The Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center has partnered with Share Meals, Hunger Free America, BetaNYC and Plentiful to compile the most current and accurate data for these resource guides, which are CONTINUALLY UPDATED.
THE RESOURCE GUIDES ARE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT. IF YOU KNOW OF ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, PLEASE EMAIL info@nycfoodpolicy.org RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU!
Table of Contents
- Coronavirus NYC Food Resource Guide: Central Harlem
- Department of Education Meal Hubs (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- Red Rabbit Emergency Meal Distribution Sites
- Meals for Seniors (60-years-old and above)
- Supermarkets, Delis, Bodegas & Retail Food Stores (Offering Delivery)
- Supermarkets, Delis, Bodegas & Retail Food Stores (No Delivery)
- Central Harlem Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens
- Shelters, Transitional Housing and Services for Homeless People in Central Harlem
- Resources for Immigrants and Undocumented Individuals & Families
- Resources for People with Disabilities
- Citywide Non-Profit Organizations Offering Food Delivery and/or Mobile Markets
- Additional Resources for New Yorkers
- Case Management Services
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Official SNAP Enrollment Centers in NYC - Human Resources Association (HRA)
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
- Organizations Providing WIC Services close to Central Harlem (Please call rather than visiting)
Coronavirus NYC Food Resource Guide: Central Harlem
As New York City faces increasing closures and changes to everyday life due to coronavirus (COVID-19), the HUNTER COLLEGE NYC FOOD POLICY CENTER aims to provide additional resources and support to community members whose lives are impacted by COVID-19.
Below is a resource guide with the following information: meals for children, meals for seniors, retail food stores and their delivery/benefits policies, local food pantries and soup kitchens, resources for homeless people, resources for immigrant populations and resources for people with disabilities.
The Center has also included citywide organizations and additional resources for New Yorkers, which are applicable to community members outside of Central Harlem as well. If you have family, friends or co-workers in other neighborhoods, please refer to our website where we have published additional reports. Please always call the listed organizations before visiting to get the latest information about their services, as many are changing daily.
If you or someone you know has additional questions or is facing hunger or food insecurity please contact us at info@nycfoodpolicy.org or call the following organizations:
- USDA National Hunger Hotline (Hunger Free America): 1-866-3-HUNGRY or 1-877-8-HAMBRE (para español); Monday through Friday (7 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET)
- HRA’s Emergency Food Hotline: 866-888-8777
- Shelter or Temporary Housing Assistance: 3-1-1
Department of Education Meal Hubs (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- To ensure everyone can access nutritious meals, the Department of Education’s Meal Hubs have expanded service to include all children and adults across the five boroughs.
- Sites will be serving grab-and-go meal service for adults and children and no one will be turned away.
- See menus for Breakfast and Lunch.
- No registration or identification required.
- Meal hubs will operate from 7:30am-11:30am for children and families and 11:30 am- 1:30pm for adults.
- No one will be turned away at any time
- All adults and children can pick up three meals at one time.
- Vegetarian and halal options available at all sites.
- Parents/guardians CAN pick up meals without their children present
- Please check the DOE website for updates and search for Free Meals at the select public school buildings here or text “NYCFOOD” or “COMIDA” to 877-877.
- Call the help desk:
- Call the Schoolfood Summer Meals team at 718-707-4398 or School Food’s Help Desk at 877-363-6325 if you have questions.
Meal Distribution Sites (3 Meals/Day) (Grab-and-Go)
Meal Hubs in Central Harlem
Sites expected to be open tomorrow as of 07/09/2020 at 09:01PM, unless it is a holiday.
- Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Vis
215 WEST 114 STREET, Manhattan 10026
non-kosher, Fully Accessible - Locke School of Arts and Engineering (The)
20 WEST 112 STREET, Manhattan 10026
non-kosher, No Accessibility - P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth
41 WEST 117 STREET, Manhattan 10026
non-kosher, No Accessibility - P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman
250 WEST 127 STREET, Manhattan 10027
non-kosher, No Accessibility - P.S. 161 Pedro Albizu Campos
499 WEST 133 STREET, Manhattan 10027
non-kosher, No Accessibility - P.S. 036 Margaret Douglas
123 MORNINGSIDE DRIVE, Manhattan 10027
non-kosher, No Accessibility - P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson
301 WEST 140 STREET, Manhattan 10030
non-kosher, No Accessibility - P.S. 194 Countee Cullen
244 WEST 144 STREET, Manhattan 10030
non-kosher, No Accessibility - P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm
2230 5 AVENUE, Manhattan 10037
non-kosher, No Accessibility - Frederick Douglass Academy
2581 7TH AVENUE, Manhattan 10039
non-kosher, Partially Accessible - P.S. 046 Arthur Tappan
2987 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BOULEVARD, Manhattan 10039
non-kosher, No Accessibility
Red Rabbit Emergency Meal Distribution Sites
- Red Rabbit is distributing nutritious, made-from-scratch meals for children 18 years of age or younger* every day at select locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx
- *Exception is the West Harlem Group Assistance location, where adults can also pick up meals for themselves. At all other sites, parents can pick up for their children but not for themselves
- Identification is NOT required at any site
- One breakfast and one lunch is allowed per child at each pickup
- First-come, first-served basis; mobile sites (Red Rabbit trucks) rarely run out. Stationary sites that are open for longer windows usually distribute all meals within 1-2 hours.
- Please see the Red Rabbit Instagram @myredrabbit for everyday updates.
- Red Rabbit Sites Manhattan
- 8:30am – 8:50am: Global Charter 150th and Broadway (truck)
- 9:30am – 2:00pm: West Harlem Group Assistance, 142nd and Lenox Ave (Anyone, adults included, can pick up meals from this site)
- 10:00am – 10:20am: Capital Prep School, 1 East 104th Street (truck)
- 12:15pm – 12:45pm: Girls Prep Elementary LES School, 442 E Houston St (truck)
- Red Rabbit Sites Bronx
- 10am – 1pm: NYC Health & Hospitals Belvis, 545 E 142nd street
- 10:30am – 11:00am: Boys Prep School, 192 East 151st Street (truck)
- 11:15am – 11:50am: Girls Prep Bronx Elementary School, 681 Kelly Street (truck)
- Red Rabbit Sites Brooklyn
- 10:30am – 11:15am: Kaiser Park, Corner of Neptune and Bayview Avenue (truck)
- 10:30am – 12pm: Sheepshead Houses, 3023 Ave X (btwn Batchelder & Coyle)
- 11am – 1pm: Coney Island Prep High School, 294 Avenue T
- 12pm – 2pm: Marlboro Houses, 2298 W 8th St.
