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Food Resources

 

  1. Free food resources from New York City: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/contact/services/COVID-19FoodAssistance.shtml
    No registration, ID, or documentation required.
    No dining space is available, so meals must be eaten off premises.
    Parents and guardians may pick up meals for their children‎. 

    Text “food”  or “comida” to 877-877 to find out the schools that are giving out food in your area.
    https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/free-meals 
    Grab and go meals: https://www.opt-osfns.org/schoolfoodny/meals/default.aspx

    Pickup times: 3:00-5:00 pm starting Tuesday September 29 2020. You can find your school by texting “FOOD”, or “COMIDA” to 877-877. Children may pick up meals daily M-F 9:00 am-12:00 pm.

    • Free Breakfast and Lunch meals are available for all NYC Students
    • Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 12:00 pm
    • No registration, ID, or documentation required
    • No dining space is available, so meals must be eaten off premises
    • Parents and guardians may pick up meals for their children

    Locations search at this link:
    https://www.opt-osfns.org/schoolfoodny/meals/default.aspx

  2.  Updated map of food hubs and locations for picking up DOE meals: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=10RbJwIZz9XnvT30xLuMULJQulOZLw7Ob&ll=40.706154172786455%2C-73.9778&z=10

2. People who receive SNAP benefits may now use their card to purchase food online from major retailers: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/online-purchasing-pilot

3. Assistance with deliveries: Invisible Hands is a group of healthy volunteers from communities at the least risk for severe COVID-19 reactions working to bring groceries and supplies to those in high-risk demographics. Contact them to place an order for yourself or on behalf of family/friend/neighbor. Volunteers needed too! Request a delivery via website https://www.invisiblehandsdeliver.com/request-a-delivery

4. List of Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens All boroughs

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11sRdUqjlWg7gqZBNVq87Y7Hnfrf4s3fBnbANoxeWUSI/edit?fbclid=IwAR1-0f5iWbFeVAV1sjTSS8-AYdqDvBms7BCdTGNPNJjCcNJF7YdXwwKCk0Y#gid=273331901

5. Food Bank for New York City has a map showing food pantries and soup kitchens. Scroll down to view.

6. Evelyn’s Kitchen
2317 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10035
https://www.evelyns-kitchen.com/ek-delivers

Please verify hours before going
 
7. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer’s frequently updated Food Resources newsletter 
 
8. NYC Food Delivery Assistance: https://cv19engagementportal.cityofnewyork.us/#/display/5e7555117ad6750216160409
 
9. Hunger Free NYC Guide – a comprehensive guide to food services:
https://www.hungerfreeamerica.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/Manhattan_English_2019.pdf

INFORMATION IN THIS GUIDE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE “GOTFOOD?” APP

10.) Hunter College New  York City Food Policy Center Food Resources online guide by borough and zip code:
https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/coronavirus-nyc-food-reports/

    Some of the neighborhood reports:

Upper West Side: https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/coronavirus-nyc-food-resource-guide-upper-west-side/

Washington Heights/Inwood: https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/coronavirus-nyc-food-resource-guide-washington-heights-inwood/

East Harlem: https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/coronavirus-nyc-food-resource-guide-east-harlem/

11. New York Common Pantry — one of the city’s largest food pantries and soup kitchens — welcomes new clients for intake at their 8 E. 109th St. site from 10 am – 4 pm, Monday – Saturday. Food distribution hours are between 10 am – 2 pm, Wednesday – Saturday. Hot lunches are provided from 2:30 – 3:30 pm, Monday – Friday. “Brown Bag” distribution is 4 – 5 pm on weekends. They’ve also added a seniors-only (age 60+) food distribution on Mondays from 10 am – 2 pm. Email NYCPServices@nycommonpantry.org or call 917.720.9700 for help. 

12. The CLOTH Food Pantry at 508 W. 159th St. has doubled its distribution hours. Now 9 am–1 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Packaged food is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional volunteers are needed to unload the food trucks, pack and distribute bags: email pantry@cloth159.org to lend a hand.

13. Through NYC.gov/getfood, New Yorkers can access information about food assistance programs and resources. Here is a direct link to the free food delivery service portal: https://cv19engagementportal.cityofnewyork.us/#/display/5e7555117ad6750216160409

All participants in the GetFoodNYC program can now opt for automatic deliveries for up to 30 days (as opposed to needing to renew every 48 hours) via 311 or by the web page:  https://www1.nyc.gov/site/em/resources/contact-getfoodnyc-program.page

14. To support those in need, a “grab and go” meal service program is running Tuesday-Saturday, from 11 am – 3 pm, at Salem United Methodist Church (SUMC) on West 129th Street and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard, organized in partnership with Assemblymember Inez Dickens, the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, and ReThink Food NYC. The program, which has hired unemployed food service personnel from closed Harlem restaurants, will run until June 7th, and longer if needed.

15. Are there seniors in your family? They are eligible for free meals. Seniors can now request meal delivery via their local senior centers (find the nearest one by calling 311) or by emailing Gale Brewer’s office at seniorfood@manhattanbp.nyc.gov. We’re working with LiveOn New York to help enroll seniors directly in the meal delivery program. Seniors are receiving nine meals with each delivery, every three days. 

16. May 2020: all families with children in public schools will receive $420 in cash or EBT card aid in a new federal program. This program has no impact on “public charge” status for non-citizen households:  https://otda.ny.gov/SNAP-COVID-19/Frequently-Asked-Questions-Pandemic-EBT.asp

17. Lemontree offers a free helpline for food resources: https://www.foodhelpline.org/

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