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

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

• Order (w/ payment) Deadline: Fri, Sept 15 by 12 noon (Fri, Sept 15 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, Sept 28, 11 am – 1 pm at Salvation Army in Oswego
• Contact Lt Alyxandra Allen or Major Heather Odom (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, Sept 15 by 1 pm
  • NEW!! Online ordering with Credit/Debit Card Payment now available at https://foodsense.foodbankcny.org
• Pick up: Wed, Sept 27, 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

Additionally, there are Mobile Food Pantries across Oswego County – you can typically find updated flyers at: https://health.oswegocounty.com/information/mobile_food_pantry.php – upcoming locations:

• Tues, 9/5/23 @ 3 pm – LIFE Church, 2856 State Route 49, West Monroe, 13167 (Entrance by Route 37; parking lot not available until after 2 pm; please don’t show up earlier)
• Sat, 9/9/23 @ 1 pm – APW High School, 639 County Route 22, Parish, 13131
• Fri, 9/15/23 @ 4 pm – Oswego Alliance Church, 371 Thompson Road, Oswego, 13126
• Tues, 9/19/23 @ 4 pm – Parish Fire Station, 16 Union Street, Parish, 13131

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

Some additional resources for access to food:

• Oswego County 2023 Community Services Directory – newly released! – 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.