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38 places

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    Food pantries and meals29

    Ithaca

    Cornell Food Pantry

    Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Southern Tier partner. Serves Cornell University students and staff with Net ID.

    Hours
    Sunday, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Tuesday and Thursday, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
    Address
    109 McGraw Place, Ithaca, NY 14853

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    Ithaca

    Enfield Food Distribution

    Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Southern Tier partner. Serves We serve anyone. .

    Hours
    Sunday and Saturday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Monday, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
    Address
    182 Enfield Main Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850

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    Ithaca

    Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC)

    Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Southern Tier partner. Serves Greater Ithaca Area, Tompkins County.

    Hours
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    Address
    301 West Court Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

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    Ithaca

    Immaculate Conception Food Pantry

    Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Southern Tier partner. Serves We serve anyone, regardless of where they live or work. .

    Hours
    Tuesday, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
    Address
    113 North Geneva Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

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    Ithaca

    Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard

    Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Southern Tier partner. Serves We serve anyone, regardless of where they live or work..

    Hours
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM. Friday, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
    Address
    150 N. Albany Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

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    Ithaca

    Loaves & Fishes of Tompkins County

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

    Hours
    Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Tuesday and Thursday, 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
    Address
    210 N Cayuga Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

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    Ithaca

    Prunty's Pantry (Ithaca College Food Pantry)

    Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Southern Tier partner. Serves Ithaca College students, staff and surrounding areas.

    Hours
    Monday, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Tuesday and Thursday, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Wednesday and Friday, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
    Address
    201 Egbert Hall, Ithaca, NY 14850

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    Ithaca

    Southside Community Center

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

    Hours
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Saturday, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (every other week)
    Address
    305 South Plain Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

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    Ithaca

    Tompkins Community Action (TCA)

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

    Hours
    Monday, 9:15 AM to 12:15 PM. Tuesday, 1:45 PM to 4:30 PM. Wednesday, 10:30 AM to 12:15 PM and 1:45 PM to 5:30 PM. Friday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
    Address
    701 Spencer Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850

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    Dryden

    Dryden Kitchen Cupboard

    Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Southern Tier partner. Serves Clients must live or work in the Town of Dryden..

    Hours
    Monday and Friday, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Wednesday, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. 3rd and 4th Saturday, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (last week of the month only)
    Address
    6 North Street, Dryden, NY 13053

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    Dryden

    Panther Pantry at Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3)

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

    Hours
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Friday and Saturday, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
    Address
    170 North Street, Dryden, NY 13053

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    Trumansburg

    Trumansburg Food Pantry for the Town of Ulysses (Tburg)

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

    Hours
    Monday, 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM (every other week)
    Address
    80 East Main St., Trumansburg, NY 14886

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    Ithaca

    School Food Center, Enfield Elementary

    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 2:00 PM
    Address
    20 Enfield Main Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850

    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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    Ithaca

    School Food Center, Ithaca High School (Community Closet)

    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
    Tuesday, 9:00 AM to 12:12 PM and 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM. Wednesday, 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM. Thursday, 2:00 PM to 3:45 PM. Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:12 PM and 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
    Address
    1401 N Cayuga Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

    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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    Ithaca

    School Food Center, TST BOCES

    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
    Friday, 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
    Address
    555 Warren Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850

    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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    Help is closer than you think in Tompkins County

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    Free groceriesFood banks and pantries give food to anyone who needs it.
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    Questions people ask

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

    We have confirmed 29 places that can help in Tompkins County: Baptized Church of Jesus Christ Food Pantry in Ithaca (Wednesday and Saturday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM), (607) 342-3383, call first; Cornell Food Pantry in Ithaca (Sunday, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Tuesday and Thursday, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM), (607) 342-2197, call first; Danby Food Pantry in Ithaca (Thursday, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM), (607) 273-7850, call first. 26 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 housing help in Tompkins County, New York?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Tompkins County: Ithaca Housing Authority, (607) 273-8629, call first; Cortland Housing Authority, (607) 753-1771, call first. 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 Tompkins County, New York?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County, New York?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County, New York?

    We have confirmed one place that can help in Tompkins 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.