A joint effort between the Food Bank and healthcare partners, along with support from local medical students, will get clients the food they need to make long-lasting strides toward total wellbeing. Health Meets Home, in its pilot stage, will create the ability to...
A few years ago, at the Anti-Hunger Policy Conference in Washington D.C., Food Bankers leaned in as an advocate asked a panel of food-insecure people what agencies could do to really learn what kind of help food-insecure people need. “You ask them,” a panelist said...
Dear Friends,At the Food Bank, we are constantly analyzing our distribution data to determine where hunger exists in our communities and strategizing innovative ways to reach out to our neighbors in need.But, as we saw last year, social and economic forces move in...
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...
Our community lost a wonderful soul in July – Karen Haltiner-Ordway, Class of 2019 Bath Speakers Bureau Graduate. Like all of our Speakers Bureau Graduates, Karen chose to lift her voice to drive change in our community. During her graduation speech, she shared, “I am...
From Natasha R. Thompson,President & CEO of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier Dear Friends, The Food Bank of the Southern Tier has been a trusted leader on hunger and food insecurity issues in our community for nearly 40 years. We are committed to creating a...
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier received a $15,000 grant from the Avangrid Foundation, in partnership with NYSEG, to support the Food Bank’s food acquisition and distribution. This reflects the Foundation’s commitment to the communities served by...
Many of the Food Bank’s supporters have submitted comments on proposed rules that would diminish Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility for millions of Americans. The Trump administration has proposed an unprecedented number of changes that would...
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier has received $25,000 from Ithaca’s Park Foundation to support its work in addressing hunger in Tompkins County. This reflects the Foundation’s recognition of the vital role that food can play as a foundation for justice work and...