Food Pantry in Orange County, New York

We found 51 food pantries listed for Orange County, New York. Call before you go to confirm hours and what to bring. You can also see Food banks in Orange County, New York.

Salvation Army Food Pantry Locations

We have located 2 Salvation Army Food Pantry locations in Orange, New York. You can also check your eligibility.

Salvation Army Ridgewood

Phone: (212) 337-7200

Address: Call for address

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Salvation Army food pantries provide groceries for families and individuals in need. Food is free, but some locations require appointments, all others are on a walk-in first come first serve basis. To determine which food shelf serves your area, you may call your local Salvation Army office.

Services provided :

  • food pantry
  • meals

Appointments :

Call (212) 337-7200 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Salvation Army New York Temple

Phone: (212) 337-7200

Address: Call for address

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM EST
  • Tues: 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM EST
  • Wed: 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM EST
  • Thurs: 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM EST
  • Fri: 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM EST
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

New Yorkers often can’t feed themselves, and may not be sure where their next meal will come from. You have a right to a nourishing meal, and we never want you to go hungry.

If you or your family struggle to afford regular meals, please contact your nearest Salvation Army service provider to inquire about meal services. There are dozens of meal and food opportunities in the Greater New York area, which may include soup kitchens, food pantries, grocery orders, food vouchers and more.

Services provided :

  • food pantry
  • meals

Appointments :

Call (212) 337-7200 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Church Food Pantry Locations

We have located 16 Church Food Pantry locations in Orange, New York. You can also check your eligibility.

Church of St. Luke in the Fields

Phone: (212) 924-0562

Address: 487 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

At Church of St. Luke in the Fields, we believe that as members of the Body of Christ, we are called to ministries of worship, education, hospitality and witness.

Food Program offers free groceries to families in need. We seek to add to the legacy we have received, and to participate fully in the life of both our city and the larger church.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (212) 924-0562 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Emanuel AME Church

Phone: (212) 722-3969

Address: 37 W 119th St, New York, NY 10026. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

The Emanuel AME Church's Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (212) 722-3969 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

West End Presbyterian Church

Phone: (212) 663-2900

Address: 165 W 105th St, New York, NY 10025. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Tues: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Wed: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Thurs: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Fri: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

West End Presbyterian Church Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (212) 663-2900 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Solid Rock SDA Church

Phone: (718) 634-1622

Address: 5205 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Far Rockaway, NY 11691. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Adventist Community Services meets people’s immediate needs through social services such as tutoring and mentoring programs, youth volunteer corps, health screening education and assistance, inner city missions, disaster response and food pantries.

Services provided :

  • disaster response
  • food pantry
  • health education
  • mentoring
  • tutoring

Appointments :

Call (718) 634-1622 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Grace Episcopal Church West Farms

Phone: (718) 542-1946

Address: 1909 Vyse Ave, Bronx, NY 10460. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Grace Episcopal Church West Farms provides the community with our Lord's soup kitchen on Tuesdays and Saturdays and On Thursdays we provide the food from the Pantry.

Services provided :

  • food pantry
  • meals

Appointments :

Call (718) 542-1946 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

St. Philips Christian Church

Phone: (718) 453-0691

Address: 765 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Food Pantry program provides groceries to families in need. We strive to foster a caring atmosphere and treat each person with dignity and care about each one as an individual. It is our hope that those who receive food will be strengthened in body and soul.

Call at 718 453 0691 for more information.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (718) 453-0691 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Bethel Holy Church

Address: 922 Saint Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Bethel Holy Church Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Latin American Pentecostal Church

Phone: (212) 722-4165

Address: 115 E 125th St, New York, NY 10035. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Latin American Pentecostal Church Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

We are open every 3rd Saturday of the month. Please bring an ID.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (212) 722-4165 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Bethel Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Phone: (718) 783-3630

Address: 457 Grand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: Closed
  • Tues: Closed
  • Wed: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Thurs: Closed
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Adventist Community Services (ACS) is the official community outreach ministry of the Adventist church in North American Division territories which comprises of North America, Guam and Micronesia, and Bermuda. ACS serves the whole person, a concept known as holistic ministry whose mission is to “serve the community in Christ’s name”.

