Friendship Donations Network | Food Distribution Programs

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 December 11, 2024

Other free food-related resources in our region:

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.
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. Closed on 12/24. Open on Monday 12/23 10-11am.
Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard at The Salvation Army, 150 N. Albany St, Ithaca: 1:30–3pm, 273-2400. Closed 12/31.
Loaves and Fishes free meals at St. John’s Church, 210 N. Cayuga St, Ithaca: 5:00-6:30pm.
Tompkins Community Action Pantry, 701 Spencer Rd, Ithaca, 1-4pm. Order online at https://tcaction.org/ or call 273-8816. Closed 12/23-1/1.

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. Closed 12/25, 1/1.
Loaves and Fishes free meals at St. John’s Church, 210 N Cayuga St, Ithaca: 11:30am-1pm.
Tompkins Community Action Pantry, 701 Spencer Rd, Ithaca, 10am-1pm. Order online at https://tcaction.org/ or call 273-8816. Closed 12/23-1/1.
1st and 3rd Wednesdays: Newfield Kitchen Cupboard. 227 Main St, Newfield: 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.
Tompkins Community Action Pantry, 701 Spencer Rd, Ithaca, 10am-1pm. Order online at https://tcaction.org/ or call 273-8816. Closed 12/23-1/1.
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 12/26, 1/2.

Fridays:

Interlaken Reformed Church Pantry. 8315 Main St, Interlaken: 3–6pm. Closed 12/27.
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.
YMCA of Ithaca & Tompkins County, 50 Graham Rd: 11:30am–5:30pm. For updates: https://www.ithacaymca.com.

Saturdays:

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 12/15, 12/29, 1/12, 1/26): Community Room, 1263 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca: 10:30am. Open to residents of The Overlook.

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.