Meals for Seniors (60-years-old and above)
- General Food Assistance Resources
- Any New Yorker, including seniors, can visit nyc.gov/GetFood or call 311 and say “Get Food” for a list of key additional key resources:
- A list of locations of grab and go pick up of meals and pantry bags for seniors who have someone who can shop for them
- Information regarding how to apply for and use SNAP
- A portal to find out if you’re eligible for and enroll in Emergency Food Delivery
- Any New Yorker, including seniors, can visit nyc.gov/GetFood or call 311 and say “Get Food” for a list of key additional key resources:
- Additional Meal Delivery (see local list below for meal delivery providers)
- Meal delivery services work on a case-by-case basis and may offer breakfast, lunch and/or dinner depending on the case.
- Citymeals on Wheels delivers meals to seniors meeting the following criteria:
- Must be 60 years of age or older
- Must be unable to prepare nutritious meals or have no one to do so for you
- Must be able to live safely at home if services are provided to you
- Must be physically or mentally incapacitated and in need of some assistance
- Even if you receive home care or Medicaid, you are still eligible to get meals if the home care worker cannot prepare a meal to fit your dietary or religious restrictions, or if he or she is designated to assist only with other tasks.
- Click this link and enter your zip code at the bottom of the page to sign up, or call the organization at 212-687-1234.
- GoGoGrandparent
- Allows use of Lyft or Uber without a smartphone.
- Step 1: Register for GoGo by clicking here or by calling 1 (855) 464-6872.
- Step 2: CALL 1 (855) 464-6872 and wait to hear: “Thanks for calling GoGo”
- Step 3:
- PRESS 1 to immediately request a Lyft or Uber to your home.
- PRESS 2 to request a Lyft or Uber to where we dropped you off last.
- PRESS 3, 4 or 5 to request a Lyft or Uber to a custom pick up location (once you’re registered please give us a call to set these up).
- PRESS 6 to request a Lyft or Uber with an operator.
- PRESS 0 to speak with an operator about scheduling requests in advance or anything else.
- GoGoGourmet: Meals delivered to the door of your home (855) 754-5328
- GoGoGroceries: Groceries, delivered to the door of your home (855) 222-4919
- The National Supermarket Association, in partnership with Lyft, is providing access to transportation for seniors in New York City
- Using the code NSARELIEF in the Lyft app, seniors will have access to $25 for rides to and from designated National Supermarket Association-affiliated supermarkets in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Upper Manhattan during designated senior hours, between 5:30am and 9:30am.
- Uber started a service for senior citizens to order UberEats meal deliveries without the app by ordering food over the phone with a live Uber representative and getting it delivered to their door.
- Customers will only need a SMS or text-based phone to get started
- When they call 1-833-USE-UBER, a live team member will walk them through their options, take and place the order and dispatch a delivery driver for dropoff
- The service is available daily from 7AM to 9PM
- Gives full access to Uber’s NYC Eats restaurant partners and will include a tipping option (but with no delivery or service fees)
- PLEASE SCROLL DOWN to the section “Citywide Non-Profit Organizations Offering Food Delivery and/or Mobile Markets” FOR MORE MEAL DELIVERY OPTIONS
Special Supermarket Shopping Hours for Seniors Only
- Big Lots
- First shopping hour is reserved for senior citizens (65+) and those with underlying health concerns who feel they are most vulnerable to the virus. at-risk individuals.
- See Store Finder Here for the nearest Big Lots
- Dollar General
- First hour of opening for senior shopping only.
- See Store Finder Here for the nearest Dollar General
- Fairway Market
- 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. open to those 65 and older, those with increased susceptibility to serious illness, and expecting mothers
- See Store Finder Here for nearest Fairway Market
- Stop and Shop
- 6:00 am – 7:30 am is reserved for senior customers (60+)
- See Store Finder Here for the nearest Stop and Shop
- Target
- First shopping hour on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings is reserved for seniors and those with underlying health conditions.
- See Store Finder Here for the nearest Target
- Trader Joe’s
- Either 8am to 9am or 9 am to 10 am (depending on the store), a special line for senior customers outside the store to ensure expedited service.
- See Store Finder Here for the nearest Trader Joe’s
- Whole Foods
- 7am-8am on Wednesdays and Fridays
- See Store Finder Here for special senior hours at your closest Whole Foods.
- Costco
- 9-10AM on Tuesday and Thursday for members 60 and older and people with disabilities or who are immunocompromised
- Exceptions:
- Brooklyn and Staten Island stores Senior Shopping Hours are 8-9AM, Mon-Fri
Supermarkets, Delis, Bodegas & Retail Food Stores (Offering Delivery)
This list below includes all retail food stores within the neighborhood from a Google Maps Places API search with keyword search terms “bakery, cafe, convenience store, deli, food, grocery, supermarket.”
- For delivery services such as DoorDash, Instacart, FreshDirect, GrubHub, Peapod, Postmates, Shipt, Seamless, Yelp and UberEats, an email address and credit card is required for registration.
- The listed apps do not accept SNAP (EBT) payments for delivery, but many retailers do IN-STORE.
- The SNAP Retailer Locator allows anyone to locate nearby SNAP-authorized retailers by entering a street address, city, and state, or zip code. Enter your starting location and select a retailer or map point to get details and directions
- Delivery fees range from around $0.99 to $10, but most fees are waived if you spend over $10 or $15 in the app (for independent grocers, this may be higher)
- Many delivery services are flooded and there may be extra long wait times, unavailable products and/or no delivery possible.
Please call stores before visiting, as their services (take-out, delivery, benefits such as SNAP) may be changing frequently due to COVID-19.
Best Market Harlem
2187 Frederick Douglass Blvd
(212) 377-2300- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- Tuesday, Thursday 7:00AM-8:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- SNAP accepted in-store only
- Delivery available by Shipt
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
CVS
130 Malcolm X Blvd
(212) 348-2199- Monday-Saturday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- Wednesday 9:00AM-10:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- Monday-Friday 8:00AM-9:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- Sunday, Saturday 9:00AM-6:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- SNAP accepted in-store only
- Delivery available 24/7 by Shipt
- Delivery radius: see the coverage map here
- Delivery fees: Orders under $35 have a $7 delivery fee. Orders over $35 have free delivery.
