Food Resources
Tompkins County Options
There are multiple places where you can get free food or prepared meals in Tompkins County. Food pantry and hot meal schedules are shown in the calendars below.
You can also view a detailed list of food distribution sites, or you can see the locations on a map.
Do you qualify for food stamps or WIC? You can check your eligibility by using New York’s myBenefits website.
Mutual Aid Tompkins has a network of food sharing cabinets around the county. Click here to find a cabinet near you.
Please contact 211 to learn more about these and other programs.
Food Pantry and Meal Calendars
Food Pantry and Meal Map
Click a blue pin on the map for details about a site.
(View the Tompkins Food Pantries & Hot Meals map in its own window)
Contact
You can reach 211 Tompkins/Cortland by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Simply dial 2.1.1 from within Tompkins or Cortland Counties, or call 1.877.211.8667 toll-free from any location.
Get help by text message by texting your zip code to TXT211 or 898211. Available Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
You can chat with 211 live Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. right from your computer.