Covid-specific Food Assistance
P-EBT food program is provided to households with children who would have received free school lunches under the National School Lunch Act, if not for a school closure. The program helps cover the cost of meals children would otherwise would have received at school from March through June during the 2019-2020 school year. P-EBT food benefits will automatically be issued to all eligible children.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits can be used to shop online for fresh produce and groceries. Use your EBT card to shop securely for fresh produce and groceries at these participating stores in the New York City area and visit these online retailers to order your groceries online! * Note: SNAP benefits cannot be used to pay delivery fees. Be sure to confirm an online store delivers to your home address.
Amazon
ShopRite
Walmart
Fresh EBT App makes it easy and secure to check your food stamp balance on your phone. Free and available in English and Spanish.
Probation clients can come to the below NeON locations to receive free pre-packed bags of food despite not being able to come in the building.
Brooklyn: 345 Adams Street 6th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Monday/Wednesday/Friday ‐ 9am to Noon 718.488.3618
Bronx: 198 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451 Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday ‐ 9am to Noon 718.537.5395
Queens: 162-24 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432 Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday ‐ 10am to 1pm 718.520.2142
Staten Island 340 Bay Street, Staten Island, NY 10301 Monday/Wednesday/Thursday ‐ 9am to Noon 718.876.8660
Community Dining Room: 12:30PM-3:00PM - Monday-Friday
All lunch will now be provided for take-out only. For safety reasons, guests are not permitted to eat lunch in the building.
Food Pantry: 9:00AM-11:30AM – Monday-Friday
POTS' pantry will continue to provide guests with take-home groceries, These groceries are currently being distributed via pre-packaged bags of food.
Any New Yorker who wants one can get three free meals a day at more than 400 Meal Hubs across the city.
Meals can be picked up at all Meal Hubs 7:30 am to 1:30 pm, Monday through Friday
Meals Hubs will operate for Children and Families from 7:30 am to 11:30 am, and for Adults from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
No one will be turned away at any time; No registration or ID required
All adults and children can pick up three meals at one time
Use the site lookup tool to find a location near you.
Please visit the Google map to locate places donating meals throughout New York City.
NYC has created the GetFoodNYC food delivery program to provide food for coronavirus (COVID-19)-vulnerable and food-insecure New Yorkers not currently served through existing food delivery programs. Find out more information here.