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
Supporting Food Security Nonprofits: Rural Communities Need You More Than Ever
Think of what you might call “the picture of food insecurity.” What do you envision? Perhaps it’s a crowded soup kitchen in some big, far-off city. Or maybe it’s one of those TV commercials soliciting donations for a famine-stricken third-world nation half a world away. Make no mistake, those are certainly worthwhile causes to support. […]
A Holiday to Remember: Nearly 14,000 Pounds of Turkey Shared with Local Families
Olean Food Pantry is proud to announce the official tally for our 2025–26 Free Holiday Turkey Distribution, and it’s nothing short of extraordinary! From Nov. 3, 2025, through Jan. 9, 2026, Olean Food Pantry distributed: The Holiday Giving Season is particularly meaningful for us here at Olean Food Pantry. For one, it’s a super busy […]
Hunger Relief in Western New York: How Strategic Partnerships Multiply Our Impact
Let’s borrow an old adage: “It takes a village.” Many of us have heard this phrase our entire lives to describe everything from raising children to making a community impact. When it comes to hunger relief in Western New York, this “it takes a village” mindset has long guided Olean Food Pantry’s work in our […]
Stretching Every Dollar: Volunteer-Run Hunger Relief is an Efficient & Effective Mission
Olean Food Pantry has many things to be proud of. Our volunteer-run hunger relief program has been successfully serving individuals and families in need for over 70 years. Our model – our decades-long commitment to addressing food insecurity in our communities – is both efficient and effective for serving tens of thousands of people annually. […]