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Pass the mic!
On June 18th, ten Steuben County residents graduated from the Food Bank’s Speakers Bureau in Bath and spoke in front of an audience of about 90 community members. The speakers shared their stories about poverty, homelessness, addiction, domestic violence,...
A message from our President
Dear Friends,I was honored to attend the graduation ceremony for our third Speakers Bureau class in Bath this summer. These events are alwaysinspiring as we bear witness to the graduates’ powerful stories of poverty, trauma and incredible resilience. One...
GO ORANGE THIS HUNGER ACTION MONTH!
In the Southern Tier, more than 72,000 of our neighbors struggle with hunger and may not know where they’ll find their next meal. Hunger affects many people in our region, including those who work full-time jobs, disabled individuals, seniors and children....
Tiny homes, big vision
Josephine Burrell has been advocating for low-income housing for more than half her 77 years. And now, she wants to build low-income homes. Tiny homes. Homes that people with low-to-moderate incomes can own, afford and take pride in maintaining.“It’s not...
United Way of Tompkins County helps fund programs
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...
United Way of Broome provides major support
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...
Rose’s Youth Philanthropists awards grant to the Food Bank
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 funds Schuyler hunger relief
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...
Snack Time!
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...
Our Very Important Volunteers
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...