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Emergency Food Assistance

If you are struggling to secure food for yourself and your family, or are having issues with your food benefits, there are hundreds of food-related resources available to you across New York City and Westchester. Note that this is a non-exhaustive list of those resources:  

Food-Pantry Lookup
  • www.finder.nyc.gov/foodhelp 
    • Find free food close to you. Input an address and find food pantries, soup kitchens, and more. Find a map with hours of operation, addresses, phone numbers, etc.  
  • www.cityharvest.org/food-map/ 
    • Another free food availability map. This also includes City Harvest Mobile Markets locations, which offer free fresh produce in all 5 boroughs. 

 

Online Food-Ordering

 

Families with Young Children
  • www.wscah.org/services
    • Upper West Side of Manhattan food distribution Tuesday through Friday 9AM-1PM  
    • Call to inquire about food delivery if you have children 0-5 years old

 

For Seniors
  • www.citymeals.org
    • Get meals delivered if you are 60+ and have a physical or mental disability preventing you from preparing food for yourself. 

 

Kosher
  • www.masbia.org
    • Monday through Thursday 3-8PM Kosher Dinner Service in Flatbush, Boro Park and Forrest Hills 
    •  You can also make an appointment to pick up a food package
  • www.metcouncil.org/kosher-food-network 
    • Kosher food pantry look-up  
    • Met Council also has one-time emergency food cards. If you have the need for food and domestic violence services, you may call 212-453-9618.

 

Halal
  • www.icnarelief.org/ny2/auto-draft-2 
    • Halal food pantry food distribution. Visit the website to see the various addresses. Distribution days are Monday through Friday, one day at each location across the city.
    •  You can also make an appointment to pick up a food package
  • www.copo.org/emergency-food 
    • Brooklyn halal food pantry, meals on wheels for seniors, and mobile pantry 

 

Westchester
  • www.feedingwestchester.org/find-help
    • Westchester food pantry lookup  
    • Mobile food pantry schedule, makes several stops every day of the week
  • Call 211
    • For comprehensive food, employment, financial and other assistance from all Westchester neighborhoods.