In NYC, over 600 food pantries give bags of nourishing food, usually canned or dried food, to people in need.

PANTRY TIPS:
• If you’re going to a pantry far from your residence, call ahead.
• Some pantries only serve people in their own part of town.
• It’s always wise to take ID with your address, and proof of family size (if you’re picking up food for the whole family).

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(updated Nov 2009)

Agape Social Services Ministry

929 Marcy Ave., Bed Sty

(718) 636-8500 x16

Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30 am to 2:00 pm.

Wednesday soup kitchens 12 noon to 2pm.

Need ID.

Baptist Temple-First Baptist Church

360 Schermerhorn St., Downtown Bklyn

(718) 875 1858

2nd and 4th Saturday 9 to 10:30 am.

Seniors served first; no ID needed.

Berean Baptist Church

1635-49 Bergen St. , Crown Hts/Bed Sty

(718) 778-5797

Call ahead for appointment weekdays, 10 am to 1 pm.

Need two pieces of ID.

Blessed Sacrament Church

199 Euclid Ave., Cyprus Hills

(718) 827-1200

Alternate Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Call ahead for schedule. Need ID.

Calvary Food Pantry

151 Woodruff Ave., Flatbush

(718) 435-2731

Thursday 11 am to 1 pm.

Need ID.

Calvary Free Will Baptist Church

1520-30 Herkimer St., East N.Y.

(718) 498-3767

Wednesday 12 noon to 1 pm.

Need ID or referral.

Church of the Holy Redeemer

2424 Linden Blvd., East N.Y.

(718) 272-9300

Wednesday 2 to 3 pm.

Bring ID for all the family.

Church of the Living God

212 Schenectady Ave., Crown Heights

(718) 493-2821

Saturday 9 to 11.

ID preferred.

Cornerstone Baptist Church

562-74 Madison St., Bed Sty

(718) 574-5900

Tuesday 11 am until food is finished.

Need ID and referral.

Cuyler Warren U.M. Church

450 Warren St., downtown Bklyn

(718) 875-8502

Tuesday 1:30 pm until finished.

Need ID for all in household.

Euclid 500 Block Association

552 Euclid Ave., East N.Y.

(718) 277-3687

Saturday from noon on.

Fellowship Tabernacle

464 Liberty Ave, East NY

(718) 235-2266

Tuesday 12 noon to 2 pm.

Need ID for all in family.

Hanson Place Central U.M. Church

144 St. Felix St., Downtown Bklyn.

(718) 783-0908

Monday-Friday 10:30 am to 12 noon.

Need ID for all in family.

Highway and Hedges Church of God and Christ

237 Powell St., Brownsville

(718) 342-4471

Tuesday 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.

Need ID, also bags or shopping cart.

Referral preferred.

Holy Cross Church

2530 Church Ave, Flatbush

(718) 469-5900

Tuesday and Thursday 2 to 3:30 pm.

Need picture ID, proof of address and birth certificates for children.

Love Fellowship Tabernacle

4464 Liberty Ave., East NY

(718) 235-2266

Tuesday 2 to 6 pm.

ID preferred.

Make the Road

301 Grove St., Bushwick

(718) 418-7690

Friday 9 am until food runs out.

Need ID.

Mt. Moriah Church of God & Christ

1149 Eastern Parkway, Crown Hghts.

(718) 953-4364

Saturday 11am to 12 noon.

ID preferred.

Mt. Olive House

285-277 Eldert St., Bushwick

(718) 443-6010

Monday and Friday 2 to 3 pm.

Mt. Paran Baptist Church

1665 Broadway, Bushwick

(718) 443-8217

Tuesday and Thursday 10:30 to 11:30 am, call ahead.

Need ID with proof of address.

Newman Memroial U.M. Church

257 Macon St., corner of Throop, Bed Sty

(718) 622-7955

Tuesday and Thursday 10 am to 12 noon.

Need ID for each person receiving food.

Old Mt. Zion Baptist Church

892-894 Putnam Ave, East N.Y.

(718) 284-0639

Wednesdays 9 30-11:30 am.

Need ID.

Open Door Church of God in Christ

999 Greene Ave., Bed Sty

(718) 455-3545

Saturday 8:30 to 10 am.

Bring your own bags.

Our Lady of Grace Pastoral Ministry

2322 E. 4th St., Gravesend

(718) 375-0668

Tuesday and Friday 9 to 11:30 am.

Need ID and proof of family size.

Our Lady of Mercy

680 Mother Gaston Blvd., Brownsville

(718) 346-3166

Monday and Friday 9 am to 11 am.

Need referral, ID and proof of address.

Our Lady of Refuge R.C. Church

2020 Foster Ave., Flatbush

(718) 434-2090

Wednesday 9:30 to 12 noon.

ID preferred for all in household.

St. Christopher Otilie, Bethany House #1

164 Suydam St., Bushwick.

(718) 574-6300.

Thursday, 11 am to 1 pm.

Need ID.

St. John the Baptist R.C. Church

75 Lewis Ave., Bed Sty

Tuesday, 8 am (call to confirm time).

(718) 455-6864

First come, first served.

Need photo ID.

St. John’s Bread & Life Program

75 Lewis Ave. at Hart St., Bed Sty

(718) 574-0058 x10

Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 12 noon.

Brooklyn residents only.

Need ID, proof of income and family size

St. Stephen Outreach Inc.

874 Myrtle Ave, Bed Sty

(718) 384-8854

Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9 to 11 am.

Need ID.

Salvation Army

Food pantries at five different locations. Need referral and appointment. Call ahead to find out which location serves your zip code and to make an appointment with the social worker.

Salvation Army Bay Ridge Community Center

252 86th St. – (718) 238-2991

Salvation Army Bedford Community Center

601 Lafayette Ave.  – (718) 622-0614

Salvation Army Brownsville Community Center

280 Riverdale Ave. – (718) 345-7050

Salvation Army Bushwick Community Center

1151 Bushwick Ave. – (718) 455-4102

Salvation Army Sunset Park Community Center

520 50th St. – (718) 438-1771

South Brooklyn SDA Church

42 Prospect Pl., Park Slope

(718) 783-1662

Sunday 11 am to 2 pm.

ID for all in household preferred.

Stuyvesant Heights Christian Church

69 McDonough St., Crown Heights

(718) 783-5383

Thursday 5 pm until finished.

Need ID.

Transfiguration Church/South Side Community Mission

280 Marcy Ave., Williamsburg

(718) 388-8773

Monday through Thursday 9 am to 1 pm.

Triumphant Full Gospel Assembly

889 Rutland Rd., Crown Heights

(718) 774-4696

Thursday 3 to 6 pm.

ID preferred.

True Holy Church of God

2340 Atlantic Ave (corner of Eastern Parkway)

Bed Sty-Brownsville-Bushwick-E. NY

(718) 385-0248

Friday 6 to 8 pm.

Need ID, proof of children, referral if shelter resident; if picking up for another adult, need doctor’s letter.

Urban Strategies Family Support

829 Saratoga Ave., Brownsville

(718) 346-2539

Tuesday 9 to11 am. ID preferred.

FOR REFERRALS TO FOOD PANTRIES ALL OVER THE CITY, CALL 311.