Olean Food Pantry Fighting Food Insecurity
A Resource for Healthy Food in Our Communities
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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A Commitment to WNY: Fighting Hunger & Building Caring Communities
In a world where screens often replace handshakes and convenience trumps connection, local food pantries like ours remind us of something essential: we all belong to each other. Here at Olean Food Pantry, our commitment to Western New York is to fight hunger while building caring communities. (Related reading: 5 Ways Local Food Pantries Help […]

Olean Food Pantry Seeks Support for Solar Energy Project
An Innovative Step Toward Fighting Hunger Sustainably Check out our proposed solar energy project! We’ve been talking a lot about sustainability lately. As a socially committed community organization, we have a responsibility for environmental consciousness. Olean Food Pantry’s mission has always been clear: to ensure no neighbor goes hungry. But today, as hunger climbs to […]

The Future of Fighting Food Insecurity: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities
The face of hunger in America is changing — and so must our response. The future of fighting food insecurity requires an analysis of current trends and challenges, as well as future opportunities. At Olean Food Pantry, we’ve seen this shift firsthand. In 2024, we served over 27,170 individuals across Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties […]

Healthcare Providers & Food Insecurity: Opportunities for Collaboration
If you’ve ever been hungry, you know what it feels like: the irritability, the headaches, the fatigue. And worse. Many chronic poor health conditions directly stem from food insecurity and a less-than-optimal diet. Health care providers at all levels have a great opportunity to fight food insecurity everywhere and improve health outcomes for their patients […]