Olean Food Pantry Fighting Food Insecurity
A Resource for Healthy Food in Our Communities
FIGHT HUNGER IN OLEAN
Let’s come together and make a difference in our community!
Our One Million Dollar Fundraising Campaign
aims to fight hunger for the next ten years!
Olean Food Pantry Needs Your Help
The Olean Food Pantry has seen a 95.4% increase in food recipients the last 3 years. Will you answer the call for this increased need? You cash donation allows OFP to purchase 66% more food than by non-perishable food donations alone.
Latest News
Olean Food Pantry’s $1 Million Fundraising Campaign – We’re Nearly Halfway There!
A year ago, Olean Food Pantry set out on an ambitious journey. We’re now more confident than ever its success will strengthen our fight against hunger in Western New York. With more than $400,000 raised in grants, cash donations and special events, we’re excited to announce WE’RE ALMOST HALFWAY TO OUR $1 MILLION FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN […]
Are Nearly 60% of Americans Today Really in Danger of Hunger? (You’d Be Surprised)
The reality may be worse than we thought. Here at Olean Food Pantry, we’ve kept track of our client numbers for years. Directly witnessing a MORE THAN DOUBLING in pantry visitors since 2020 has painted a grim picture of hunger in our communities. Hunger statistics are hard to pin down almost anywhere. Different government agencies […]
How Even Middle-Class People Can Help Solve Local Food Insecurity
A common misperception: only the rich can help nonprofit causes like solving food insecurity. “What good will my $5 do?” many have said. “But if I were to give $20 per month, that’s only $240 a year.” But we’re here to say that even lower middle-class people can solve local food insecurity. In 2023 and […]
What You Didn’t Know About Hunger in Western New York
We’ve talked a lot about the realities of hunger in Western New York. We’ve discussed the many varied faces of hunger – because in our communities they’re not the stereotypical picture of poverty and homelessness. (Most importantly, they’re NOT the picture of laziness and entitlement that many would argue disqualifies them from hunger assistance.) It’s […]