The VHA Food Security Office (FSO)

The VHA Food Security Office (FSO) supports Veteran comprehensive health and wellbeing by ensuring food security. Our Mission is to provide resources to VA healthcare systems through partnerships, data management, and research and education to support an interdisciplinary approach to ensure Veteran food security to create an environment where all Veterans are food and nutrition secure.

Nutrition and Food Services

Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) develops and provides comprehensive evidenced based nutritional services for our Veterans and their families across VHA’s health care facilities. NFS delivers safe and high quality patient food services. NFS Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) serve as nutrition diagnosticians and medical nutrition therapists for Veterans and their families utilizing the nutrition care process and mentor future RDNs through VA Dietetic Internship programs. 

Food Pantries and Kitchens  / NYC

Many people go hungry every day. Without your local soup kitchen, food bank and food pantry people would literally starve to death. You can help by volunteering at your local soup kitchen, food bank or food pantry. Many local non-profit organizations are desperate for funds and volunteers so please contact them and help if you can.

City Harvest

150 52nd Street,

Brooklyn NY 11232

|P 646.412.0600

Meals on Wheels of Staten Island 

Meals on Wheels of Staten Island, Inc. is a private not-for-profit agency whose mission is to provide two nutritious meals each day to those 60 years of age or older who can no longer shop for or prepare their own meals.

God’s Love We Deliver 

The mission of God’s Love We Deliver is to improve the health and well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other serious illnesses by alleviating hunger and malnutrition. We prepare and deliver nutritious, high-quality meals to people who, because of their illness, are unable to provide or prepare meals for themselves. We also provide illness-specific nutrition education and counseling to our clients, families, care providers and other service organizations. All of our services are provided free to clients and full of love.

166 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10013

Tel: 212.294.8100

Contact: Lori Gaskill

Email: lgaskill@glwd.org

Food Help NYC 

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. Food locations.

Food Bank For New York City

Search the map to find a soup kitchen, food pantry, senior center, or SNAP enrollment site near you.

Food Pantries / NYC

Click the borough for a list of food pantries. Contact individual pantries to confirm schedule.

Regional Food Bank / New York State

To find the regional food bank that distributes food to your local county Emergency Food Relief Organizations (EFRO)

Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)

EBT is an electronic system that allows a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participant to pay for food using SNAP benefits. When a participant shops at a SNAP authorized retail store, their SNAP EBT account is debited to reimburse the store for food that was purchased. EBT is in use in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. EBT has been the sole method of SNAP issuance in all states since June of 2004.

Using the EBT card

Getting your EBT card and cash assistance is critical as soon as possible. Most grocery stores in NYC accept EBT for cold food including sandwiches, drinks, etc. Many of the larger stores allow EBT for cold salad bar items, and some like Morton Williams allow EBT purchases for practically anything in the store including the hot food buffet. Keep in mind that many places will sell hot (warm) food at the end of the day rather than toss it. Be sure to ask the owner for times.

New York recipients may access their cash and SNAP benefits at participating EBT locations anywhere within New York State and nationwide. Cash benefits may also be accessed at participating ATM and authorized retail store locations. Some smaller grocery stores that accept EBT for cold food, including cold sandwiches, will sell unsold hot food at the end of the day; so be sure to ask. Grocery store Morton Williams allows hot food purchases with EBT anytime:

• Stop and Shop grocery stores
• Whole Foods grocery stores
• *Morton Williams grocery stores
• Most dollar discount stores
• Target and Walmart stores

*denotes stores that will accept EBT for hot food

SNAP State Directory of Resources

To apply for benefits or get information about SNAP, you must contact your local SNAP office. Click your state (or NYC) on the map below for contact and application information. Each state has its own application form. If your state’s form is not on the web, you'll need to contact your local SNAP office to request one.

SNAP Offices / NYC

List of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) center locations.

Bronx

Concourse SNAP Center: 

Address: 1375 Jerome Avenue, 2nd Fl., 

Bronx, NY 10452

(929)252-8998

Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Crotona SNAP Center: 

Address: 1910 Monterey Avenue, 5th Fl., Bronx, NY 10457

(929)252-7436

Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

This center includes a children's area that does not provide supervision.

Hunts Point SNAP Center: 

Address: 845 Barretto Street, B-Level Fl., Bronx, NY 10474

(929)252-4445

Work Requirements (8:30am to 9:00am only)

Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

Brooklyn

HRA Benefits Access Center Coney Island:

Address: 1912 Mermaid Avenue, 1st & 2nd Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11224

Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

Coney Island 

2857-2865 W. 8th St.

(929)221-3537

East New York SNAP Center: 

Address: 404 Pine Street, 1st Fl., 

Brooklyn, New York 11208

(929)221-8327

Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

This center includes a children's area that does not provide supervision.

Williamsburg SNAP Center: 

Address: 2 George Street, 1st Fl., 

Brooklyn, NY 11206

(212)331-4314

Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

This center includes a children's area that does not provide supervision.

Manhattan

East End SNAP Center: 

Address: 2322 Third Avenue, 3rd Fl., 

New York, NY 10035

(212)860-5147

Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

This center includes a Children's Corner, which provides supervision during limited hours.

Waverly

12 West 14th St., 4th floor,

(212)352-2524

Washington Heights SNAP Center: 

Address: 4055 10th Avenue, Lower Level, 

New York, NY 10034

(212)569-9835

Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

SNAP services are available at HRA Benefits Access Center Lower Manhattan: 

Address: 109 E. 16th Street, 

New York, NY 10003

Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

This center includes a Children's Corner, which provides supervision during limited hours.

SNAP services are available at HRA Benefits Access Center St. Nicholas: 

Address: 132 W. 125th Street, 

New York, NY 10027

(212)666-5678

Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

Queens

Jamaica SNAP Center: 

Address: 165-08 88th Avenue, 3rd Fl., Jamaica, NY 11432

(929)252-3713

Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

This center includes a Children's Corner, which provides supervision during limited hours.

Queens SNAP Center: 

Address: 32-20 Northern Blvd., 2nd Fl., 

LIC, NY 11101

(718)784-6315

(Entrance on One Honeywell Street)

Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

This center includes a Children's Corner, which provides supervision during limited hours.

Rockaway SNAP Center: 

Address: 219 Beach 59th Street, 1st Fl., Rockaway, NY 11692

Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

This center includes a Children's Corner, which provides supervision during limited hours.

Staten Island

Richmond SNAP Center: 

Address: 201 Bay Street, 2nd Fl., 

Staten Island, NY 10301

Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm