NEW! Picnics In The Park all summer long!        New! Picnics In The  Park Fun, Games & Free Lunch all summer long at three Elmira parks. Children & teens 18 years and under are welcome! No registration required. There will be free lunch, fun, games and activities at three Elmira parks:   McKinnon Park E. Thurston & Lake Street    Elmer Goodwin Park on Robert Street, and   Katy Leary Park at Connelly Ave. & River St., both on   Elmira's Southside. Click here for more information.            Click here to view additional open sites                              in our service area.	Hunger in America 2010 Study Released            Hunger in America 2010 shows unprecedented numbers seeking food assistance. A landmark study released by the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and Feeding America reports that more than 37 million Americans, including 14 million children, receive emergency food   each year through the nation's network of food banks and   the agencies they serve. The findings represent a 46   percent increase since the findings reported in Hunger in     America 2006. Click here for more information and to   view the local summary report.
Summer Fundraisers Benefit the Food Bank      The Five Mile Point Speedway Food Drive Challenge   will take place on Saturday, August 14th at the Five Mile   Point Speedway, Kirkwood, NY. Click here for information.   The Art for Food Pottery Sale takes place July 15th thru   September 30th. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to   the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. Click here for   information.   The 3rd Annual Fill the Bus Campaign will take place   September 10th thru September 24th at Wegmans   stores in Corning, Elmira, Hornell, Ithaca and Johnson   City. Click here for information.	Join Our Online Community                                   E-mail News - Click here to sign up for monthly updates. YouTube - Click here to visit the Food Bank's YouTube channel. Facebook - Click here to become a Facebook fan.   Twitter - Click here to follow the Food Bank on Twitter.
SHOP ONLINE and Help The Food Bank            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 the Food Bank at no additional                 cost to you. Click here to start shopping!	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!
2009 Food Bank Annual Report                                    Now available, the Food Bank of the Southern Tier's 2009 Annual Report. Learn about our exciting activities and how we worked with our community partners to address the needs of the hungry and food insecure in the Southern Tier.                           Click here to view our 2009 Annual Report	Sign Up For Food Bank E-mail News                   Sign up for Food Bank E-mail news updates. We distribute montlhy updates to interested supporters via e-mail. If you would like to receive Food Bank of the Southern Tier e-newsletters, just click here to sign up today.