ACS currently provides services such as disaster response, spiritual and emotional crisis care, community development, urban & inner-city ministries, elder care ministry, youth and young adults’ empowered to serve, Hope for Humanity, tutoring and mentoring programs and much more.

Services provided :

  • food pantry
  • meals

Appointments :

Call (718) 783-3630 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Union United Methodist Church

Phone: (718) 529-3691

Address: 13022 150th St, S Ozone Pk, NY 11436. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Union United Methodist Church Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (718) 529-3691 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Greater Unified Free Will Baptist Church

Phone: (718) 712-8502

Address: 66 Rogers Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Greater Unified Free Will Baptist Church Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (718) 712-8502 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Metropolitan Baptist Church

Phone: (212) 594-4464

Address: 410 W 40th St, New York, NY 10018. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  • Tues: 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  • Wed: 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  • Thurs: 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  • Fri: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries (RMM) serves as the social ministry arm of Metropolitan Baptist Church. RMM coordinates 12 ongoing community programs that make up an active weekly schedule.

Clients are provided emergency food assistance through RMM’s Client-Choice Food Pantry. Each person receives a 3-day supply of nutritious food staples. Food Pantry doors open Saturday mornings 11:00- 11:30 a.m. (except fifth Saturdays in a month), and clients must be in the building by 11:30 a.m.

Food pantry participants are required to bring photo I.D. for each member of the household, and proof of address. Families may receive assistance once per month.

Services provided :

  • emergency food
  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (212) 594-4464 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Christ The Rock World Restoration Church

Phone: (516) 385-5936

Address: 327 Cross St, Westbury, NY 11590. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Food pantry ministry has been a blessing to hundreds of families and individuals living in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, and now also in Long Island. We believe that Christ has not only taught us to share His gospel by preaching, but He has also showed us how to meet the needs of the people who come - spiritually, mentally, physically and financially.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (516) 385-5936 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

The Church of God in Christ Jesus of the Apostles' Faith, Inc.

Phone: (718) 291-9281

Address: Call for address

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Food Pantry program provides free meals to the Jamaica Queens community through our food distribution program

Services provided :

  • food delivery
  • food pantry
  • meals

Appointments :

Call (718) 291-9281 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Pentecostal Christ Church The Eternal Refuge

Phone: (718) 563-3620

Address: 9 E 199th St, Bronx, NY 10468. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Pentecostal Christ Church The Eternal Refuge Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (718) 563-3620 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

First Presbyterian Church

Phone: (718) 624-3770

Address: 124 Henry St, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: Closed
  • Tues: Closed
  • Wed: Closed
  • Thurs: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST
  • Fri: Closed
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Food Pantry program provides emergency food relief to local residents of the Brooklyn Heights area, an underserved population designated as high need by the NYC Food Bank due to a lack of hunger-relief services in the area.

Clients are often the working poor of all ages with fixed incomes and limited mobility, making the FPC Food Pantry an important source of support. All people are welcome to the pantry; no one is turned away for any reason.

Services provided :

  • emergency food
  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (718) 624-3770 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Catholic Charities Food Pantry Locations

We have located 1 Catholic Charities Food Pantry locations in Orange, New York. You can also check your eligibility.

St. Mark The Evangelist Catholic Church

Phone: (212) 281-4931

Address: 65 W 138th St, New York, NY 10037. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

The St. Mark Church Food Panty is available for seniors on Saturdays, in the lower level of the Rectory. Clients must bring ID.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (212) 281-4931 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Food Pantry Locations

We have located 32 Food Pantry locations in Orange, New York. You can also check your eligibility.

Christina Home Care Food Pantry

Phone: (718) 843-8449

Address: 12013 Liberty Ave, South Richmond Hill, NY 11419. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Christina Home Care Food Pantry program provides free grocery to anyone in need, every Friday from 2PM to 5PM. No ID necessary.

Call 718-843-8449 or my cell: 917-592-8686 to get more information.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (718) 843-8449 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Queens
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Warren
  • Westchester
  • Fairfield
  • Litchfield
  • Middlesex
  • New Haven
  • Bergen
  • Hunterdon
  • Morris
  • Passaic
  • Somerset
  • Union
  • Warren

NYC Love Kitchen

Phone: (212) 942-4204

Address: 401 W 205th St, New York, NY 10034. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

NYC Love Kitchen serves people in need with freshly cooked meals, an emergency food pantry and referrals to community services.