Fine Fare Supermarkets
37 Malcolm X Blvd
(212) 222-2211- Monday-Saturday 7:00AM-10:45PM: Store Hours
- Sunday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- Delivery available for in-store purchases only
Ralph & Nash Deli Market
352 W 116th St
(212) 666-4508- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- SNAP/WIC accepted
- Delivery available by phone
- Delivery radius: 5 blocks
- Delivery minimum: $10
- Delivery fee: $2-$4, depending on location of delivery
Rite Aid
2170 Frederick Douglass Blvd
(212) 666-3013- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- Monday-Friday 9:00AM-10:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- Monday-Friday 8:00AM-9:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- Saturday 9:00AM-6:00PM
- Sunday 10:00AM-5:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- Delivery available by Instacart
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Delivery minimum: $10
Appletree Market
1225 Amsterdam Ave
(212) 865-8840- Sunday-Saturday 6:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available by phone
- Delivery radius: 3 blocks
- Delivery minimum: $15
Azal's Deli
2480 Frederick Douglass Blvd #1
(212) 234-2727- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- SNAP accepted in-store only
- Delivery available by Uber Eats
Bahamas Deli Market
3137 Broadway
(212) 222-8001- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- SNAP accepted, cold food only
- Delivery available by mobile apps like Grubhub and Uber Eats
CVS
115 W 125th St
(212) 864-5431- Monday-Saturday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday 8:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- Wednesday 9:00AM-10:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- Monday-Friday 8:00AM-9:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- Sunday, Saturday 9:00AM-6:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- SNAP accepted in-store only
- Delivery available 24/7 by Shipt
- Delivery radius: see the coverage map here
- Delivery fees: Orders under $35 have a $7 delivery fee. Orders over $35 have free delivery.
Duane Reade
568 W 125th St
(212) 865-3894- Monday-Friday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday, Saturday 8:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- Monday-Friday 9:00AM-9:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- Saturday 9:00AM-6:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- Sunday 10:00PM-6:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- Delivery available by Postmates
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Delivery minimum: $15
- Delivery fee: $2.99
Fairway Market 125th Street
2328 12th Ave
(212) 234-3883- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-11:00PM: Store Hours
- Delivery available by Instacart
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Delivery minimum: $10
- Get free delivery for 2 weeks with Instacart Express (can cancel before $99 annual charge).
Foodtown of Frederick Douglas Blvd
2463 Frederick Douglass Blvd at W 132nd St
(212) 368-7052- Monday-Saturday 7:30AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday 8:00AM-7:00PM: Store Hours
- Delivery available by Instacart or select locations of Foodtown on the Go
- Delivery radius: 125th - 135th Street
- Delivery minimum: $50
Foodtown of Morningside Heights
1316 Amsterdam Ave
(212) 662-1644- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available by Instacart or select locations of Foodtown on the Go
- Delivery radius: 2-3 blocks
- Delivery minimum: $10
Key Food Harlem
421 W 125th St
(212) 749-0200- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
- Delivery available for in-store purchases only
- Delivery minimum: $50
- Delivery radius: 8 blocks
Lenox Saphire Harlem
341 Lenox Ave
(212) 866-9700- Monday-Thursday 7:00AM-12:00AM: Store Hours
- Friday 7:00AM-4:00AM: Store Hours
- Saturday 8:00AM-4:00AM: Store Hours
- Sunday 8:00AM-12:00AM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available through Uber Eats, Grubhub, and Seamless
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Delivery minimum: $10
Pioneer Supermarkets
380 Malcolm X Blvd
(212) 427-4615- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-8:45AM: Store Hours
- Delivery minimum: $50
- Curbside pickup
St Nicholas Deli
285 St Nicholas Ave
(212) 866-3354Whole Foods Market
100 W 125th St
(212) 678-1940- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-11:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-8:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- Delivery available by Amazon (for Amazon Prime members only)
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Delivery fee: Delivery fees vary. Free 2-hour delivery for orders over $35.
Associated Fresh Market of 7th Avenue
2444 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
(212) 281-0060- Monday-Saturday 7:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday 7:00AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
- Delivery available for in-store purchases
- Delivery radius: within neighborhood
Duane Reade
300 W 135th St
(212) 491-6015- Monday-Friday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday, Saturday 8:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday 10:00AM-6:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- Monday-Friday 9:00AM-9:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- Saturday 9:00AM-6:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- SNAP accepted in-store only
- Delivery available by Postmates
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Delivery minimum: $15
- Additional fees: $2.99
Key Food Supermarkets
2630 Frederick Douglass Blvd
(212) 283-5000- Sunday 8:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- Monday-Saturday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
- Delivery available by Instacart
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Delivery minimum: $10
5th Avenue Gourmet Deli
2289 5th Ave #1
(212) 862-7207- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery radius: within building
Key Food Supermarkets
592 Malcolm X Blvd
(212) 781-4476- Sunday 9:00AM-6:00PM: Store Hours
- Monday-Thursday 8:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- Friday, Saturday 8:00AM-7:30PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
- Delivery available by Instacart and for in-store purchases
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Delivery minimum: $10
148 Deli Grocery Inc
2787 Frederick Douglass Blvd
(212) 368-4917- Sunday-Saturday 7:30AM-1:00AM: Store Hours
- Delivery available by Seamless
Pioneer Supermarkets
2541 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
(212) 862-0239- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
- Delivery available by phone
- Delivery radius: close to store
- Delivery minimum: $50
- Delivery fee: $5
Supermarkets, Delis, Bodegas & Retail Food Stores (No Delivery)
This list below includes all retail food stores within the neighborhood zip codes from a Google Maps Places API search with keyword search terms “bakery, cafe, convenience store, deli, food, grocery, supermarket.”
Please call stores before visiting, as their services (take-out, delivery, benefits such as SNAP) may be changing frequently due to COVID-19.
