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Oswego County Food Resources for Jan-Feb 2025

Offering info about resources that are available for anyone. For example, Food $en$e is a way for anyone to stretch their food dollars

Food $en$e – for February’s order form:
 OSWEGO: Salvation Army of Oswego County, 73 W. Second St, Oswego – (Order form)

  • Order (w/ payment) Deadline: Fri, Feb 7 by 12 noon (same date if by mail: P.O. Box 146, Oswego – clearly mark Food Sense on envelope)
    • (orders taken at Salvation Army in Oswego, Mon – Fri, 10 am – 3 pm)
  • Pick up: Thurs, Feb 27, 12 – 2 pm at Salvation Army in Oswego
  • Contact Lt Cassidy Dow or Lt Michael Dow (315-343-6491) at the Salvation Army in Oswego with any questions

FULTON: Fulton 1st United Methodist Church, 1408 State Route 176, Fulton – (Order form)

  • Order (w/ payment) Deadline: Fri, Feb 14 by 1:00 pm
  • Pick up: Wed, Feb 26, 10 am at Fulton 1st UMC in Fulton
  • Call church office (315-592-7347) with any questions or to arrange a different pick-up time

NEW!! Online ordering with Credit/Debit Card Payment now available at https://foodsense.foodbankcny.org

FREE MEALS

*** NEW RESOURCE ***
Free sack lunch – every Saturday, 10 am – 12 noon
1st United Church, 33 S. Third Street, Fulton
Wed, January 29, 5 – 6 pm
Free Monthly Community Dinner
Holy Trinity Parish, 309 Buffalo Street, Fulton
(accessible via the Buffalo Street and Atrium entrance)
Dinners are dine-in (unless physically unable to attend – there will be a few takeouts available)
Info: Len @ (904) 509-3524 or http://www.holytrinityfulton.org

(The upcoming free monthly community dinners are planned for the last Wed of every month from 5 – 6 pmnext free dinner is Wed, Feb 26)

Sun, February 2, 4:30 – 5:30 pm (or until food is gone)
Freewill Dinner (beef stew, rolls, cookie & beverage)
Trinity United Methodist Church, 45 East Utica Street, Oswego
Eat-in only  (downstairs: use Utica Street entrance)
Info: (315) 343-1715 or www.facebook.com/OswegoNYTrinityUMC.
(The upcoming freewill dinners are planned for the first Sunday of most every month from 4:30—5:30 pm or until food is gone – next freewill dinner is Sun, Mar 2)

Wed, February 19, 4 – 5:30 pm
Freewill Dinner
Minetto United Methodist Church, corner of St Rte 48 and Co Rte 8 in Minetto (just north of Minetto Elementary School)
GPS setting: 2433 County Route 8, Minetto, NY 13115
Info: (315) 343-3465 or http://www.minettoumc.org
(The upcoming freewill dinners are planned for the 3rd Wed of the month from 4:00 – 5:30 pmnext freewill dinner is planned for Wed, Mar 19)
  Additionally, there are Mobile Food Pantries across Oswego County – you can typically find updated flyers at: https://health.oswegocounty.com/mobile_food_pantry.php – upcoming locations:

  • Tues, 2/4/25 @ 3 pm – Parish Fire Dept, 16 Union Street, Parish, NY 13131 (Flyer)
  • Thur, 2/18/25 @ 3 pm – Palermo UM Church, 11 County Route 35, Fulton, NY 13069 (Flyer)

For other Food Sense and Mobile Food Pantry locations throughout Oswego County (Central Square, Phoenix and Pulaski) as well as contiguous counties, refer to contact info at http://www.foodbankcny.org/find-food

Erin’s Angels of CNY does Amazon Giveaways each month for various school districts. To stay updated on the latest giveaways follow http://www.facebook.com/ErinsAngelsCNY .

Some additional resources for access to food:
Oswego County 2023 Community Services Directory – accessed at https://youthbureau.oswegocounty.com/youth_bureau_/communityservicesdirectory.php

  • Oswego County Food Pantries, Soup Kitchens, Free Dinners (pages 56-57)
  • 211 CNY (call 211 OR visit www.211cny.com
    • Search for Food in Oswego County (or whatever resource needed and location preferred)

Thank you to Food Bank of CNY and Debbie Daby of Farnham Family Services for compiling this information.

Disclosure: OCO provides this listing as a public service for free distributions of food and supplies by various agencies and businesses. OCO is not responsible for changes in schedule or quantities of goods distributed 

 

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