Food Pantries, Meals, and other Programs Served by Friendship Donations Network in Tompkins and nearby counties

Friendship Donations Network (FDN) provides donations of fresh food to the programs listed below. Call before you go to confirm schedule and verify new pickup procedures.

Updated October 29, 2024

Other free food-related resources in our region: 

• https://hsctc.org/211food/ or Call 2-1-1
• https://www.foodbankst.org/find-food/
• https://foodlinkny.org/need-food-map/
• Mutual Aid Tompkins: Food Systems Facebook Group
• Mutual Aid Food Sharing Cabinets

Mondays:

• Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard at The Salvation Army, 150 N. Albany St, Ithaca: 1:30–3pm, 273-2400.
• Loaves and Fishes free meals at St. John’s Church, 210 N Cayuga St, Ithaca: 11:30am-1pm.
• 1^st and 3^rd Mondays: Caroline Food Pantry at Brooktondale Community Center, 524 Valley Rd, Brooktondale: 5-7pm. Call 539-6810 to find your assigned pickup time. For Caroline residents only.
• 2^nd Mondays: Special Lansing Pantry at The Rink, 1767 East Shore Drive, Lansing: 10am-12pm, 379-7245.
• 4^th Mondays: Lansing Pantry at the Rink, 1767 East Shore Drive, Lansing 1-3:00pm, 379-7245.
• St. John’s Community Services, 618 W. MLK Jr./State St Ithaca; Pantry open 9am–9pm, 354-8990.
• YMCA of Ithaca & Tompkins County, 50 Graham Rd: 11:30am–5:30pm. For updates: https://www.ithacaymca.com.
• Enfield Food Pantry, 182 Enfield Main Rd., Ithaca, 11am-1pm

Tuesdays:

• Healthy Tuesdays @ Groton Public Library, Groton: starting at 12:30pm. Call 898-5055 for more info.
• Immaculate Conception Church Food Pantry, 113 N. Geneva St., Ithaca (corner of Seneca and Geneva Sts), 1:00pm.  
• Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard at The Salvation Army, 150 N. Albany St, Ithaca: 1:30–3pm, 273-2400.
• Loaves and Fishes free meals at St. John’s Church, 210 N. Cayuga St, Ithaca: 5:00-6:30pm.
• St. John’s Community Services, 618 W. MLK Jr./State St Ithaca; Pantry open 9am–9pm, 354-8990.
• Tompkins Community Action Pantry, 701 Spencer Rd, Ithaca, 1-4pm. Order online at https://tcaction.org/ or call 273-8816.

Wednesdays: 

• Baptized Church of Jesus Christ, 412 First St, Ithaca: 10am-12pm.
• Bread of Life Food Pantry, 1 Water St., Candor: 3-5:30pm. Open to residents of the Candor School district.
• Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard at The Salvation Army, 150 N. Albany St., Ithaca: 1:30–3pm, 273-2400.
• Loaves and Fishes free meals at St. John’s Church, 210 N Cayuga St, Ithaca: 11:30am-1pm.
• St. John’s Community Services, 618 W. MLK Jr./State St Ithaca; Pantry open 9am–9pm, 354-8990.
• Tompkins Community Action Pantry, 701 Spencer Rd, Ithaca, 10am-1pm. Order online at https://tcaction.org/ or call 273-8816.
• 1st and 3rd Wednesdays: Newfield Kitchen Cupboard. 227 Main St, Newfield: 5-6pm. Winter Hours effective 11/6/24: 4:30-6:00pm. 

Thursdays:

• Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard at The Salvation Army. 150 N. Albany St., Ithaca. 1:30–3pm, 273-2400.
• Loaves and Fishes free meals at St. John’s Church, 210 N. Cayuga St, Ithaca: 5:00-6:30pm.
• St. John’s Community Services, 618 W. MLK Jr./State St Ithaca; Pantry open 9am–9pm, 354-8990.
• Tompkins Community Action Pantry, 701 Spencer Rd, Ithaca, 10am-1pm. Order online at https://tcaction.org/ or call 273-8816.
• 2nd and Last Thursdays: Spencer Van Etten Food Cupboard, Orchard St, by the old Dollar Store, Spencer: 9–11am. Open to residents of the Spencer-Van Etten School district. Check for updates: https://www.facebook.com/svefoodcupboard/
• 3^rd Thursdays: Danby Food Pantry at the Danby Federated Church, 1859 Danby Rd., Danby, 4–6pm, 273-7850.
• No More Tears/No Mas Lagrimas 301 S. Geneva St. at the Henry St. John Building, 4-6pm.  Check NML Facebook page for updates. Closed on 10/24 and 10/31. OPEN on Friday 11/1 4-6pm. 

