Food Bank Association of New York State

Who We Are

The Food Bank Association of New York State is a non-profit organization representing the eight regional food banks located across the state. The Association is located in Albany, New York and is administered by a full-time Executive Director, John T. Evers. The board of directors includes the CEOs of the states eight Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest) affiliated Food Banks.

Our Mission

The daily mission of food banking is simple: to obtain food and then, in turn, deliver it to emergency food programs (food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters). The Food Bank Association works to end hunger by assisting the food bank network in obtaining more food and funds, fostering public awareness of the food banks' mission, and creating partnerships to help alleviate hunger in New York State.

In 2009 we reported feeding over 2.3 million people and expect to be close to 3 million people in 2010 by distributing food through 5,000 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other emergency feeding programs!!