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Lending a hand by answering the call
Caroline Matthews has been a longtime supporter of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. As an engineering team leader for Corning Incorporated, she led her division’s annual Empty Bowls program, a luncheon and awareness program that benefits the Food Bank of the...
You’re fighting more than COVID-19 | A message from the President & CEO
From Natasha R. Thompson,President & CEO of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier For nearly 40 years, the Food Bank of the Southern Tier has worked to build and sustain hunger-free communities by providing nourishment and hope to those in need. Our important work...
Your support is delivering meals to doorsteps
How the pandemic is impacting the last mile meals Through laughter, Sue Zimmerman-Hults, her husband, Chuck, and Pastor Art Evens, join fellow volunteers on a cool winter morning as they pack valuable meals into vehicles that will help feed more than 50 households...
SNAP helps New Yorkers buy food
SNAP provides monthly benefits that help you keep food on the table. SNAP helps seniors, students, working families, people with disabilities, children of immigrants, and many more. The Nutrition Outreach and Education Program (NOEP) can tell you if you may be...
Cheers for Change campaign provides more than 67,000 meals
Wine and spirits stores across the region and their customers came together to help provide 67,042 meals for those experiencing food insecurity in Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties during the Food Bank of the Southern Tier’sCheers for...
Impact of the COVID-19 Bill for Southern Tier Families Experiencing Food Insecurity
Right now, many of our friends and neighbors across the Southern Tier are choosing between putting food on the table and paying bills, like rent and utilities. The Food Bank of the Southern Tier is proud to be working alongside other Feeding America member food banks...
Celebrating the 2020 VIVAs
Each year, the Food Bank of the Southern Tier hosts a special event called VIVAs, Very Important Volunteer Awards. This event is an opportunity for the Food Bank to recognize and thank our valued volunteers for all of their time and assistance in achieving our vision...
Tips for remaining healthy during the holidays
From Elisa Rocks, JSY Nutritionist The holidays are an exciting time, but this year may be a little different for us all, with smaller gatherings, fewer parties, and less travel. With all the changes of 2020, maintaining our familiar holiday food traditions can be a...
Giving the gift of time
This spring and summer looked a little different for Max and Maya Orenstein, who live in Dryden. After the pandemic closed most of the country, the teens, a high school senior and a high school junior respectively, found that their schedules and location shifted…...
You’re Nourishing New York Families & Supporting Farmers
The Nourish New York Initiative is proven to be a lifeline for families and farmers across the state who have been struggling with changes brought on by COVID-19. In May, Governor Cuomo instituted the program after many farmers were not able to sell their...