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Food Bank of the Southern Tier: demand up; partners delivered 3.6 million pounds to Tompkins County last year
Summary
At an Aug. 20 Tompkins County Health and Human Services Committee meeting, the Food Bank of the Southern Tier reported rising local demand, detailed program capacity and warned of risks if SNAP and other supports are reduced.
Food Bank of the Southern Tier Director of Policy, Programs and Partnerships Sarah DeFrank told the Tompkins County Health and Human Services Committee on Aug. 20 that requests for food in Tompkins County rose sharply in 2024 and that the food bank and its partners distributed roughly 3,600,000 pounds of food to the county last year.
Why it matters: The food bank said the value of food and program services to Tompkins County in 2024 was roughly $4.6 million while the direct cost to local pantry partners after grants was about $390,000. Those figures, the food bank said, illustrate how state and federal supports multiply local donations and retail rescue to serve residents who rely on emergency food access.
DeFrank, who identified herself as the food bank’s director of policy, programs and partnerships, laid out program and partnership counts for Tompkins County: 19…
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