Several times a year we collect and distribute clothing via drives in the local community; community volunteers, staff, and board members familiar with city agencies provide informal referrals for social services on an as-needed basis

English Language classes are offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-8:30 pm.

Services provided :

  • food pantry
  • navigating the system
  • meals
  • clothing
  • english as a second language (esl)

Appointments :

Call (212) 942-4204 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS)

Phone: (718) 321-7929

Address: 14306 45th Ave, Flushing, NY 11355. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 10:00 AM - 05:30 PM EST
  • Tues: 10:00 AM - 05:30 PM EST
  • Wed: 10:00 AM - 05:30 PM EST
  • Thurs: 10:00 AM - 05:30 PM EST
  • Fri: 10:00 AM - 05:30 PM EST
  • Sat: 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM EST
  • Sun: Closed

The South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS) offers a Food Pantry program that addresses the needs of community members who are facing extreme food shortage and hunger. SACSS provides South Asian food items such as staples, pulses and spices to those who are eligible and have registered for the service. Clients collect food items of their choice every Friday from 11 AM to 12:30, and 2 PM to 4 PM. Confidentiality is maintained during client registration and throughout the process. The office has easy access for seniors and clients with limited mobility.

Other agencies are welcome to refer their clients to this program. Our goal is to reach the many individuals and families in the community who hold diverse religious beliefs, speak different languages, and need a variety of South Asian food and thus ensure food security.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (718) 321-7929 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Agape Social Services Beulah

Phone: (718) 484-3823

Address: 929 Marcy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Agape Social Services Beulah Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Services provided :

  • food pantry
  • meals

Appointments :

Call (718) 484-3823 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Jewish Association Serving the Aging (JASA)

Phone: (212) 273-5272

Address: 1201 Pennsylvania Ave, SUITE 1A, Brooklyn, NY 11239. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

JASA provides nutritious and life sustaining meals to seniors who are unable to shop or cook for themselves.

Home Delivered Meals program delivers nutritious and well-balanced meals. JASA ensures that our clients who are confined to their homes are receiving the vital nourishment necessary to be physically healthy and mentally alert. Kosher meals are available upon request. Through JASA's Case Management Program, potential clients are individually assessed and evaluated.

Services provided :

  • food delivery

Appointments :

Call (212) 273-5272 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Macedonia Assemblies of God

Phone: (212) 410-3412

Address: 340 E 106th St, New York, NY 10029. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Macedonia Assemblies' Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (212) 410-3412 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Bailey House

Phone: (212) 633-2500

Address: 1751 Park Ave, New York, NY 10035. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Bailey House offers an array of confidential, bilingual drop-in services to men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses in the critically underserved communities of Harlem, East Harlem and the Bronx.

Food Pantry Program provides food to community members in need. Eligible recipients can obtain one pantry bag per week. Pantry day is Wednesday, 1pm to 3:30pm. Emergency Food Pantry is available, please call Monday-Friday for additional information.

Call 212-633-2500 ext. 363 for more information and to get services.

Services provided :

  • emergency food
  • food delivery
  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (212) 633-2500 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Project Hope Charities

Phone: (718) 529-0005

Address: 17020 140th Ave, Jamaica, NY 11434. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: Closed
  • Tues: Closed
  • Wed: Closed
  • Thurs: Closed
  • Fri: Closed
  • Sat: 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
  • Sun: Closed

Food Pantry Program provides free food to meet basic nutritional needs for individuals and families in need.

Services provided :

  • food delivery
  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (718) 529-0005 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Queens
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Kings
  • Nassau
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  • Orange
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Jackie Robinson Senior Center

Phone: (212) 666-4910

Address: 1301 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Sat: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM EST
  • Sun: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST T:

The Jackie Robinson Senior Center is a senior center in Harlem.

The Jackie Robinson Senior Center operates a food pantry on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of every month. Clients must register with the Senior Center in order to receive service. Registration may be completed any day in the week from 10 AM - 2 PM.