Fridays:

• Interlaken Reformed Church Pantry. 8315 Main St, Interlaken: 3–6pm.  
• Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard at The Salvation Army. 150 N. Albany St., Ithaca: 1–2:30pm, 273-2400.
• Loaves and Fishes free meals at St. John’s Church, 210 N Cayuga St, Ithaca: 11:30am-1:00pm.
• St. John’s Community Services, 618 W. MLK Jr./State St, Ithaca; Pantry open 9am–9pm, 354-8990.
• YMCA of Ithaca & Tompkins County, 50 Graham Rd: 11:30am–5:30pm. For updates: https://www.ithacaymca.com.

Saturdays:

• St. John’s Community Services, 618 W. MLK Jr./State St Ithaca; Pantry open 9am–9pm. 354-8990.
• Enfield Food Pantry, 182 Enfield Main Rd., Ithaca, 9-11am
• The Salvation Army free meal, 150 N. Albany St, Ithaca: 12pm, 273-2400.
• 1st and Last Saturdays: Southside Community Center Pantry, 305 S. Plain St, Ithaca: 12-2pm.
• 3^rd Saturdays: Calvary Baptist Church Pantry, 507 N. Albany St, Ithaca: 10am-12pm.
• 3^rd Saturday: Baptized Church of Christ, 412 First St, Ithaca: 10am-12:30pm.
• 4^th Saturday: McLean Community Church Pantry, 50 Church St, McLean: 1:30-2:15pm.

Sundays:

• Enfield Food Pantry, 182 Enfield Main Rd., Ithaca, 9-11am
• Thrive Church, 318 Johnson Road, Freeville: 11:30am–1:00pm. Please text “food” 607.224.8822 to check for food availability.
• New Testament Church of Peruville, 1380 State Route 34B Groton: 12pm, 898-5287.
• The Salvation Army free meal. 150 N. Albany St, Ithaca: 3pm. 273-2400. 
• Overlook Apartments (Alternating Sundays 7/14, 7/28, 8/11, 8/25): Community Room, 1263 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca: 10:30am. Open to residents of The Overlook.
• St. John’s Community Services, 618 W. MLK Jr./State St Ithaca; Pantry open 9am–9pm. 354-8990.

Friendship Donations Network is also partnering with the following community programs to distribute food donations during this time: 

• Black Hands Universal
• Child Development Council
• Civic Ensemble
• Cortland Mutual Aid
• Dryden High School Lion’s Den Food Center
• Finger Lakes ReUse
• Garden Apartments
• GIAC
• Indigo Rising Collective
• Ithaca Arthaus
• Ithaca Free Clinic
• Ithaca High School Community Closet
• Ithaca Youth Bureau / Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Mental Health Association Outreach Center
• Mutual Aid of the Finger Lakes
• Mutual Aid Tompkins
• No Mas Lagrimas | No More Tears
• OAR
• Open Doors
• Quarter Acre for the People, a project of Khuba International
• REACH Medical
• Second Wind Cottages
• Tompkins Community Action
• Tompkins County Mental Health Services
• TST BOCES Farm to School
• Village at Ithaca
• WellBeing Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
• Youth Farm Project

Contact us via email at info@friendshipdonations.org or call 607-216-9522 if you would like to donate food or help distribute food.

Friendship Donations Network rescues fresh, nutritious food that would otherwise be thrown away from stores and farms and redistributes it to neighbors in need. We provide food donations to hunger relief programs that serve more than 2000 people a week, and divert over 1,000 lbs. of good food from local landfill every day. A model of efficiency, founded in 1988 by Sara Pines, we are almost entirely volunteer-run. Learn more at: www.friendshipdonations.org.