Olean Food Pantry Fighting Food Insecurity

A Resource for Healthy Food in Our Communities

Faces of Hunger

Food insecurity impacts thousands locally. Hunger hides in plain sight. Those impacted are our friends, family and neighbors

Olean Food Pantry Mission

We provide healthy food options for people and families who struggle finding their next meal. Our vision is a world where no one goes to bed hungry.

How We Help

Olean Food Pantry fights hunger by providing food and nutrition education to people in need. We also have a Diaper Depot, Community Garden and Mobile Food Truck.

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!

Be a HUNGER HERO!

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.

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Latest News

Nick Hamed fighting local food insecurity

November 1, 2024

MEDIA SPOTLIGHT: Cash Donations Make a Difference in Fighting Local Food Insecurity

(Editor’s note: The following is the second in a four-part series of op-eds by Olean Food Pantry board members in preparation for the Season of Giving. This article first appeared in the Olean Times Herald and was featured in numerous other local and regional news outlets.) By Nick HamedOlean Food Pantry board member Charity isn’t […]

October 28, 2024

IN THE NEWS: Remember Those Battling Hunger This Season of Giving

(Editor’s note: This is the first in a four-part series of op-eds by Olean Food Pantry board members in preparation for the Season of Giving. It first appeared in the Olean Times Herald and was featured in several other prominent local news outlets.) By Ashley GreeleyOlean Food Pantry board member As we approach the holiday […]

October 28, 2024

New Service Hours at Olean Food Pantry: A Commitment to Our Clients & Volunteers

At the Olean Food Pantry our goal has always been clear: to provide free food and other household necessities to our communities with compassion, efficiency and respect. In order to continue meeting the needs of all our clients effectively – while ALSO supporting the hard work of our dedicated volunteers – we’re making a small […]

Olean Food Pantry $25,000 anonymous donation

October 10, 2024

BREAKING NEWS: Anonymous $25K Grant to Olean Food Pantry is a Community Challenge

OLEAN, NY (Oct. 9, 2024) – A $25,000 grant to the Olean Food Pantry from an anonymous local family foundation is a challenge for more community donations. Olean Food Pantry received the grant Friday toward its $1 Million Fundraising Campaign announced earlier this year. The grant urges additional funding from the community entering the holiday […]

Our Community Partners

Olean Food Pantry couldn’t serve local food insecurity without a little help from our friends. Thanks to organizations like FeedMore WNY, as well as local farmers and grocers, we can provide nutritious food to people in need.

FeedMore WNY

FeedMore WNY offers dignity, hope and a brighter future by providing nutritious food, friendship and skills training to our Western New York neighbors in need.

Canticle Farms

Fellow nonprofits like Canticle Farm partner with Olean Food Pantry to provide a surplus of fresh garden fruits, vegetables and herbs to stock our produce shelves.

Local Growers and Grocers

The war on hunger takes a team effort – from big organizations down to small local farmers. Local growers and grocers help by providing nutritious food and produce from surplus stocks.

Get Involved in the Local Fight Against Hunger

Olean Food Pantry is a volunteer-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are dependent on grants, donations and gifts of service to help our friends, family and neighbors struggling with food insecurity.

Your cash donation today will go 66% FARTHER toward purchasing more food to stock Olean Food Pantry’s shelves, thanks to preferred rates from fellow nonprofit partners.

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