In order to be eligible for the food pantry you must 60 years of age or older and bring with you the following documents:

• Social Security Letter
• List of medications
• New York State ID

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (212) 666-4910 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Brooklyn Rescue Mission Urban Harvest Center

Phone: (917) 426-3001

Address: 919 Gates Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Brooklyn Rescue Mission Urban Harvest Center helps hungry, hurting and homeless people of Central Brooklyn with healthy fresh food and clean warm clothing. The mission endeavors to build community pride, provide healthy provisions to its neediest residents, encourage youth entrepreneurship and develop a communal culture towards land use and community health through an innovative sustainable food system.

For more information, call 917 301-6747.

Services provided :

  • emergency food
  • food pantry
  • clothing

Appointments :

Call (917) 426-3001 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Hour Children

Phone: (718) 433-4724

Address: 3611 12th St, Astoria, NY 11106. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Hour Children Food Pantry is to address hunger and health related issues affecting low-income families.

Through our client-choice, supermarket-style food pantry, we strive to provide healthy food in a safe and welcoming environment. Open to both Hour Children families and the local community, the pantry works to provide nutritious items, such as fresh vegetables and fruits, meats and fish, beans, milk, and whole grains as often as possible. Clients are free to choose the items from each food group that best fit their taste, dietary, and cultural preferences.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (718) 433-4724 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Antioch Outreach Ministry

Phone: (917) 974-8261

Address: 41 W 124th St, New York, NY 10027. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: Closed
  • Tues: Closed
  • Wed: Closed
  • Thurs: Closed
  • Fri: Closed
  • Sat: 08:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Sun: Closed

Antioch Outreach Ministry Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (917) 974-8261 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Abraham House

Phone: (718) 292-9321

Address: [286 - 799] E 142nd St, Bronx, NY 10454. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

The program offers religious education for youth, spiritual counseling, and Catholic Mass. On Saturdays a communal hot meal prepared by program participants and volunteers is served, and residents, families, staff and friends sit down together to share as a community.

In addition, Abraham House serves the wider Mott Haven community by:

Providing a food pantry: every Saturday morning bags of food and staples are available to anyone who comes to our door.
Offering a clothing bank: neighborhood residents are welcome to clothes, blankets and other new or gently used goods.

For more information contact us at 718.292.9321.

Services provided :

  • food pantry
  • clothing
  • home goods
  • counseling
  • spiritual support

Appointments :

Call (718) 292-9321 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Bnai Raphael Chesed Organization Inc.

Phone: (718) 951-2302

Address: 1741 McDonald Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Tues: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Wed: 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  • Thurs: 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  • Fri: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Bnai Raphael Chesed Organization assist families with direct donations of food, clothing, medical supplies, furniture, and appliances. Bnai Rapahel also provides advice and assistance with application for government programs such as food stamps and health insurance.

We assist community members with many services, including the following:

• Clothing, furniture, and household appliances.
• SNAP (food stamps) re-certification help.
• HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program) application.
• Tax preparation.
• Health insurance application.

Services provided :

  • food pantry
  • clothing
  • home goods
  • furniture
  • medical supplies
  • navigating the system
  • help fill out forms

Appointments :

Call (718) 951-2302 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Iglesia Alianza Cristiana Misionera Ebenezer

Phone: (718) 729-1944

Address: 4302 38th St, Long Island City, NY 11101. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Iglesia Alianza Cristiana Misionera Ebenezer Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (718) 729-1944 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

La Jornada

Phone: (917) 880-5693

Address: 6240 Woodhaven Blvd, SUITE P68, Rego Park, NY 11374. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Food Program offers free meals and groceries to families in need. On Wednesdays we distribute fruits and vegetables at 1:00 PM and Fourth Saturday we distribute Sandwich distribution and every Saturday at 1.00 PM we distribute bags of food.

Services provided :

  • food delivery
  • food pantry
  • meals

Appointments :

Call (917) 880-5693 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Queens
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester
  • Warren

Manna of Life Ministries, Inc.

Phone: (347) 577-5788

Address: 1101 Boston Rd, Bronx, NY 10456. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Manna of Life Ministries, Inc. is a not-for-profit faith based program dedicated to serving the homeless and destitute. Our goal is to address their immediate hunger needs and ultimately, to empower them to reverse their current situation.

