{"id":175,"date":"2024-01-11T18:22:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/amanda-farias\/?p=175"},"modified":"2024-01-11T18:22:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:22:01","slug":"food-assistance-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/amanda-farias\/2024\/01\/11\/food-assistance-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Assistance Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Food Bank&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Food Bank For New York City has been working to end food poverty in our five boroughs since 1983. As the city\u2019s largest hunger-relief organization, we employ a multifaceted approach centered on helping low-income New Yorkers overcome their circumstances and achieve greater independence. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodbanknyc.org\/get-help\/\"><strong>Get Help Finding Food &#8211; Food Bank For New York City<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>City Harvest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This map shows locations that are currently distributing food, free of charge, throughout New York City. Location sites include soup kitchens, food pantries, community fridges, City Harvest Mobile Markets\u00ae, and City Harvest Community Partner Distributions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityharvest.org\/food-map\/\"><strong>Get Help Finding Food &#8211; City Harvest<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>City Meals&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Citymeals delivers weekend, holiday and emergency meals to frail aged New Yorkers, ensuring they never go a day without a nutritious meal and a warm visit. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citymeals.org\/get-meals\"><strong>Find out if you\u2019re eligible to Get Meals | Citymeals on Wheels<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Help NYC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use this application to find locations that offer free food (food pantries and soup kitchens). Hours and locations are subject to change. It is possible additional food locations are open but not featured on this map. <a href=\"https:\/\/foodhelp.nyc.gov\/\"><strong>Food Help NYC<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>Hunger Free America<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hunger Free America has created the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for hungry Americans to find out where they can access government food assistance programs, food pantries, soup kitchens, and farmers markets from coast-to-coast. This information is available through a toll-free hotline, an online database, a mobile app, and a texting service.Find free food near you by calling the USDA National Hunger Hotline at 866-348-6479.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hungerfreeamerica.org\/en-us\/get-help\"> <strong>Search for a food pantry in your area.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SNAP-Ed Nutrition Education&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All individuals who qualify for and\/or receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The program provides skill-based nutrition education classes and sponsors obesity prevention events in local communities on a variety of topics like: healthy eating on a budget, smart shopping for vegetables and fruit, healthy meal planning, basic cooking and food safety skills, weight control and physical activity. <a href=\"https:\/\/trainingspace.ny.gov\/courses\/eating-healthy-on-a-budget\/?tsOrgRedirect=1\"><strong>Eating Healthy on Budget.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Food Pantries in District 18<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SAPNA Emergency Food Pantry<br \/><\/strong>2348 Waterbury Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462<br \/>(718) 828-9772<br \/>Open Fridays 10:00AM-5:00PM (Please bring your own bags or cart)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>St. Anthony&#8217;s Church<br \/><\/strong>1750 Mansion Street, Bronx, NY 10460<br \/>(718) 931-4040<br \/>Soup Kitchen open Saturdays 09:00AM-12:00PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Soundview Presbyterian Church<br \/><\/strong>760 Soundview Avenue, Bronx, NY 10473<br \/>(718) 842-2287<br \/>Food Pantry open Wednesdays 07:00AM-09:00AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>LT Works Food Pantry<br \/><\/strong>2347 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx, NY 10473<br \/>(347) 810-1201<br \/>Open Thursdays 10:30AM-12:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>St.<\/strong> <strong>Paul&#8217;s Lutheran Church<br \/><\/strong>1891 Mcgraw Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462<br \/>(718) 822-4535<br \/>Open Fridays 08:00AM-10:00AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Food Bank&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Food Bank For New York City has been working to end food poverty in our five boroughs since 1983. As the city\u2019s largest hunger-relief organization, we employ a multifaceted approach centered on helping low-income New Yorkers overcome their circumstances and achieve greater independence. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodbanknyc.org\/get-help\/\"><strong>Get Help Finding Food &#8211; Food Bank For New York City<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>City Harvest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This map shows locations that are currently distributing food, free of charge, throughout New York City.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><small><a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/amanda-farias\/2024\/01\/11\/food-assistance-resources\/\">READ MORE<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-26 19:02:53","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/amanda-farias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/amanda-farias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/amanda-farias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/amanda-farias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/amanda-farias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/amanda-farias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/amanda-farias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/amanda-farias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/amanda-farias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}