2010 Summer Food Service Meal Sites

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 Click on the links below to find a site in your 
 neighborhood!

Broome County open sites
Chemung County open sites
Steuben County open sites
                                 Tioga County open sites
                                 Tompkins County open sites


For more information, dial 2-1-1 (Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm).
Or, visit the 2-1-1 Helpline website for  information about a wide range
of health & human services or to volunteer.

What is the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)? The SFSP is a national program of the USDA, administered through the New York State Education Department. Sponsors, like the Food Bank, then create partnerships to administer meal service at the local level. The program provides a free, nutritious meal to low income children when school is not in session. 

Why do we need the Summer Food Service Program? In the Southern Tier, there are over
34,000 children who rely on free and reduced priced meals during the school year. Approximately 18% of these children are served by existing summer meal programs. This means the families of far too many children in our area had to stretch limited food budgets even further and many children missed out on nutritious meals essential to their learning and development.

There are a number of reasons why children aren’t able to get to these necessary meals – the largest reason is that there simply aren’t enough sites available in areas that children can easily get to. 

What is the Food Bank doing to help? In 2009 the Food Bank of the Southern Tier once again sponsored the Summer Food Service Program. By partnering with community hunger-relief programs and local schools, the Food Bank sponsored 25 sites in Chemung, Steuben, and Tioga counties. 1,117 children recieved 42,718 meals and snacks.

How can I help? The Summer Food Service Programs offers a chance for the entire community to work together to ensure that no child goes hungry.

For more information, to become a food distribution site next year, or to volunteer your time, contact Jennifer Bertron, Youth Programs Managerat 607.796.6061 x25 or email JBertron@feedingamerica.org