Central Park Organic Deli & Grocery
9 W 110th St
(646) 964-4126- Monday-Friday 6:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday, Saturday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- 10:00AM-8:00PM: Delivery Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
- Delivery available by phone
- Delivery radius: 6 blocks
- Delivery minimum: $10
Down to Earth Morningside Park Farmers Market
237-331 Manhattan Ave
(914) 923-4837- SNAP/WIC accepted
Durga Deeb Fruits And Vegetables Food Vendor
(646) 945-6324- Temporarily closed until further notice
Durga Deeb Fruits And Vegetables Food Vendor
1318 5th Ave
(646) 410-0487- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-12:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Lex King Deli Inc
40 St Nicholas AveMaria Gourmet Deli
1974 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdNew Way Gourmet Deli
1902 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd125th Street Farmers' Market
Adam Clayton Powell Jr State Office Building, 163 W 125th StAltragraica Groceries
2077 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdCVS Pharmacy
288 St Nicholas Ave
(212) 222-0966- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
Express Deli Corp
393 Malcolm X Blvd- Temporarily closed until further notice
Family Community Deli
41 St Nicholas Terrace
(212) 865-5900- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-12:00AM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
Lenox Gourmet Deli & Grocery
217 Malcolm X Blvd
(212) 222-3314- Sunday-Saturday 9:00AM-7:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
Manhattan Food Market
507 Manhattan Ave
(212) 663-2263- SNAP accepted in-store only
New York Gourmet Deli
Olive Tree Deli
3060 Broadway
(212) 749-4200- Monday-Friday 6:00AM-3:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Omega Gourmet Deli
353 W 125th St
(212) 316-3354- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- SNAP accepted
Rite Aid
35-45 W 125th St
(212) 828-1772- Sunday 9:00AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- Monday-Saturday 8:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- Monday-Friday 9:00AM-10:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- Monday-Friday 8:00AM-8:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- Saturday 9:00AM-6:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- Sunday 10:00AM-5:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Shell
3260 Broadway
(212) 234-3204- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Yuca Mexican Products
1349 Amsterdam Ave
(212) 280-8585- Sunday-Saturday 9:30AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Evergreen Organic Food & Deli
2709 W 144th St
(212) 690-1300- Monday-Saturday 7:00AM-1:00AM: Store Hours
- Sunday 8:00AM-1:00AM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
- Pickup available by phone
Fancy Deli Corp.
Harlem Valley Farms
212 W 133rd St
(347) 815-3276Mini Market Davia
2363 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdDurga Deeb Fruits And Vegetables Food Vendor
521 Malcolm X Blvd
(646) 912-9135JL Grocery & Tobacco
621a Malcolm X Blvd7th Avenue Deli & Grocery Corp
2594 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdSuper Foodtown of Bradhurst
300 W 145th St
(212) 281-3158- Sunday-Saturday 6:00AM-1:00AM: Store Hours
- Sunday-Saturday 6:00AM-7:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- Sunday 9:00AM-2:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- Monday-Friday 9:00AM-8:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- Saturday 9:00AM-3:00PM: Pharmacy Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available for in-store purchases
- Delivery radius: within neighborhood
Central Harlem Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens
The Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center is collaborating with Plentiful: a completely free, easy-to-use reservation system for food pantries and the people they serve. Through their database, the information below is constantly updated with the latest opening hours and/or changes due to COVID-19.
Many pantries require identification but may be making exceptions under the COVID-19 pandemic. Please call to see if identification is required.
EMERGENCY HELP NEEDED: Millions of New Yorkers rely on food pantries and soup kitchens to survive. To date, ⅓ have closed in NYC due to COVID-19. They relied on retired seniors to volunteer and since seniors can no longer safely leave their homes, pantries are in desperate need of young and healthy volunteers.
VOLUNTEER TO SERVE EMERGENCY FOOD TODAY WITH IN IT TOGETHER NYC.
Canaan Senior Service Center
Malcolm X Blvd
(212) 866-0301
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Monday-Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM
CREATE Food Pantry
73 Malcolm X Blvd
(212) 663-1975
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Wednesday 10:00AM-12:00PM
First Corinthian Baptist Church
1912 Adam Clayton Powell Junior Blvd
(212) 864-5976
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Friday July 10 1:00PM-3:00PM
- Friday July 17 1:00PM-3:00PM
- Friday July 24 1:00PM-3:00PM
- Friday July 31 1:00PM-3:00PM
- Friday August 7 1:00PM-3:00PM
Food Bank for New York City - Community Kitchen
252 W 116th St
(212) 665-9082
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Monday-Friday 4:30PM-6:00PM
- Monday-Friday 3:30PM-4:30PM: Children, Teens, and Families Hours
- Tuesday, Thursday 9:30AM-11:00AM: Seniors Only Hours
- Meals are to-go
- ID and proof of address for all household members needed to register for pantry
Food Bank for New York City - Food Pantry
252 W 116th St
(212) 665-8747
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Tuesday, Thursday 11:00AM-3:30PM
- Wednesday 12:00PM-6:00PM
- Saturday 11:00AM-2:00PM
- Registration required for food pantry. Pantry registration hours:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 3:30PM-5:00PM
- Wednesday: 11:00AM-01:00PM
- Please bring ID and proof of address for all household members to register
- Meals are to-go
Project Create - Anthony House
73 Malcolm X Blvd
(212) 663-1596 x300
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Monday, Wednesday 9:00AM-10:00AM
- Must arrive at 6:30AM-7:00AM to get a ticket
- Food is distributed at 9:00AM
African Services Committee
429 W 127th St
(212) 222-3882
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Monday-Friday 10:00AM-2:00PM
- Contact-less pantry. Staff are also conducting door-to-door deliveries throughout the week.
- To access to pantry pickup during this time, buzz African Services Committee at 427 West 127th Street and take the elevator to the 4th floor. Follow instructions at the vestibule.
- All first-time visitors must have a referral from a social services agency, community center or church.
Billy Roberts House Of Hope Soul Saving Station
302 W 124th St
(212) 662-9425
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Monday-Friday 11:00AM-2:00PM
Broadway Community - Soup Kitchen
601 W 114th St
(212) 864-6100
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00AM-2:00PM
- Not accepting new guests until further notice
- Until further notice, breakfast will not be served but bagged lunches will be provided
Church of the Annunciation
88 Convent Ave
(212) 234-1919
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Tuesday 10:30AM-11:30AM
Department of Probation, Manhattan
W 127th St
(718) 802-4500
Status: open
ID Required: no- Monday 9:00AM-12:00PM
- Two visits per month allowed per individual
- Open for clients Monday-Friday, 9:00AM-5:00PM
- Open to general public Monday, 9:00AM-12:00PM
Emmaus House Inc.
