Food Bank Initiative Aids Broome County Families In Need

Through the partnership of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, Broome County Sheriff’s Office, and Broome County Office of Emergency Services, on November 19, 2025, the distribution of 2,000 boxes of food to Broome County residents was announced.

According to the announcement, food is being made available through coordinated pickup sites to rural Broome County households and local veterans. This is a part of a county-wide response response to support residents affected by delayed federal SNAP benefits, notes Broome County Executive Jason Garnar.

Before full SNAP benefits were released last week by New York State, over 16,000 local families were impacted. With that release, the state of emergency for Broome County ended on November 19, 2025.

Broome County notes that each food box contains 15 shelf-stable items designed to help create complete, comforting meals. Veterans must show a valid Veterans ID.

Where To Pick Up A Food Box

To receive one food box, Veterans should one of the following locations:

Timothy M. Grippen Veterans Resource Center at 11 Frederick Street, Binghamton, between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
American Legion Post 1645 at 177 Robinson Street, Binghamton between 1 p.m. and10 p.m. Saturday through Thursday and 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday

Families in rural communities can visit one of the following pickup locations:

Northern Broome Senior Center at 12 Strongs Place, Whitney Point, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday
Eastern Broome Senior Center at 27 Golden Lane, Colesville, between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Deposit Senior Center at 14 Monument Street, Deposit between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
Western Broome Senior Center at 2801 Wayne Street, Endwell between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday
Town of Windsor at 124 Main Street, Windsor between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday and between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Friday
Town of Fenton at 44 Park Street, Port Crane between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
Town of Triangle at 2612 Liberty Street, Whitney Point between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
Town of Chenango at 1529 Route 12, Binghamton between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday

For more information, visit the Go Broome County website.

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