Neighborhood Food Assistance Resources
2025 Resources for Those Seeking Food Assistance and Those Looking to Donate to or Volunteer with Food-Assistance Programs
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | SNAP
In 2023, 1.73 million New York City residents--about 21 percent of our population--received SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits to help purchase food, according to the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA). For comprehensive information about SNAP, visit www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/snap-benefits-food-program.page or call (718) 557-1399, or visit the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance at https://otda.ny.gov/programs or call 718-SNAP-NOW (718-762-7669).
At NYC Health and Hospitals online, you can find links to emergency food, pantries, and other kinds of assistance at www.FindHelp.NYCHealthAndHospitals.org. Call the City Harvest Hunger Hotline at (866) 692-3663 or (866) 888-8777 in English or Spanish, and visit their online Food Map, which pinpoints food assistance programs throughout NYC at www.cityharvest.org/food-map. The emergency hotline for the Food Bank of New York is (212) 566-7855 or visit www.foodbanknyc.org.
FOOD-ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
These programs are available citywide, and some require an application process before receiving benefits. However, hunger happens in the now, so here is a partial list of food pantries and free meal resources right within or near our Bloomingdale neighborhood with locations, schedules, and contact info provided below.
Holy Name of Jesus and St. Gregory the Great Parish serves 450 nutritious lunches weekly through a program called, “The Sandwich Line” from 11 am to 2 pm Tuesday and Thursday at their Franciscan Community Center,
Location: 214 W. 97th St. Seee: holynamenyc.org/food-program.
St. Michael’s Episcopal holds its “Saturday Kitchen” offering a free hot meal to all in need on Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 am.
Its Pilgrim Resource Center provides information on other food resources as well as a broad range of community support programs.
Location: 225 W. 99th St. See: www.saintmichaelschurch.org/outreach/ Contact: (212) 222-2700.
Frederick Douglass Houses in NYCHA addresses food insecurity with the help of organizations such as Project Eats and City Harvest on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 12 pm to 2 pm. The Ujamaa Community Fridge and Free Store is also located onsite.
Location: 830 Columbus Ave. between W. 101st and W. 102nd Sts. Contact: tenant association president Carmen Quiñones at 347-499-0025.
West End Presbyterian Church offers their Mercy Ministry and Food Pantry on Sundays from 12 noon to 1 pm. ID required.
Location: 165 W 105th St. See: wepc.org/outreach/mercy-ministry-food-pantry
Ascension Food Pantry is run by the church’s religious education children every 3rd Saturday from 10 am to 12 pm. ID required.
Location: 221 W. 107th St. See: ascensionchurchnyc.org/ascension-food-pantry Contact: (212) 222-0666
St. John the Divine’s Cathedral Community Cares program serves breakfast on Sundays at 10 am and a hot sit-down lunch at 12:30 pm, as well as a take-away brown bag meal to approximately 600-700 people per month, distributing over 26,000 meals per year, and its Free Food Pantry is available Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 5 pm with a community fridge available outside these hours. Registration is required. See details at stjohndivine.org/education-outreach/cathedral-community-cares.
Location: 1047 Amsterdam Ave. See: stjohndivine.org/education/community. Contact: (212) 316-7583
Broadway Community offers various food programs with a soup kitchen Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am-1:30 pm, and its Supermarket Pantry is open every Thursday by appointment 2 to 4 pm.
Location: 610 W. 114th St. See: www.broadwaycommunity.org/services and www.broadwaycommunity.org/food-pantry. Contact: (212) 864-6100
Community Impact at Columbia University offers a weekly food pantry on Mondays and Thursdays.
Location: Ford Hall, 614 West 114th St, between Broadway and Riverside Dr. See: www.communityimpact.columbia.edu/content/food-pantry
The Judith Bernstein Lunch Program at B’Nai Jeshurun offers a weekly soup kitchen on Thursdays from 11:30 pm to 1:15 pm. Visit their website for details on how to volunteer and donate to this 40-year old program.
See: bj.org/programs/tackling-food-insecurity
The Riverside Church food pantry operates Tuesday through Friday from 9 am to 1 pm.
Location: 490 Riverside Dr. See: www.trcnyc.org/foodpantry
Residents of ZIP Code 10025 can register with the Westside Campaign Against Hunger for their monthly food pantry.
Location: 263 W. 86th St. See: www.wscah.org. Contact: 212-362-3662
Search ZIP Code 10025 at Food Help NYC or with Hunger Free America to find an extensive list of food assistance resources within our area, or to search for resources throughout the City.