Services offered include a traditional Soup Kitchen and Mobile Soup Kitchen, a traditional Pantry and Mobile Pantry, a Homeless Shelter Outreach program, a Life Skills Program and our Community Referral Program. We assist in meeting the needs of those disenfranchised members of our community by feeding, clothing, educating and empowering them through our varied programs and resources.

Services provided :

  • temporary shelter
  • food pantry
  • clothing
  • support network

Appointments :

Call (347) 577-5788 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Bronx Pentecostal Deliverance Center, Inc.

Phone: (718) 822-6929

Address: 1755 Watson Ave, Bronx, NY 10472. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Bronx Pentecostal Deliverance Center, Inc. Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (718) 822-6929 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Machon Chana

Phone: (718) 735-0030

Address: 556 Crown St, Brooklyn, NY 11213. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Our food pantry is open Tuesdays, from 10 am to 1 pm and prepared food packages are distributed to those in need. Food packages may contain fresh produce, canned goods, pasta, rice and meat. Individuals, families, young and old are served, regardless of race, creed or color. Identification is required.

Visit us on the hours above to get services.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (718) 735-0030 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • New York
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Project Hope Charities

Phone: (718) 529-0005

Address: 17020 140th Ave, Jamaica, NY 11434. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Project: HOPE is a non-profit organization, established to serve the low-income community in areas where the government is unable to reach. We are dedicated to serving the community by providing the following services:
​
• Hunger Eradication
• Poverty Eradication
• Youth Empowerment and Rehabilitation
• Education and Vocational training
• Health Education and GED tutorials
• Food and Clothes distribution
• Medical Missions
• Counseling and mentoring services
• Music and Multimedia training
• Computer & EFL Training
• Disaster Relief
• Food Stamp (SNAP) Referral and Pre-Screening.

Our non-profit work extends assistance to all people, regardless of their religious beliefs, gender, race, or ethnic background.

Services provided :

  • disaster response
  • food delivery
  • health education
  • counseling
  • mentoring
  • more education
  • ged/high-school equivalency
  • skills & training
  • computer class
  • meals

Appointments :

Call (718) 529-0005 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Iglesia Evangelica

Phone: (212) 568-3666

Address: 603 W 179th St, New York, NY 10033. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Iglesia Evangelica Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (212) 568-3666 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Horeb Community Services

Phone: (718) 209-8108

Address: 520 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Horeb Community Services Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (718) 209-8108 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Humanity Service Inc

Phone: (718) 845-1901

Address: 9217 101st Ave, Ozone Park, NY 11416. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Outreach Program is offered to individuals that are unable to go to the places of services, such as homebound, disabled, sick, homeless and displaced individuals, in providing basic needs and referral to medical, mental health, housing, occupational and educational agencies to establish a network of care and support for them and help them cope with challenges in life.

We visit them at their place of residence and try to comfort them, help them with their chores, accompany them and deliver them food to their door step.

Services provided :

  • food delivery
  • navigating the system
  • support network
  • in-home support

Appointments :

Call (718) 845-1901 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Covenant House New York

Phone: (800) 388-3888

Address: 5 Pennsylvania Plz, New York, NY 10001. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Street Outreach and Drop-In Center program provides food, clothing, access to shelter and other needed social services to young adults. Through this service, Covenant House builds positive relationships with youth who are living on the streets and at risk of becoming exploited.

The Outreach staff transports young people to our Youth Shelter, refers them to other resource centers, and provides other immediate services. We also provide aftercare services to those young people who have previously received services in our Youth Shelter and Rights of Passage Program. We are working towards increasing young people's knowledge of community resources and provide on going services as needed.

Services provided :

  • food delivery
  • residential housing
  • clothing
  • transportation
  • daytime care
  • navigating the system
  • support network
  • one-on-one support

Appointments :

Call (800) 388-3888 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

St. Anthony Of Padua Parish Outreach

Phone: (631) 261-1077

Address: 20 Cheshire Pl, East Northport, NY 11731. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 09:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Tues: 09:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Wed: 09:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Thurs: 09:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Fri: 09:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Sat: 09:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Sun: 09:00 AM - 08:00 PM T:

Peanut Butter and Jelly Gang prepares as many peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as they can to be delivered to the hungry on Long Island. It is a Ministry filled with love and good will and we have a great deal of fun as well. Volunteers are always needed and welcomed. Financial donations are happily accepted.

