County Profile
Broome County Details
- Population estimate 2017 – 193,639
- Percentage in poverty – 16.5
- ~23% of children under the age of 18 live in poverty (9,400)
- More than 8,000 (21%) children in Broome live in households that struggle to put food on the table
- Of the more than 13,000 Broome children enrolled in free/reduced price meals (47% of the all students), only 14% (1,893) received meals during the summer
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2023 Community Advocates Training (CAT) Graduation
On June 28th the Food Bank of the Southern Tier held a graduation ceremony for the most recent class of the Community Advocates Training (CAT) Program. The venue for the graduation ceremony was The L on Breesport Rd. There were 10 total graduates from the program in...
Food Bank of the Southern Tier names Mark Bordeau as next President/CEO
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier is thrilled to announce the appointment of a new President & CEO, Mr. Mark Bordeau, effective August 14. Mr. Bordeau brings a wealth of experience and strategic vision to the organization, as the Food Bank continues to advance...
Love Wins
For two Food Bank volunteers, love wins even in a pandemic. ♥ In 2020, as the world reeled from COVID-19, the last thing on Joan Evingham’s mind was romance. She was busier than ever running the Campbell Mobile Food Pantry, and volunteering at the Rathbone site to...
Whatever it takes
Charles Thomas came to Bath in 2000 a broken man. After 30 years of drug abuse, trouble keeping jobs, and run-ins with the law, he had no choice but to make a change. He was at a Veterans Affairs facility in Pennsylvania when a fellow veteran sang praises...
Pass the mic!
On June 18th, ten Steuben County residents graduated from the Food Bank’s Speakers Bureau in Bath and spoke in front of an audience of about 90 community members. The speakers shared their stories about poverty, homelessness, addiction, domestic violence,...
Tiny homes, big vision
Josephine Burrell has been advocating for low-income housing for more than half her 77 years. And now, she wants to build low-income homes. Tiny homes. Homes that people with low-to-moderate incomes can own, afford and take pride in maintaining.“It’s not...
Prescription for Nutrition
After a series of major heart issues, Robin Derick would happily never set foot in a physician’s office again. But in order to get free produce weekly from the Turning Point Fresh Farmacy fruit and vegetable prescription program, she willingly participates...
Bonnie Nielsen
Retired Nurse, Pine City, NY For more than 40 years, Bonnie Nielsen did the one thing she loved most: she helped others. Bonnie worked with children at two hospitals, often caring for the most challenging cases. But then she became ill, and had trouble...
Svante Myrick
Mayor of Ithaca, NY When Svante Myrick was a boy, his family often didn’t have enough money to buy the food they needed. So at times, they had to rely on their neighborhood food pantry. With food in his stomach, Svante’s mom and teachers were able to fill...
Linda Wintermute
Wife, Mother and Assistant Director at Bread Of Life Food Pantry, Candor, NY When Linda Wintermute and her husband moved to Candor, NY, they faced one of the biggest challenges of their lives: the prospect of suddenly having eight mouths to feed. Though...