160 W 120 St
(212) 749-9404
Status: open
ID Required: unknown
Harlem Dowling West Side Center/Specialized Services
2139 Adam Clayton Powell Junior Blvd
(212) 749-3656
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Friday 12PM-2PM
- Friday 12PM-2PM
Metropolitan Baptist Church
151 W 128 St
(212) 663-8990
Status: open
ID Required: unknownMount Olivet Baptist Church Community Meals Program - Food Pantry
201 Malcolm X Blvd
(212) 864-1155
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Monday 12PM-1:30PM
Mount Olivet Baptist Church Community Meals Program - Soup Kitchen
201 Malcolm X Blvd
(212) 864-1155
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Tuesday July 14 10:30AM-11:30AM
- Wednesday July 15 10:30AM-11:30AM
- Tuesday July 21 10:30AM-11:30AM
- Wednesday July 22 10:30AM-11:30AM
- Tuesday July 28 10:30AM-11:30AM
- Wednesday July 29 10:30AM-11:30AM
- Tuesday August 4 10:30AM-11:30AM
- Wednesday August 5 10:30AM-11:30AM
Riverside Church - Food Pantry
490 Riverside Dr
(212) 870-6700
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Tuesday, Wednesday 8:30AM-1:00PM
Safe Horizon Streetwork Project
209 W 125th St
(212) 695-2220
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Monday-Friday 12:00PM-5:00PM
- Pantry only serves current clients
- Not accepting new clients at this time
Salem Service Council
211 W 129th St
(212) 316-6204
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Friday 11AM-1PM
St. Joseph of Holy Family
405 W 125th St
(212) 862-6401 x419
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Saturday 8:00AM-12:00PM
St. Mary's Episcopal Church - Food Pantry
521 W 126th St
(212) 864-4013
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Monday July 13 4:15PM-6:00PM: To make an appointment via Plentiful, text FOOD to PANTRY (726-879).
- Monday July 20 4:15PM-6:00PM: To make an appointment via Plentiful, text FOOD to PANTRY (726-879).
- Monday July 27 4:15PM-6:00PM: To make an appointment via Plentiful, text FOOD to PANTRY (726-879).
- Monday August 3 4:15PM-6:00PM: To make an appointment via Plentiful, text FOOD to PANTRY (726-879).
- Please bring your own bag
St. Mary's Episcopal Church - Soup Kitchen
521 W 126th St
(212) 864-4013
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Saturday 2PM-4PM
The Riverside Church Food Pantry
91 Claremont Ave
(212) 870-6700
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Tuesday, Wednesday 8:30AM-1:00PM
Iris House - Food Pantry
2340 7th Ave
(646) 548-0100
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Thursday 1:00PM-2:00PM
Iris House - Soup Kitchen
2348 Adam Clayton Powell Junior Blvd
(646) 548-0100
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Tuesday-Friday 12:00PM-1:30PM
- Pickup available once a month per person
- Only giving out bagged lunches at this time
St. Charles Borromeo Food Pantry
211 W 141 St
(212) 281-2100
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Saturday July 11 8:30AM-11:00AM
- Saturday July 18 8:30AM-11:00AM
- Saturday July 25 8:30AM-11:00AM
- Saturday August 1 8:30AM-11:00AM
- Must bring proof of address
West Harlem Group Assistance
625 Malcolm X Blvd
(212) 690-7900
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Thursday July 9 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Thursday July 9 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Friday July 10 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Friday July 10 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Monday July 13 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Monday July 13 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Tuesday July 14 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Tuesday July 14 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Wednesday July 15 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Wednesday July 15 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Thursday July 16 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Thursday July 16 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Friday July 17 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Friday July 17 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Monday July 20 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Monday July 20 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Tuesday July 21 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Tuesday July 21 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Wednesday July 22 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Wednesday July 22 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Thursday July 23 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Thursday July 23 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Friday July 24 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Friday July 24 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Monday July 27 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Monday July 27 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Tuesday July 28 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Tuesday July 28 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Wednesday July 29 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Wednesday July 29 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Thursday July 30 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Thursday July 30 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Friday July 31 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Friday July 31 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Monday August 3 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Monday August 3 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Tuesday August 4 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Tuesday August 4 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Wednesday August 5 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Wednesday August 5 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Thursday August 6 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Thursday August 6 2:00PM-3:30PM
- Friday August 7 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Friday August 7 2:00PM-3:30PM
Catholic Charities Community Services, Central Harlem Parish And Community Outreach
34 W 134th St
(212) 862-6401
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Wednesday July 15 9:00AM-1:00PM
- Wednesday July 22 9:00AM-1:00PM
- Wednesday July 29 9:00AM-1:00PM
- Wednesday August 5 9:00AM-1:00PM
Grand Central Food Program, Harlem Hospital
137th St & Lenox Ave
(212) 776-2000
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Sunday
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
Greater Central Baptist Church
2152 5th Ave
(212) 234-3828
Status: open
ID Required: unknownGreater Central Baptist Church
2152-58 5 Ave
(917) 572-4867
Status: open
ID Required: unknownSalvation Army, Harlem Temple Corps - Food Pantry
540 Lenox Ave
(212) 862-3900
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Monday 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Tuesday 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Wednesday 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Thursday 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Friday 11:00AM-1:00PM
Salvation Army, Harlem Temple Corps - Soup Kitchen
540 Lenox Ave
(212) 862-3900
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Monday 10AM-3PM
- Tuesday 10AM-3PM
- Wednesday 10AM-3PM
- Thursday 10AM-3PM
- Friday 10AM-3PM
St. Mark the Evangelist Church
65 W 138 St
(212) 690-2763
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Saturday July 11 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Saturday July 18 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Saturday July 25 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Saturday August 1 10:00AM-12:00PM
Father Creavan's Food Pantry
276 W 151st St
(212) 281-2100
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Saturday 9:00AM-11:00AM
Emmanuel AME Church
37 W 119th St
(212) 722-3969
Status: unknown
ID Required: unknownFaith Mission Christian Fellowship
160 W 129th St
(212) 662-3661
Status: unknown
ID Required: unknownShiloh Church of Christ - Food Pantry
5 W 128th St
(201) 833-2810
Status: unknown
ID Required: unknownShiloh Church of Christ - Soup Kitchen
5 W 128th St
(201) 833-2810
Status: unknown
ID Required: unknownSt. Aloysius Food Pantry
219 W 132nd St
(212) 234-2848
Status: unknown
ID Required: unknownThe Doe Fund
2960 Frederick Douglass Blvd
(718) 622-0634
Status: unknown
ID Required: unknownFaces NY, Inc.
