Venison Donation Coalition

Visit the Food Bank Association of New York State website

Individuals and Families

If you are in need of venison, please contact the food bank serving your area to find out what member agencies (food pantries, soup kitchens, etc.) are distributing venison in your community.

Non-Profit Organizations

Non-profit organizations that would like to participate in the distribution of ground venison to those in need should contact the Food Bank in their area to find out how to become a member agency.

Food banks provide goods and services to soup kitchens, shelters, and food pantries iin your local communities. Afterbecoming a member agency, venison is available from food banks via their menus and distrubution network.

Certain information is required to accopmpany wild game donations when given to a charitable organization. The meat package/wrapping must be clearly tagged, labeled, or marked with the following information:

• a statement "NOT FOR SALE"
• the type of meat (i.e. venison)
• the license number of the hunter/deer carcass number
• the name and address of the professional processor of the game
• the date of processing