Services provided :

  • food delivery

Appointments :

Call (631) 261-1077 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

New Life Community Development Corporation

Phone: (718) 424-0122

Address: 8210 Queens Blvd, Elmhurst, NY 11373. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

The Food and Clothing Pantry serves the Elmhurst community's homeless and low-income residents with nutritious hot meals, non-perishable food, fresh produce, personal care items and gently-used clothing. Services offered on Tuesdays 6 pm to 8 pm and Saturdays 10 am to 12 noon.

Pantry guests can receive food and clothing ONCE a week.

The homeless meal service is open every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Showers are available in the Health Center (Tues and Sat) and a hot meal is available in the Blue room. Tuesdays, Thursdays 6 pm – 8 pm & Saturdays 10 am – 12:30 pm.

Services provided :

  • food pantry
  • clothing
  • personal care items
  • meals

Appointments :

Call (718) 424-0122 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Queens
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Kings
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Warren
  • Richmond
  • Rockland

Worldwide Missionary Movement

Phone: (212) 567-5620

Address: 529 W 207th St, New York, NY 10034. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

The Worldwide Missionary is a Christian church in the Inwood neighborhood of New York.

Worldwide Missionary Movement Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Services provided :

  • food pantry

Appointments :

Call (212) 567-5620 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bergen
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Kings
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Morris
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Ocean
  • Orange
  • Passaic
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Union
  • Westchester

Crown Heights Jewish Community Council (CHJCC)

Phone: (718) 771-9000

Address: 387 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Bikur Cholim of Crown Heights is a volunteer-based organization that provides support for the needs of the medically distressed in the Crown Heights community. We are committed to assume a meaningful role in a patient's recovery with kindness, compassion, and utmost regard for privacy, as guided by halacha.

We offer essential and timely services that assists patients and their families by:

-Arranging transportation to and from doctor appointments and hospitals;
-Organizing home and hospital visitation, including respite services;
-Preparing and delivering kosher meals for families of the ill;
-Offering financial relief to those in need;
-Facilitating access to a comprehensive database of medical and support services;
-Assisting new mothers with both the material and emotional adjustment to their newborn;
-Connecting patients to existing community, state and Greater NY Jewish Medical support services; and
-Arranging educational programs focusing on well being, healthy lifestyle habits and prevention.

Services provided :

  • food delivery
  • transportation for healthcare
  • health education
  • in-home support
  • financial assistance
  • navigating the system

Appointments :

Call (718) 771-9000 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

National Committee for the Furtherence of Jewish Education

Phone: (718) 735-0200

Address: 824 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11213. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Orphan, Poor & Sick Fund program provides humanitarian services for Jewish communities throughout the United States and all populations of the Metro New York region. This program helps the underprivileged to access all the necessary resources to keep a healthy household and find economic advancement. The services of NCFJE have long been sought after by those in need throughout the United States and abroad. Ongoing services include:

- Grocery & Clothing vouchers
- Rent & Utility Assistance
- School & Camp Scholarships
- Weekly Food Distribution

Services provided :

  • help pay for food
  • help pay for school
  • help pay for utilities
  • food pantry
  • help pay for housing
  • clothing vouchers

Appointments :

Call (718) 735-0200 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Imperfectly Perfect

Phone: (800) 828-0730

Address: 2829 Merrick Rd, SUITE123, Bellmore, NY 11710. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Imperfectly Perfect improving the quality of life by extending the outlet of support. This encompasses educational, emotional, financial, spiritual, inspirational as well as any additional support our audience needs.

Baskets for Boomie program provides school supplies, after school sports, food, clothes and extra curricular activities to help underprivileged children. Imperfectly Perfect has been working with teachers, social workers and PTA members to help identify which children within the community need help.

Services provided :

  • food pantry
  • clothing
  • supplies for school
  • recreation

Appointments :

Call (800) 828-0730 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

Kehilat Sephardim of Ahavat Achim

Phone: (718) 591-9574

Address: 15062 78th Rd, Flushing, NY 11367. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

The Kehilat Sephardim Food Pantry serves families, 3 days a week, distributing food packages and holiday meals for the needy every month, through both scheduled distributions and immediate response to emergency needs.
The Kehilat Sephardim Food Pantry provides a three to five day supply of emergency groceries once every two weeks for residents of our service area who do not have enough food because they lack the funds with which to purchase it on their own.All families and individuals are eligible to receive food assistance.

