Emergency Food Assistance / American Recovery and Reinvestment Act As a result of New York State's participation in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the New York State Office of General Services is currently assisting in the distribution of emergency food for the needy, along with additional administrative funding, for regional food banks throughout the state. The following describes the program and identifies how the resources are being allocated. What is the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)? TEFAP is administered in New York State by the Office of General Services (OGS), on behalf of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Through this program, USDA foods and federal administrative funding are distributed by OGS to eight regional food banks, which cover every county of the state. After OGS distributes the USDA foods to the food banks, the foods are sub-distributed to thousands of food pantries and soup kitchens located throughout the state. This food distribution network makes it possible for needy individuals throughout New York to receive USDA foods at an approved location within a reasonable proximity of their home. Under the administrative funding portion of the program, the federal funding is distributed to food banks to help cover a portion of their operating expenses How does the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) help expand TEFAP? The ARRA TEFAP administrative funding is being provided to New York to be distributed to the eight regional food banks with a goal of helping to address the increased need for services. In addition, the ARRA TEFAP food funding will help to provide needy individuals with convenient access to healthy, nutritious food. How will the USDA foods be allocated? The eight regional food banks will be receiving $6,186,287 in USDA foods as part of the ARRA, which will be delivered to the food banks from May 2009 through December 2009. All USDA food entitlement is proportionately allocated to the eight food banks based on statistics that are provided to the OGS annually by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. The food banks will be receiving truckload quantities of the following USDA foods: Applesauce Eggs Peanut Butter Butter Ham Peanuts Cheese Mixed Fruit Pork Chicken Peaches Turkey The following is a breakdown of how the additional food value, provided to New York through its ARRA allocation, will be proportionately distributed. Food Bank Location Value of Food Food Bank for New York City Bronx, NY (Bronx County) $3,792,194 Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Latham, NY (Albany County) $593,883 Food Bank of Western New York East Syracuse, NY (Onondaga County) $470,158 Food Bank of Central New York East Syracuse, NY (Onondaga County) $426,854 FoodLink, Inc. Rochester, NY (Monroe County) $377,364 Long Island Cares Hauppauge, NY (Suffolk County) $228,893 Food Bank of the Southern Tier Elmira, NY (Chemung County) $160,843 Food Bank for Westchester Millwood, NY (Westchester County) $136,098 How will the administrative funding be allocated? The eight regional food banks will be receiving $1,550,447 in administrative funding during Federal Fiscal Year 2009 (October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009) as part of the ARRA. All funding was provided to the food banks by the end of July 2009. All administrative funding is proportionately distributed to the eight food banks, based on statistics that are provided to OGS annually by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA). A breakdown of the ARRA administrative funding by food bank follows. Food Bank Location Amount of Funding Food Bank for New York City Bronx, NY (Bronx County) $950,424 Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Latham, NY (Albany County) $148,843 Food Bank of Western New York East Syracuse, NY (Onondaga County) $117,834 Food Bank of Central New York East Syracuse, NY (Onondaga County) $106,981 FoodLink, Inc. Rochester, NY (Monroe County) $94,577 Long Island Cares Hauppauge, NY (Suffolk County) $57,366 Food Bank of the Southern Tier Elmira, NY (Chemung County) $40,312 Food Bank for Westchester Millwood, NY (Westchester County) $34,110 What counties are served by the regional food banks? NEW YORK STATE REGIONAL FOOD BANK COUNTY LISTING Food Bank of Northeastern New York Food Bank of Central New York Food Bank of the Southern Tier FoodLink Food Bank of Western New York Food Bank for Westchester Long Island Cares Food Bank for New York City Albany Cayuga Broome Allegany Cattaraugus Westchester Nassau Bronx Clinton Chenango Chemung Genesee Chautauqua Suffolk Kings Columbia Cortland Schuyler Livingston Erie New York Deleware Herkimer Steuben Monroe Niagara Queens Dutchess Jefferson Tioga Ontario Richmond Essex Lewis Tompkins Orleans Franklin Madison Seneca Fulton Oneida Wayne Greene Onondaga Wyoming Hamilton Oswego Yates Montgomery St.Lawerence Orange Otsego Putnam Rensselaer Rockland Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Sullivan Ulster Warren Washington For more information about New York State's participation in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, go to: www.recovery.ny.gov. For more information about Food Distribution programs administered by the Office of General Services: visit the administration page. Contact: Tom Osterhout, Director of the OGS Food Distribution and Warehousing Program, at (518) 474-5122 or E-Mail.

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