M&T Bank awards 12 local organizations with $46K to combat food insecurity in the Southern Tier

(WBNG) -- M&T Bank announced they’re providing 12 local organizations with $46,500 in grant funding.

M&T Bank said the grant funding addresses food insecurity across the Southern Tier. In late 2024, M&T continued its commitment to fighting hunger and supporting local communities by directing charitable investments to food pantries and food-access programs in Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Tioga and Tompkins counties.

The organizations that received grant funding to support hunger relief efforts include:

• Binghamton University Food Pantry
• Broome County Council of Churches
• Cortland County Agency on Aging 
• Catholic Charities of Broome County
• Cortland County Agency on Aging
• Chenango County Catholic Charities
• Food Bank of the Southern Tier
• Loaves & Fishes
• Meals on Wheels – Chemung
• Meals on Wheels – Western Broome
• Nutrition or the Elderly – Tompkins County
• TACO Food Pantry
• Tioga County Rural Ministry

M&T Bank awards more than $500,000 in grant funding to dozens of nonprofit organizations in the Southern Tier every year.

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