All families and individuals are eligible to receive food assistance. We are a kosher food pantry which allows us to fully meet the needs of those in our community who keep kosher. However, assistance is not limited to those who keep kosher only.

Services provided :

  • emergency food
  • food delivery
  • food pantry
  • meals

Appointments :

Call (718) 591-9574 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Suffolk
  • Westchester

ICNA Relief

Phone: (888) 616-6865

Address: 8791 144th St, Jamaica, NY 11435. Get Directions

Listed hours, call to confirm:

  • Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Sat: Closed
  • Sun: Closed

Hunger Prevention Program provides nutritious and fresh food to low-income, families and individuals struggling to buy food.

Some of our current programs include;
-Mercy on Wheels
-Soup Kitchens
-Food Pantries
-Ramadan Food Baskets
-Skip Lunch, Feed a Hungry Child

Services provided :

  • food delivery
  • food pantry
  • help hotlines
  • meals

Appointments :

Call (888) 616-6865 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.

Help Residents of Counties:

  • Queens
  • Bronx
  • Dutchess
  • Essex
  • Jefferson
  • Kings
  • Nassau
  • New York
  • Orange
  • Richmond
  • Rockland
  • Suffolk
  • Warren
  • Westchester

A number of food banks, soup kitchens for hot meals and free emergency food pantries in Orange, New York distribute groceries to individuals or families who are in some form of an emergency situation.

There are also meals, free bags of food, personal toiletries and household goods for low to moderate income families from food pantries near you.

Distribution centers can include churches, non-profit organizations, community action agencies, and many other local charities as well as non-profits.

Salvation Army Food Pantry

The Salvation Army is dedicated to eliminating food insecurity.

The Salvation Army offers free food help through local centers. Contact the branch nearest Orange, New York to confirm hours and requirements. The charity organization is involved in feeding millions of families each year, with a large percentage of those assisted being children as well as the elderly.

Church Food Pantry

A number of churches around Orange, New York have food pantries for those in their neighborhoods who are in need of food items.

Church pantries often rely on food donations gathered through food drives.

Some churches also deliver food items to older adults who are unable to drive to a nearby community food pantry. Please contact your local church directly.

Catholic Charities Food Pantry

Resources provided by Catholic Charities organizations can include help with food, holiday, and immigration needs.

Families of all religions, backgrounds, and cultures can contact Catholic Charities centers for help.

Catholic Charities locations in and around Orange, New York may offer groceries, food boxes, and items to prepare a meal. Hours and walk-in rules vary, so call before you go.

Some of these food pantries work like grocery stores, letting clients choose the items they need from the groceries available on site.

First-time clients may need to fill out a short application with basic household information.

Helping Hands Food Pantry

Some independent food pantries use the Helping Hands name. Any Helping Hands pantries we have listed around Orange, New York appear on this page.

Food supplies, hours, and services differ from one pantry to the next, so call before you go.

These pantries often rely on donations and volunteers from their local communities.

Find a local helping hands food pantry open near you.

Mobile Food Pantry

Mobile food pantries bring free food directly to families in need in communities around Orange, New York, often during large one-day distributions.

Some mobile pantries hand out pre-packed boxes, while others let you shop market-style.

Mobile food pantries usually visit churches, community centers, schools, shopping centers, and other convenient locations. They usually go to areas where there aren't grocery stores or other food pantries.

Mobile Food Pantry Schedule 2026

Unlike traditional food pantries where you go to them, mobile pantry trucks come to you. Food banks sometimes have an online mobile food pantry schedule.

Mobile food pantries often visit a community once a week or once a month. There may be last-minute cancellations or changes, so recheck the mobile food pantry schedule before you plan to go.

St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry

Some St. Vincent de Paul food pantries around Orange, New York may operate much like a grocery store, where people in need can choose their own food.

Services vary by location, so call the pantry near you to ask what is available.

Food Pantry Delivery Program

Some food banks run delivery programs that bring food and other products to partner agencies in more remote areas. Ask a food pantry around Orange, New York whether delivery is available near you.

