Working together to build & sustain hunger-free communities throughout the Southern Tier.
Serving Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga and Tompkins counties.
Volunteer Today!
Our clients, donors, volunteers and partners all have something to share. Read their stories and learn how you can get involved.
Feed Neighbors. Feed Hope.
Your gift will go a long way to feed more people in need who are struggling with hunger today. $1 provides 3 meals for our neighbors across the Southern Tier.
Why Advocacy Work Matters
Decisions made by our elected officials have a huge impact on the supply of food available to the Food Bank and on the overall demand for charitable food assistance.
A Team Effort
By holding a food drive with your friends, family, or coworkers, you can help put an end to hunger and provide foods that people in our community need most.
Campaigns & Events
Learn more about our different campaigns and events to take part in helping those in need.
$30=
1 Month of Meals
$60=
10 Bags of Groceries
$120=
40 BackPack Packs
People Served Each Week
%
of People Served are Children
of Every Dollar Donated
Square Miles Serviced
Recent News
Remembering Mark Lisi
The recent passing of our lead Mobile Food Pantry Driver Mark Lisi was a tremendous loss to everyone at the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and to so many volunteers and program recipients who knew him as the “face” of the Food Bank. He was truly an ambassador for the...
Importance of Community Drives Giving
When you walk into any large space at Williams Toyota in Elmira, it is hard to miss what Vice President Dalton Williams calls “the guiding light we revisit daily.” It’s a poster-sized list of what Dalton refers to as the Playbook — a set of rules the company, as well...
Continued Learning Empowers Advocate
Catherine Rogers has a mission. And it’s one that the Food Bank of the Southern Tier Community Advocate Training program is helping her achieve. Catherine, who lives in Smithboro, was part of the charter group of trainees back in 2016 when the program was called the...