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
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 […]
Boudin: Let’s Treat Hunger as the Local Crisis It Is
(Editor’s note: The following is an op-ed that appeared in the Olean Times Herald and The Buffalo News.) Of all local problems, hunger stands at the center as both a cause and symptom of poverty. Yet hunger isn’t treated like a central issue worth solving to improve the socioeconomic fabric of our communities. (Yes, this […]
It’s Hunger Action Month at Olean Food Pantry
September is Hunger Action Month, celebrated by local food pantries and food banks around the world. While the focus is on a global scale, ours is a grassroots mission that begins by tackling food insecurity in our rural communities. We rely on community members just like you to provide support and spread awareness about a […]
When Will Food Insecurity in Rural Western New York Be A Priority?
Turn on the news. When they’re discussing poverty and food insecurity in New York state, who do they talk about? That’s right, the impoverished people of New York City and other urban areas. But what of food insecurity in rural Western New York? When will WE be a priority? It’s not just the news. Government […]