Drive-thru Food Pantries

Drive-thru food pantries are a convenient and efficient way to distribute food to neighbors in need. Many are open to anyone who needs help with food, but rules vary by location, so call ahead if you can.

Who can visit a drive-thru pantry?

Drive-thru pantries are generally open to anyone who needs help getting food. Requirements vary, so check with the pantry before you go.

You may be asked to provide:

  • Your zip code, and
  • Number of people in your household.

You usually do not need an appointment. Drive-thru pantries are generally first-come, first-served, so plan to arrive early because lines can fill quickly and popular items may run out.

How do drive-thru pantries work?

Volunteers and staff manage the distribution line. Here is how most drive-thru pantries operate:

Staff and volunteers direct visitors to the distribution area.

Visitors pull up in their car and are guided into a clearly marked queue. Staff move cars forward to keep the line moving quickly.

Check-in.

You may be asked about your zip code, household size or income for the pantry's records.

Food is loaded into your car.

Pre-packed bags of food — typically including shelf-stable items like pasta, canned fruit, and peanut butter, as well as fresh produce and meats — are loaded by volunteers directly into your trunk.

Pet Food Pantry

Some pet owners give up their pets because they cannot afford to care for them. Pet food pantries help fill a gap left by assistance programs such as SNAP, which cannot be used to buy pet food.

Pet food pantries may provide free pet food for a limited time to pet owners who cannot afford to feed their pets in Orange, New York.

Who is eligible for a pet food pantry?

Rules vary by pantry, but many help people who are:

  • All ages, races and marital status
  • Unemployed or underemployed
  • Retired, living on social security or other limited income
  • Physically or mentally disabled
  • Experiencing homelessness or housing instability

Tips for Visiting a Food Pantry

Show up early.

This is very important. This means you will be first in line and have a chance to get the items that are sought after and in limited quantities such as fresh produce, dairy and frozen food.

You don't usually need to show up hours ahead of time but coming at least an hour before is usually a good idea.

Remember all documentation.

Some food pantries require documentation to prove who you are, and in some cases, where you live.

This is to make sure people are not coming more than they are allowed or using fake names to do so. Call ahead of time to find out what documentation is needed.

This is often a photo ID and a piece of mail that verifies your address.

Use several food banks.

Using more than one food bank (when available) is smart because you may be able to get something at one that you may not get at another.

For instance, one may have a deal with a local gardener that gives them their extras. This may mean this food bank has more produce.

Eligible for other programs?

Ask your Department of Social Services office if you are eligible for other assistance programs to supplement your household’s food supply.

They can easily tell you if you can apply for WIC (Women, Infants, and Children), USDA Commodities or SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits.

Ask about extras.

If you have special needs for infants or special diets, the pantries may be able to assist you.

Many times, they can help with diapers, baby formula, baby food, personal hygiene products, and even special diet items like gluten free or sugar free foods.

Go on different days of the week.

Depending on the food pantry, they may be open only one or two days a week or they may be open all seven days. When you have a choice, going midweek is often best as it is less crowded.

Be polite to workers.

Nearly everyone at a food bank is a volunteer. Be polite to the workers there as they often deal with highly emotional situations.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

1. What is the difference between a food bank and a food pantry?

Independent community food pantries are self-governing and usually distribute food to their clients on a once-a-month basis. A food bank is the storehouse for millions of pounds of food and other products that go out to the community. A food pantry functions as the arms that reach out to that community directly.

2. What kind of food is at a food pantry?

Food pantries typically provide shelf-stable items such as:

  • Peanut butter
  • Canned soup
  • Canned fruit
  • Canned vegetables
  • Pasta
  • Canned beans
  • Canned stew
  • Canned fish

3. Who can go to a food pantry?

Rules vary by food pantry. Many ask only that you say you need help, while others may ask for ID, proof of address, income information, or a referral. Call ahead to find out what to bring.

4. What is the difference between a food pantry and a soup kitchen?

A food pantry often provides food packages meant to last a few days to families that have a place to live, but not enough food. These packages are designed to provide nutritionally balanced meals. Soup kitchens serve individuals in need of a hot meal, the only meal of the day for many of them.

5. How does a food pantry work?

Food banks acquire large donations of food from the food industry and distribute it to organizations that feed hungry people. Those organizations then provide this food directly to families in need.