Food & Nutrition Resources
Household food security is considered to exist when all the members of a family, at all times, have access to enough food for an active, healthy life.
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
The food bank of the Southern Tier offers food to families in need to help them overcome a crisis - job loss, change in income status, poverty, or not having adequate food.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
SNAP provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their grocery budget.
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children offers: Nutrition Education, Breastfeeding Support, Referrals, and Nutritious Foods to pregnant women, breastfeeding women, postpartum women, caregivers of infants and children up to age five
Free Lunch Programs
Most New York sponsors begin operating Summer Food Service Programs in July. There are several tools available to help find the site nearest you:
Text: Text “Food or “Comida” to 304-304
Call:
USDA National Hunger Hotline 1-866-3-HUNGRY or 1-877-3-HAMBRE
211 in New York State
Dietetics, Nutrition Support, and Eating Disorders
Good nutrition is critical to health and development.
Is your child a picky eater? Have you seen a change in body image? Have you seen patterns in your child's eating habits that you want to talk to them about but you're not sure how?
Talking to your child about healthy relationships with food and positive body image can support appropriate food choices and quantities.
