New vouchers available while SNAP is not being funded

Otsego 2000 wants everyone to have access to local food at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market. We welcome and appreciate customers who shop with SNAP, and while the federal government is shut down, we want to be a resource. Thanks to generous donors, customers with an EBT card can still get local food from the Market.

Show an EBT card at the Market (the same place where EBT is normally processed) and then receive $40 in Otsego 2000 vouchers. The Cooperstown Lions Club Match will continue at $20. So, people with an EBT card can get $60 in vouchers to spend on SNAP-eligible food at the Farmers’ Market each Saturday. We will continue this new voucher program until federal funding of SNAP is restored.

Can SNAP customers still spend the Double Up Food Bucks silver coins, EBT wooden coins, or Cooperstown Lions Club SNAP match vouchers they already have?

Yes! SNAP customers can continue to spend any Double Up Food Bucks, EBT coins, or Lions Club SNAP Match vouchers they’ve already earned.

Can SNAP customers still earn Double Up Food Bucks and Cooperstown Lions Club SNAP Match vouchers using EBT in November?

Yes, customers with SNAP balances carrying over into November can continue to earn Double Up Food Bucks and Lions Club SNAP Match vouchers.

Can I redeem vouchers from the Cooperstown Food Pantry?

Yes! Vouchers from the Cooperstown Food Pantry continue to be welcome and now can be used to purchase any SNAP-eligible food at the Market.

What other food assistance is there in the community?

  • The Cooperstown Food Pantry is open six days a week, including Saturdays, 10 am to noon. For more information, see cooperstownfoodpantry.org or call 607/547-8902. Call first to place your order.

  • The Hunger Coalition of Otsego County lists food pantries and feeding programs in the County. otsegohunger.com

  • Feeding New York State: find regional foodbanks to locate emergency food assistance in your area.

  • 211: dial 211 or text your zip code to 898-211 for local food assistance resources.

  •  NYS Hunger Solutions: Find information about SNAP and other food assistance programs.

What is the impact of food access initiatives at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market?

In the first 10 months of 2025, more than $36,000 of local food has been provided through food access initiatives at the Market, which include EBT, the Cooperstown Lions Club SNAP Match, Field & Fork Network’s Double Up Food Bucks, and Cooperstown Food Pantry vouchers.

These efforts give food-insecure neighbors local food, provide local farmers with more business, and add to the local economy.