123 W 115th St
(212) 663-7772 x224
Status: closed
ID Required: unknown- Thursday 10:00AM-1:00PM
- Temporarily closed until further notice
Antioch Outreach Ministries
41 W 124th St
(917) 974-8261
Status: closed
ID Required: unknown- Saturday 7:30AM-11:00AM
- Temporarily closed until further notice
Christ Temple of the Apostolic Faith
13 W 128th St
(212) 534-4200
Status: closed
ID Required: unknownHarlem Community Nutrition Service Agency
132 W 125th St
(212) 666-7538
Status: closed
ID Required: yes- Tuesday 10AM-11:30AM
- Wednesday 10AM-11:30AM
- Thursday 10AM-11:30AM
Salem United Methodist Church
2190 Adam Clayton Powell Junior Blvd
(212) 678-2700
Status: closed
ID Required: yes- Wednesday 12:30PM-2:30PM
- Temporarily closed until further notice
The Food Pantry at Columbia
582 Lerner Hall
(212) 854-9067
Status: closed
ID Required: unknown- Tuesday 3:00PM-6:00PM
- Friday 3:00PM-6:00PM
- Temporarily closed until further notice
Bethel AME Church
60 W 132nd St
(212) 862-0100
Status: closed
ID Required: unknown- Thursday 9:30AM-11:30AM
- Temporarily closed until further notice
Union Baptist Church, Inc. - Soup Kitchen
240 W 145th St
(212) 862-3002
Status: closed
ID Required: unknown- Wednesday 1:30PM-3:30PM
Shelters, Transitional Housing and Services for Homeless People in Central Harlem
Many organizations that normally require proof of residence or ID are making exceptions due to coronavirus and extending services to people who are homeless or in crisis without documentation.
Below is a list of shelters, transitional housing and services for homeless people in the Central Harlem area. The NYC Food Policy Center will be continuously calling to check openings.
Please call before visiting in case of changes.
Also find shelter in NYC through the Coalition for the Homeless, Project STAY and ShelterList. Call the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) 24-hour hotline for additional direction: (212)-361-0584, or the Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) office, also 24/7 at 917-521-3900.
FACES NY
123 W 115th St
(212) 663-7772- Temporarily closed until further notice due to COVID-19
- Services offered: supportive housing and substance use services for individuals and families impacted by HIV/AIDS
Weston United - Weston House
203 W 113th St
(212) 932-0023- In-patient programs are still running
- Services offered: in-patient program for adults who have severe mental illness with supportive housing in single-unit residences
Addicts Rehabilitation Center - Gabriel House
201 W 122nd St
(212) 665-6610- Hospitalization programs are still running
- Services offered: Hospitalization program for adults with severe mental illness with supportive accommodation in single-unit residences
African Services Committee
429 W 127th St
(212) 222-3882- Services affected by COVID-19:
- African Services Committee's offices in Harlem are closed temporarily, except for food pantry services. ASC's Harlem office is operating contact-less pantry Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Staff are also conducting door-to-door deliveries throughout the week. ASC program staff are working remotely during this time.
- For a full list of affected services, please visit website
- General ASC Inquiries: Please contact with any questions at (212) 222-3882 to leave a message or [email protected].
- Services affected by COVID-19:
Ali Forney Center
321 W 125th St, 2nd Floor
(212) 222-3427- Provide housing and services to LGBTQ homeless youth
- Services affected by COVID-19:
- Drop in center is closed until Wednesday May 13th
- For the most up-to-date information, please visit their website or call the listed number
Bowery Residents' Committee - Cecil Ivory House
149 W 132nd St
(212) 803-5700- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- Residential facility for adults (ages 21+) providing mentally ill, chemically-addicted (co-occuring) individuals with temporary housing (18 - 24 months)
Emmaus House
160 W 120th St
(212) 749-9404- Services offered: Providing dry food bags to families currently in their system.
- Additional information: Pick up by pre-arrangement only. Food pantry closed until further notice.
Harlem Independent Living Center
289 St. Nicholas Ave, Suite 21
(800) 673-2371- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number or visit their website
- Services offered: HILC is a community-based agency providing services free-of-charge for individuals with disabilities. Services include information and referrals, programs for disabled reentrants, independent living skills, peer support, and application assistance for SNAP.
- Additional information: Information center providing connections to free services for individuals with disabilities, including housing
Harlem United - FROST'd - Scattered-Site Housing Services
306 Lenox Ave, 3rd Floor
(212) 803-2850- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number or visit their website
- Residential program providing adults (ages 18+) who live with AIDS with permanent housing
Harlem United Community AIDS Center - Lenox Avenue
290 Lenox Ave
(212) 289-2378- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number or visit website
- Offers scattered site supportive housing, food and nutrition services, HIV/AIDS testing, and residential support for individuals with HIV/AIDS and prevention education for individuals at risk of infection
- Health Services: The Nest Community Health Center (169 W. 133rd Street, NY, NY) – The clinic is open Monday – Friday from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. There are no primary care appointments on Saturdays, however the Wellness Center is open from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm.
- Continues to conduct telehealth visits and we are seeing people on-site for high need, urgent follow-up care. We are also welcoming new patients, however, patients are encouraged to call the clinic first before coming.
- Anyone entering the building must wear a face mask. If you do not have a face mask, one will be provided. If a patient requires an escort, the patient should have their escort bring them to the clinic and wait for the patient outside. All visitors and patients will have their temperature taken upon arrival and be screened for Covid-19 risk factors before checking in. All patients are encouraged to maintain social distance while in the facility.
- Dental – Open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday – Friday for urgent, necessary and emergency cases. Routine dental care will resume toward the end of July.
- Specialty Services – Gynecology services will be provided at The Nest three days per week starting July 6th. Specialty services, such as podiatry and cardiology, have resumed on a limited schedule. Podiatry is available at The Nest on the first and third Monday of the month and cardiology is providing both telehealth and on-site services at The Nest on Thursdays starting the week of July 6th.
- Appointment Protocols – If a patient has any symptoms identified by the CDC as linked to Covid-19, they will be given an appointment after the provider has contacted them. They should not walk in. Patients that do not have fever, cough or shortness of breath and have another urgent medical issue should contact the call center (646-762-4950).
- Telehealth visits – Telehealth visits are being offered to patients to avoid large patient gatherings in waiting areas and ensure continuity of care for patients who require medication refills.
- Housing: Housing services continue via telehealth and Covid-19 Wellness checks for scattered-site clients. Staff also continue to provide onsite coverage at New Broadway and the Congregate sites.
- Prevention: Certain prevention department operations such as groups and all testing services (both field and on-site) will be suspended through July 31st. Staff will be in contact with clients by phone. Therapy, case management and some patient navigation services in Harm Reduction will be provided remotely. For clients in need of PrEP/PEP, staff should refer them to The Nest. For questions regarding Prevention operations, please contact Mary Brewster ([email protected]) or Kristin Goodwin ([email protected]).
