For a second year, the Community Care Fund of the United Way of Tompkins County will help the Food Bank of the Southern Tier deliver greatly needed nutritional support to residents of Tompkins County. A $4,000 grant will help the Food Bank provide...
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier has received major support from the United Way of Broome County. The United Way’s Basic Needs & Strategic Priorities Grant Program will provide $32,000 in funding for the Broome County Mobile Food Pantry for the...
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier is proud to receive a $1,200 grant from Rose’s Youth Philanthropists, a regional youth grants committee that supports organizations that impact youth in Chemung and Southeastern Steuben counties. The S. Roberts Rose Fund...
Cargill Salt, Watkins Glen, NY is working to make sure our Schuyler County neighbors have access to the nutritious food they need. A $30,000 donation from the employee-led Cargill Cares Council to the Food Bank of the Southern Tier will fund Schuyler...
Diana Iuzzini could tell there was more to her students’ lethargy and irritability than sleep-deprivation.“They were coming in here sleepy — not from lack of sleep but from lack of nourishment and lack of energy,” she says.Diana works with Newark Valley...
Any given Tuesday or Thursday, you’ll find volunteer Frank Bohman, of Pine City, hard at work — with a smile for everyone — in our warehouse.“Like clockwork,” says Volunteer Coordinator Jen Harris, “Frank arrives every Tuesday and Thursday for morning...
School bus drivers across the country take responsibility for our children every day, transporting them to and from school safely. In Painted Post, they are going the extra mile to make sure families have enough to eat.On the last Saturday of each month,...
Anis Fadul is Director of Marketing & Strategy for New Business Development at Corning Incorporated. He has volunteered for four years on the planning committee for Tour de Keuka, a charity bike ride through Keuka Lake wine country. He joined our Board...
Story and photos by John Bayne, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Corning Gorilla Glass. John joined the Food Bank Board of Directors in 2016. It is a privilege to serve on the Board of Directors of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. One of the...
One in eight Americans in communities across the U.S. struggle with hunger, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Nearly 72,000 people right here in the Southern Tier experience food insecurity. To raise awareness and combat the issue, Walmart,...