awareness Day in remembrance of the more than 35 million people in the United States living on the brink of hunger. This year’s theme was “The Face of    Hunger Will Surprise You.” Click here to learn more about   the face of hunger locally.