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Food and Hungry Assistance Resources:
Find a Food Pantry or soup Kitchen
Where to Apply for Food Stamps
General Guidelines to apply for SNAP
NYC Food Programs for Seniors, School Kids, and Mothers with Children
Additional Food and Hunger Resources for New York City
If you are having difficulty with any of the resources above and need to speak with someone, please call the Crisis Intervention Program hotline at 1-888-358-2384 Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm.
The Grand Central Food Program
The Coalition's Grand Central Food Program also provides up to 1,000 hot, nutritious meals to needy New Yorkers throughout Manhattan and the Bronx every night of the year. The Coalition's Grand Central Food Program (GCFP) begins each night by providing meals at St. Bartholomew's Church ("St. Bart's") on 51st Street between Park and Lexington Avenues. From there, three mobile vans leave to provide meals at the stops and approximate times listed below.
5:30 – 7 p.m. St. Bartholomew's, 51st Street between Park and Lexington
Downtown Route:
7:15 p.m. 35th St. under FDR Drive
7:30 p.m. Lower East Side Harm Reduction (25 Allen St)
7:45 p.m. Housing Court/Chinatown, Lafayette & Leonard St.
8:00 p.m. Staten Island Ferry
8:20 p.m. Sunshine Hotel/Bowery Mission-Bowery between Stanton & Rivington
8:30 p.m. Union Square
8:45 p.m. Madison Square Park-5th Ave. & 27th St.
9:15 p.m. Penn Station-34th St. & 8th Ave, Northeast Corner.
Uptown Route:
7:15 p.m. SW corner 51st & Broadway
7:35 p.m. Port Authority, 40th St.
7:55 p.m. 79th St. Boat Basin – 79st St. & West Side Highway
8:15 p.m. 86th St. & West End Ave.
8:30 p.m. Cathedral of St. John the Divine – 112th St. & Amsterdam
8:45 p.m. Harlem Hospital – 137th & Lenox Ave.
9:00 p.m. Lexington Ave & 124th St.
9:15 p.m. Central Park – 5th Ave. & 72nd St.
9:30 p.m. SONY building – 55th St. bet. Madison & 5th
Bronx Route:
7:30 p.m. SW corner Randall Ave. & Bryant Ave.
7:40 p.m. NW corner Lafayette Ave. & Manida St.
8:00 p.m. Lincoln Hospital – Morris Ave. & 148th St.
8:25 p.m. NE corner of 164th St. & Ogden Ave.
8:30 p.m. 170th St. & Jerome
8:45 p.m. Fordham Rd. & University Ave.
9:00 p.m. Fordham Rd. & Webster Ave.
The Coalition also provides pocket resource guides with information on where to get assistance with food and other basic needs. For information on how you may receive a guide, please email us.
Grand Central Food Program Routes
Downloadable Resource Guide with Info on Soup Kitchens and Food Pantries