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Tioga County, New York

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    Some safety programs do not share an address, so they are not on the map. They are listed under Safety below.

    Food pantries and meals15

    Owego

    Tioga County Rural Ministry Food Pantry

    Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Southern Tier partner. Serves Tioga County NY.

    Hours
    Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Thursday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Friday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
    Address
    146 Central Avenue, Suite 2, Owego, NY 13827

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    Spencer

    Spencer VanEtten Community Food Cupboard

    Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Southern Tier partner. Serves Spencer Van Etten School District, Either living or working in.

    Hours
    2nd and 4th Thursday, 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM. 2nd and 4th Friday, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
    Address
    91 Orchard Street, Spencer, NY 14883

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    Waverly

    Valley Food Pantry, Waverly

    Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Southern Tier partner. Serves Waverly, Athens or Sayre Scool Districts or live in Tioga County.

    Hours
    Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Tuesday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Wednesday, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
    Address
    418 Waverly St, Waverly, NY 14892

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    Nichols

    Catholic Charities of Tioga County

    Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Southern Tier partner. Serves Tioga.

    Hours
    Food pantry: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM and 1:00 PM to 3:15 PM. Food pantry: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
    Address
    932 W. River Rd, Nichols, NY 13812

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    Apalachin

    School Food Center, West Learning Center

    Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Southern Tier partner. This program is open to the public.

    Hours
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
    Address
    471 Pennsylvania Avenue, Apalachin, NY 13732

    Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Food Bank of the Southern Tier at 607-796-6061.

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    Spencer

    School Food Center, Spencer-Van Etten (The Hub)

    Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Southern Tier partner. This program is only avalibale to familes of students enrolled in this school district.

    Hours
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
    Address
    16 Darrts Crossroads, Spencer, NY 14883

    Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Food Bank of the Southern Tier at 607-796-6061.

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    Recovery and mental health help2

    Veterans services2

    Safety and crisis help1

    Government offices1

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      Each card shows the day we checked it. If sources disagree, we say call first instead of guessing.

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      See something wrong, or know a place we missed? Send it in. Nothing changes until we have checked it.

    Neighbors helping neighbors

    Help is closer than you think in Tioga County

    A volunteer hands a bag of fresh groceries to a mother holding her daughter's hand
    Free groceriesFood banks and pantries give food to anyone who needs it.
    A helper smiles as she helps an older man fill out a form
    Someone to help you applyState offices and local programs help with food stamps, bills and more.
    Kids laughing together over a free meal with a grandmother at a community center
    Meals and care for kidsFree meals, clinics and family programs, close to home.

    Questions people ask

    Where can I get free food in Tioga County, New York?

    We have confirmed 15 places that can help in Tioga County: Park Terrace Food Pantry in Apalachin (Saturday, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM), (607) 725-0017, call first; Allied Christians of Tioga in Owego (Thursday, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM), (607) 657-8072, call first; Open Door Mission Food Pantry in Owego (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM), (607) 687-1121, call first. 12 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in Tioga County, New York?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Tioga County: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I get help with veterans benefits in Tioga County, New York?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Tioga County: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.

    Where can I get free legal help in Tioga County, New York?

    We have confirmed one place that can help in Tioga County: Legal Assistance of Western New York, (585) 325-2520. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Is HelpByState free to use?

    Yes. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to pay. Every listing is free, and so is adding or correcting one.

    Why do some listings say call first?

    Church and community pantries often change days, move, or close for a holiday. When the sources we checked disagree, or an organization does not publish its hours, we say so instead of guessing. A quick call saves a trip.

    I run a pantry or a program. How do I get listed or fix our hours?

    Use the Add a listing or Suggest an update form. We confirm it against your own page or contact you, then change the listing. It is free.

    Is this the same as 2-1-1?

    No. 2-1-1 is a statewide phone line and database run by the state network. HelpByState is an independent, county-by-county directory that shows the date each listing was checked. If you want to talk to a person, dial 2-1-1.

    Where do the hours and phone numbers come from?

    From each organization's own website or page, official sources such as housing authority and WIC clinic lists, and the public Find Food map of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. We list the source on every card.

    Something missing, or out of date?

    If you run a pantry or program, or you saw a listing that is wrong, tell us. We check every message against the organization's own page before anything changes.