5 mutual aid & food sharing in Albany County, New York.
Autonomous local chapter of the national Food Not Bombs network. Free vegan meals, fresh produce, bread, and health supplies. All welcome — explicitly mutual aid, not charity. Consensus-run. Most active on Facebook at facebook.com/fnbalbany.
National searchable database that lets home gardeners search by ZIP code to find local food pantries that accept fresh produce donations. Useful when no local gleaning program serves a given town.
National searchable map of mutual aid networks, community self-support projects, supply networks, and needs-request systems. Filter by location to find every active mutual aid group near you. Maintained by Town Hall Project; updated more often than any single local list.
Regional food bank serving 23 counties in northeastern New York. Operates Patroon Land Farm in Voorheesville, which grows produce specifically for hunger relief. Call to coordinate dropoff.
Coalition of 70+ food pantries across the Capital District, with a searchable Food Connect Map for finding the closest one. Member pantries accept fresh produce — call ahead.