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | SNAP
In 2023, 1.73 million New York City residents--about 21 percent of our population--received SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits to help purchase food, according to the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA). For comprehensive information about SNAP, visit www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/snap-benefits-food-program.page or call (718) 557-1399, or visit the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance at https://otda.ny.gov/programs or call 718-SNAP-NOW (718-762-7669).
At NYC Health and Hospitals online, you can find links to emergency food, pantries, and other kinds of assistance at www.FindHelp.NYCHealthAndHospitals.org. Call the City Harvest Hunger Hotline at (866) 692-3663 or (866) 888-8777 in English or Spanish, and visit their online Food Map, which pinpoints food assistance programs throughout NYC at www.cityharvest.org/food-map. The emergency hotline for the Food Bank of New York is (212) 566-7855 or visit www.foodbanknyc.org.
FOOD-ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
These programs are available citywide, and some require an application process before receiving benefits. However, hunger happens in the now, so here is a partial list of food pantries and free meal resources right within or near our Bloomingdale neighborhood with locations, schedules, and contact info provided below.
Holy Name of Jesus and St. Gregory the Great Parish serves 450 nutritious lunches weekly through a program called, “The Sandwich Line” from 11 am to 2 pm Tuesday and Thursday at their Franciscan Community Center,
Location: 214 W. 97th St. Seee: holynamenyc.org/food-program.
St. Michael’s Episcopal holds its “Saturday Kitchen” offering a free hot meal to all in need on Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 am.
Its Pilgrim Resource Center provides information on other food resources as well as a broad range of community support programs.
Location: 225 W. 99th St. See: www.saintmichaelschurch.org/outreach/ Contact: (212) 222-2700.
Frederick Douglass Houses in NYCHA addresses food insecurity with the help of organizations such as Project Eats and City Harvest on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 12 pm to 2 pm. The Ujamaa Community Fridge and Free Store is also located onsite.
Location: 830 Columbus Ave. between W. 101st and W. 102nd Sts. Contact: tenant association president Carmen Quiñones at 347-499-0025.
West End Presbyterian Church offers their Mercy Ministry and Food Pantry on Sundays from 12 noon to 1 pm. ID required.
Location: 165 W 105th St. See: wepc.org/outreach/mercy-ministry-food-pantry
Ascension Food Pantry is run by the church’s religious education children every 3rd Saturday from 10 am to 12 pm. ID required.
Location: 221 W. 107th St. See: ascensionchurchnyc.org/ascension-food-pantry Contact: (212) 222-0666
St. John the Divine’s Cathedral Community Cares program serves breakfast on Sundays at 10 am and a hot sit-down lunch at 12:30 pm, as well as a take-away brown bag meal to approximately 600-700 people per month, distributing over 26,000 meals per year, and its Free Food Pantry is available Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 5 pm with a community fridge available outside these hours. Registration is required. See details at stjohndivine.org/education-outreach/cathedral-community-cares.
Location: 1047 Amsterdam Ave. See: stjohndivine.org/education/community. Contact: (212) 316-7583
Broadway Community offers various food programs with a soup kitchen Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am-1:30 pm, and its Supermarket Pantry is open every Thursday by appointment 2 to 4 pm.
Location: 610 W. 114th St. See: www.broadwaycommunity.org/services and www.broadwaycommunity.org/food-pantry. Contact: (212) 864-6100
Community Impact at Columbia University offers a weekly food pantry on Mondays and Thursdays.
Location: Ford Hall, 614 West 114th St, between Broadway and Riverside Dr. See: www.communityimpact.columbia.edu/content/food-pantry
The Judith Bernstein Lunch Program at B’Nai Jeshurun offers a weekly soup kitchen on Thursdays from 11:30 pm to 1:15 pm. Visit their website for details on how to volunteer and donate to this 40-year old program.
See: bj.org/programs/tackling-food-insecurity
The Riverside Church food pantry operates Tuesday through Friday from 9 am to 1 pm.
Location: 490 Riverside Dr. See: www.trcnyc.org/foodpantry
Residents of ZIP Code 10025 can register with the Westside Campaign Against Hunger for their monthly food pantry.
Location: 263 W. 86th St. See: www.wscah.org. Contact: 212-362-3662
Search ZIP Code 10025 at Food Help NYC or with Hunger Free America to find an extensive list of food assistance resources within our area, or to search for resources throughout the City.