- Mobile Syringe Exchange – Mobile Syringe Exchange is operating outside of 290 Malcolm X Blvd., on Tuesdays from 9:00 am– 4:30 pm. The mobile unit will also be at Coney Island every other Thursday starting April 9 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm and on East Tremont in the Bronx every Friday from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Please note that the basement of 290 Malcolm X Blvd (Lenox Ave) is closed until further notice. The Harm Reduction department is currently exploring expanding mobile syringe exchange services during the month of July.
- In addition, you may call the main number (212-803-2850), which will have an ongoing message with updates.
- Supportive Services: Willis Green Jr. Community Health Center and ADHC (123-125 W. 124th Street, NY, NY) – ADHC has temporarily suspended regular services as directed by the State Department of Health, AIDS Institute. Willis Green is open from 8:00 am – 11:00 am for distribution of “Grab and Go” breakfast and lunch. In addition, a nurse will be on-site during these hours to provide a 30-day supply of DOT medication for those clients in need.
- Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) – FNS continues services in a limited capacity to ensure coverage of meal distribution. Effective March 30th, FNS provides pantry bags one day a week on Thursdays at Willis Green from 11:15 am – 2:30 pm. Pantry bags include nonperishable food to cover 5 meals. Assessments, reassessments and individual counseling take place by telephone.
- Health Home – Health Home is operating via telehealth, providing Covid-19 Wellness checks and ongoing health assessments for clients.
Housing Works - Stand Up Harlem House
143-145 W 130th St
(212) 283-4029- Services offered: Provides homeless adults with HIV/AIDS (single or with children) with permanent housing, social support services
- For services affected by COVID-19, please visit their website
Manhattan Legal Services - Manhattanville Legal Assistance Program
18 Old Broadway, Community Board 9 Office
(646) 442-3100- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number or visit their website
- HOPE'S DOOR LEGAL CENTER: Hope’s Door Legal Center can provide counsel for:
- Orders of Protection
- Child & Spousal Support
- Immigration
- Custody/Visitation
- Divorce
- *Bilingual service is available*
- HOPE'S DOOR COMMUNITY SERVICES: Counselors and advocates, many bilingual, are providing phone counseling, danger assessment, safety planning, and information and referrals –all to support survivors as they make their personal journey to safety, independence, and healing.
- The Next Step Economic Advancement coordinator is in contact with clients remotely, continuing to support and guide survivors on their path to economic self-sufficiency.
- The Love Shouldn’t Hurt youth prevention team is harnessing the power of social media and Zoom online meetings to continue the work of ending dating violence and promoting relationships based on equality, respect and trust.
- Hope's Door Shelter is open 24/7
Missionaries of Charity - Harlem
406 W 127th St
(212) 222-7229- Services offered for women: Providing pre-cooked and packaged meals to take-away, 9:00AM - 10:30AM
- Additional information:
- Monday - Wednesday, 8:15AM-12:00PM
- Friday - Sunday, 8:15AM-12:00PM
- Providing temporary shelter up to 3 weeks
- Free services
- Call beforehand to check availability and to reserve a bed. Women diagnosed with a mental disorder will not be accepted into the shelter
- Women with substance abuse must be enrolled in a substance abuse program. Admission will be determined by the shelter
- No referrals necessary
- Languages spoken: English and Spanish
Riverside Church - Social Services
91 Claremont Ave
(212) 870-6733- Food pantry on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:30am - 1:00pm for residents between W 96th and W 179th. Must bring proof of address and ID.
- The church is offering COVID-19 testing
- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
Safe Horizon - Streetwork Drop-In Center
209 W 125th St
(212) 695-2220- Starting June 22, 2020, New York City will enter Phase 2 of reopening. Safe Horizon is carefully monitoring the City’s phases of reopening. To ensure the well-being and safety of our clients and staff, we plan to return to onsite work more gradually. We are providing real-time updates about onsite hours and services on this page. Please check back as needed.
- Drop-in center providing homeless and street-involved youth (ages 13-23) with legal, medical and psychiatric evaluation; advocacy; assistance in obtaining identification; meals, showers, and clothing; wellness activities; HIV prevention, counseling and parenting groups
- Services affected by COVID-19:
- Safe Horizon is carefully monitoring the City’s phases of reopening. To ensure the well-being and safety of clients and staff, planning to return to onsite work more gradually.
- Providing real-time updates about onsite hours and services on website
The Jericho Project - Rapid Rehousing (RRH)
2013 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
(212) 222-1400- Programs are still running
- Services offered: Program providing case management and housing assistance to young adults ages 18-24 and veterans who are homeless that do not meet eligibility requirements of the SSVF program
Weston United - Bishop House
39 W 128th St
(646) 492-5070- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- Additional information: Provides adults who have severe mental health diagnoses with transitional housing and case management for 1.5-2 years
New York Foundation For Senior Citizens (NYFSC) - Alma Rangel Gardens
55 W 137th St
(917) 507-1108- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
Girls Educational And Mentoring Services (GEMS)
201 W 148th St
(212) 926-8089- Services offered for current program members only
- All programs are now virtual. Affected services include:
- Daily groups that support and engage our girls and young women are now taking place via Zoom, and usage of social media platforms are acting as additional touchpoints
- Supporting our young women in our Educational Initiative program whose schools have transitioned to online learning
- Usage of GEMS’ newly created app that connects our members and staff, provides a calendar of daily virtual activities, and provides other important resources
- Continued issuance of stipends for group attendance
- A fully operational housing program that continues to ensure the women we serve are safe and well cared for
Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement (HCCI) - Scattered-Site Housing
203 W 146th St
(212) 283-2768- Outreaching to local officials to get more testing
- All programs are online
- SAVE Program is online
- Housing program that provides families and individuals affected by HIV/AIDS with scattered-site housing and referrals to health services and food pantries
Resources for Immigrants and Undocumented Individuals & Families
The resources below come primarily from A Guide to Community-Based Organizations for Immigrants
While many food pantries and soup kitchens require ID under normal circumstances (COVID-19 may affect), some organizations are making exceptions for the state of emergency and extending their services to everyone in need, regardless of documentation.
Please call or email before visiting for updates about their services.
The following resources offer services for which ID/official residence is never required:
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York
- Languages: English, Spanish
- 1011 First Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
- Phone: (888) 744-7900
- Service delivery model has been transitioned to a telephonic model and we continue to serve the most vulnerable New Yorkers. If you need help, please call the Catholic Charities Helpline at 1-888-744-7900, Mon - Fri 9AM to 8PM
- Food pantry locations are open and provide “grab and go” bags so that New Yorkers will not go hungry during this “stay at home”. In East Harlem, our food pantry is packing bags of food for delivery to homebound seniors. For more information, contact us at CCFOOD@ARCHNY.ORG or the Food Hotline at 646-457-9730 for all food related inquiries.
