OCO News

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

If you know about free Thanksgiving dinners being offered, please e-mail them to ddaby@FarnhamInc.org for the list next month

  Food $en$e – for November’s order form:

 OSWEGO: Salvation Army of Oswego County, 73 W. Second St, Oswego –

• Order (w/ payment) Deadline: Fri, November 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 – 2 pm)

• Pick up: Thurs, November 20, 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 1^st United Methodist Church, 1408 State Route 176, Fulton –

• Order (w/ payment) Deadline: Fri, November 7 by 1:00 pm

• Pick up: Wed, November 19, 10 am at Fulton 1^st UMC in Fulton

• Call church office (315-592-7347) with any questions or to arrange a different pick-up time

   For Phoenix Food Sense, please follow the Phoenix Area Food Pantry on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PhoenixAreaFoodPantry

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

  FREE MEALS
Free sack lunch – every Saturday, 10 am – 12 noon
1st United Church, 33 S. Third Street, Fulton

***NEW Resource***

Free Will Lunches – every Thursday, Friday and Saturday – Noon to 2 PM
Feed and Share Project (feedandshareproject@yahoo.com), 624 Oneida Street, Fulton

Wed, October 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 @ new phone # (315) 412-6063 or http://www.holytrinityfulton.org

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

Sun, November 2, 4:30 – 5:30 pm (or until food is gone)
Freewill Dinner (turkey breast, mashed potatoes, squash, roll, pie & 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 (goulash, Italian bread, tossed salad, cookies & beverage) is Sun, December 7)

Wed, November 19, 4-5:30 pm (as typical, 3^rd Wed of each month)
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
Eat in or Take out
Info: (315) 343-3465 or http://www.minettoumc.org
(The upcoming freewill dinners are usually planned for the 3^rd Wed of the month from 4:00 – 5:30 pm – next freewill dinner is planned for Wed, December 17)

 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, 11/4/25 @ 4 pm – Central Square Middle School, 248 US Route 11, Central Square, NY 13036 (parking lot open after 3:30 pm; please do not show up before)

• Fri, 11/14/25 @ 3 pm – Oswego Alliance Church, 371 Thompson Road, Oswego, NY 13126

• Wed, 11/19/25 @ 3 pm – Palermo United Methodist Church, 11 County Route 35, Fulton, NY 13069

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 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 Deborah Daby and Fanham Family Services for compiling this information. To add more items to this list, please e-mail info@oco.org and put “Food Resources” in the Subject.