This comprehensive guide contains community and CUNY campus food resources for free and low-cost food options. Download and share with students and faculty.
Please call or email ahead of time as the dates and times are subject to change:
Bronx Community College Food Pantry:
Address: Loew Hall Room 125
Email: bcc.singlestop@bcc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-289-5179
Students, staff, faculty can shop for their household. Students facing a food emergency can take home nutritionally balanced, non-perishable food. Access Resource Center staff connects students to sustainable food sources, primarily the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Hostos Community College Food Pantry:
To make an appointment: call 718-518-6567 or email mcruz@hostos.cuny.edu
Savoy Building, 500 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York 10451
Address: Student Life Building 120
Email: food.bank@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-960-8535
Instagram: @lehman_foodbank
BMCC (Borough of Manhattan Community College) Food Pantry:
Address: Single Stop, Room S-230
Email: arc@bmcc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212-220-8195
BMCC students facing a food emergency can take home a three-day supply of nutritionally balanced, non-perishable food.
Students can pick up bags of food on Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
City College Food Pantry (Benny’s Food Pantry):
Address: Hoffman Student Center
Email: kbennysfoodpantry@ccny.cuny.edu
Operation Hours: Monday - Friday (10:00 Am - 4:00 PM)
How to book an appointment: Book An Appointment
For More Information contact:
Dee Dee Mozeleski | dmozeleski@ccny.cuny.edu | 212.650.8208
Charles Ramirez | bennysfoodpantry@ccny.cuny.edu | cramirez1@ccny.cuny.edu
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY:
Email: anthony.laviscount@journalism.cuny.edu
Phone: 646-758-7853
Guttman Community College Food Pantry:
Address: Single Stop, Room LL020/021
Email: connectcenter@guttman.cuny.edu
Phone: 646-313-8857
Complete this brief form selecting the groceries you would like to pick-up. Please complete the request at least 2 business days before you would like to come to campus.
Hunter College Food Pantry (The Purple Apron Food Pantry):
Main Campus 68th Street, West Building Room B103, Mondays and Friday 1-4 Pm
Brookdale Campus, 425 East 25th Street, Main Lobby Floor, Tuesdays and Saturdays: 10am – 2pm
Email: ca748@hunter.cuny.edu
Phone (68th Street): 212-396-6418
Free bags of food to Hunter students. One bag will make about four meals, and includes non-perishable canned and dry foods, and may include produce, dairy, or frozen meat if available.
The Purple Apron Food Pantry is open to all currently enrolled CUNY students with current CUNY ID. Please bring your own reusable bag, if possible.
No sign-up is required. Walk-ins welcome.
Address: Wellness Center/Single Stop, Rm L.68.13
Email: JJCFoodBank@jjay.cuny.edu
Phone: 212-237-8052
Must be enrolled in courses at John Jay. Proof of enrollment required once per semester.
Each visit to the Food Pantry requires a check-in at our front desk and a short interview with a Peer Educator
CUNY School of Law Food Pantry:
Address: Student Affairs
How to book an appointment: Book an Appointment
Food Voucher Request Form: Click here
Email: amanda.beltran@law.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-340-4204
Laguardia Community College Food Pantry:
Address: Laguardia Cares, Room C-107
Email: Laguardiacare@lagcc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-482-5135
Clothing, non perishable and perishable food items
No appointment needed, everyone is eligible.
Queens College Food Pantry (The Knights Table Food Pantry):
Address: Student Union, Room 327
Email: KnightsTable@qc.cuny.edu | dwayne.jones@qc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-997-0393
Operational Hours: Spring 2021 semester, Mondays-Thursdays , Noon - 4 pm (appointment only)
Book an appointment: https://qcknightstablepantry.setmore.com
Queensborough Community College Food Pantry:
Address: Student Union, SU 115
Location: The QCC Food Pantry is temporarily located in the Administration building.
Email: etai@qcc.cuny.edu | FoodPantry@qcc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-631-6320
Operation Hours: Mondays from 10am to 2pm and Fridays from 10am to 12pm & 2pm to 4pm.
Appointment needed for Saturday
Students will receive pre-packed bags.
Address: Room 3M02 –The Men’s Center
Pick up by appointment only please Email: foodpantry@york.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-262-3772
Operation Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 am - 3 pm
Hungry for Knowledge, the college's food pantry program is open to all members of the CUNY community.
Please use your CUNY email address when ordering. At the present time, the pantry operates on a reservation-based system.
College of Staten Island Food Pantry:
Location: Campus Center (Building 1C), Green Dolphin Lounge
Email: studentlife@csi.cuny.edu
Phone: 718.982-3088
Operation Hours: Every second and fourth Friday of the month: 9:30am to 11:30am and by appointment.
Schedule an appointment, please contact the Office of Student Life at 718.982.3088 or gregory.brown@csi.cuny.edu.
Two visits per month are permitted.
Address: 117 Roosevelt Hall
Email: civicengagement@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-951-5352
Enrolled Brooklyn College students only
All visits to the Food Pantry are by appointment only. Schedule an appointment today.
Only one visit per month.
Address: CUNY EDGE, T4-216 (Food for Thought) - Front Gate pantry bag pick up.
Phone: 718-368-5411, 718-368-4660
Time: Monday - Friday: 9am - 4pm
Grab & Go – snack, soup, and beverage 3 times a week for currently enrolled students
Food voucher – 1 voucher every 2 weeks to be used in the Panda House cafeteria for currently enrolled students
Food Pantry – T4-216 students, staff, faculty can shop for their household once a week
Veggie Distribution – Fresh Produce every Thursday between June – November 15th
Fruit Distribution – Twice a month fresh fruit donations distributed to the entire campus
Grab & Go Table – There are often items left outside the office on the table for all to take.
Address: Transition Academy, 1150 Carroll Street (Room C-307)
Email: TransitionAcademy@mec.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-270-6988
Director: Lakisha Murray - LMurray@mec.cuny.edu: 718-270-6245