In addition to flipping the calendar to 2022, there have been a lot of anniversaries lately. I recently celebrated 20 years at the Food Bank, and, throughout this year, the Food Bank is commemorating its 40th year of service. While we don’t know exactly what day the...
“The question,” remembers Chuck Wheeler, Executive Principal of East Learning Center in Binghamton, “was whether food support for whole families could take place in the school setting.” He’s got a radio in one hand, the sounds of school buzzing through his palm as the...
After relocating to Ithaca for Fred’s role as Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development at Cornell University, Fred and Susan Van Sickle took note when we received the 2017 Food Bank of the Year Award. “Throughout our 37-year marriage, we’ve always supported...
It’s very important to Julie Monahan that her children understand the value of a dollar and the value of giving. The Horseheads mother of two is the business development and sales manager at First Heritage Federal Credit Union and a volunteer member of a Food Bank...
Every fall, bright red apples come farm fresh to the Food Bank in giant totes from our local farm partners, like Stoney Ridge Orchard and Winery in Erin. Clients take away huge bags of the crisp fruit from our Mobile Food Pantries and agency partners, excited about...
Food is at the center of many holiday celebrations. The planning, the shopping, the prep; kitchens filled with heady scents of roasting turkey, spiced pies, and baking bread. Coming together with families and friends over a table filled with traditional favorites and...
Dear Friends, In May 2022, the Tri-Cities Opera in Binghamton will present a lyrical retelling of the classic children’s tale Stone Soup, encouraging community members to support local hunger-relief efforts. What a perfect pairing of art and action! But, as we saw...
Christine Barksdale takes a vegetarian lasagna out of the oven and stirs the remaining tomato sauce on the back burner. She repackages the leftover ingredients — cheeses, peppers, riced cauliflower, greens — and plans how she’ll use them in meals for the rest of the...
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...