- Bronx Center: 402 E 152 Street, between Melrose and 3rd Avenues
- Wednesday: 11 am to 3 pm
- Thursday: 10 am to 1 pm
- Friday from 10 am to 1 pm
- Kennedy Center: 34 W 134 St, Between Lenox and 5th Ave -- entrance through W 135 Street
- Wednesday: 9 am to 1 pm
- St. Cecilia Pantry: 125 E 105 St between Park and Lexington Ave, Manhattan
- Wednesday: 9 am to 12 noon
- St. Augustine: 1168 Franklin Ave between 167 and 168 St. Bronx
- Monday: 9 am to 12 noon
- Thursday: 2 pm to 4 pm
- Bronx Center: 402 E 152 Street, between Melrose and 3rd Avenues
- Eviction prevention services also continue to operate and are working to prevent the accrual of rent arrears. For more information, please call the Catholic Charities Helpline at 1-888-744-7900
- Immigration Division has been able to implement seminars and distribute critical information via electronic means, and our attorneys are still accompanying clients to those courts that remain open. For more information, please call the New Americans Hotline, 1-800-566-7636, Mon - Fri 9AM - 8PM, Sat-Sun 9AM - 5PM
Damayan Migrant Workers Association
- Languages: English, Tagalog
- 406 West 40th St. 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018
- Phone: (212) 564-6057
- Helps labor trafficking survivors develop escape plans, secure emergency housing and financial assistance, access social and legal services, find employment, and facilitate family reunifications. Also engages in community and organizing for fair labor standards and labor trafficking.
Refugee Services Refugee Services (RS) within the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance is the single state agency responsible for the implementation of services to refugees.
- Find a program for refugees here.
- Contact RS for information about services at (518) 402-3096.
Immigrant Rights and Services: Public Benefits Available to Immigrants Many important services and benefits are available to all people, regardless of immigration status. Some of these services are for emergency needs. The services listed below are available to all people, including undocumented immigrants.
- Children under 19 are eligible for health insurance under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP),
- Pregnant women, children under 5 years of age, and mothers of babies up to 6 months old (or 12 months if breastfeeding) are eligible for nutrition education, nutritious food and breastfeeding support under Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC),
- Prenatal care for pregnant women under the Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP),
- Emergency medical care, including ambulance service,
- Domestic violence counseling,
- Immunizations,
- HIV testing and counseling,
- Emergency shelter,
- Poison control hotline,
- Food pantry services,
- Child welfare and foster care services,
- Public school education,
- School breakfast and lunch programs,
- Senior services and senior center programs provided by the Department for the Aging,
- Services that protect against consumer fraud provided by the Department of Consumer Affairs,
- Protection against discrimination provided by the Human Rights Commission,
- Services and facilities provided by the Department of Parks and Recreation,
- Services provided by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
- Public library services and special events,
- Public transportation,
- Police protection, and
- Fire protection.
The following are some benefits that only U.S. citizens and immigrants with certain legal status that are “lawfully present” can receive:
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
- Food stamps,
- Cash assistance,
- Public housing,
- Section 8 Housing vouchers, and
- Medicaid (non-emergency).
Services for Immigrants and Undocumented Individuals/Families Close to Central Harlem
Senegalese Association of America (ASA)
121 St. Nicholas Ave
(212) 932-0900- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- Services offered: A community center providing those in need, primarily Senegalese immigrants, with information and referrals.
African Services Committee
429 W 127th St
(212) 222-3882- Services affected by COVID-19:
- African Services Committee's offices in Harlem are closed temporarily, except for food pantry services. ASC's Harlem office is operating contact-less pantry Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Staff are also conducting door-to-door deliveries throughout the week. ASC program staff are working remotely during this time.
- For a full list of affected services, please visit website
- General ASC Inquiries: Please contact with any questions at (212) 222-3882 to leave a message or [email protected].
- Services affected by COVID-19:
CONNECT
127 W 127th St
(212) 683-0015- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- Services offered: Organization providing victims of domestic violence with advocacy and a telephone hotline that offers immediate access to legal information.
Lutheran Social Services of New York - Immigration Legal Program
75 W 125th St
(212) 265-1826- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- Calls will be answered in person from 3:30PM-4:30PM, Monday - Friday. At other times, callers can leave a message and someone from the Immigration Legal Program will call them back. The hotline number is (212) 870-1179.
- Only general inquiries – not specific legal advice – will be answered on the hotline. Please continue to refer those with questions regarding their specific cases to LSSNY’s Immigration Legal Program at (212) 265-1826, x3013.
- Additional information: no special resources or connections for people to access food at this time
Neighborhood Defender Service Of Harlem
317 Lenox Ave, 10th Floor
(212) 876-5500- For the most up-to-date information and services call the number listed
- Services offered: Immigrant legal assistance please call for help
Workforce1 Career Center - Upper Manhattan
215 W 125th St, 6th Floor
(917) 493-7000- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- Services offered: Public career center providing job seekers (ages 18+) with employment assistance
Goddard Riverside Community Center - Single Stop
140 W 140th St
(212) 234-3481- For the most up-to-date information and services call the number listed
- Core programs still operating 24/7
- Services offered: An organization providing residents of all five boroughs with free screenings for food stamps and public health insurance programs, as well as financial counseling, tax assistance, legal consultations, and referrals for individual and family support services.
- Additional information: Goddard Riverside (parent company) is providing meals to the community in partnership with various local & national organizations
Harlem YMCA
180 W 135th St
(212) 912-2100- Temporarily closed, but YMCA @ Home is still offering free workout videos, family activities, wellness tips, and more
- Services include: fitness and recreational services, as well as immigrant services
NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem - Medina Clinic
46 W 136th St, 3rd Floor
(212) 939-8400- For the most up-to-date information and services, call the number listed or visit their website
- Walk-in testing available
- Service offered: Public health clinic providing primary and specialty care for patients of all ages
Harlem Hospital Center - Center for Victim Support
506 Lenox Ave, Department of Social Work - 6th Floor, Room 6111
(212) 939-4613- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- Services offered: domestic abuse/victims' services
- Additional information: Health care information and services for immigrants
NYC Department of Health - Central Harlem Sexual Health Clinic
2238 5th Ave (137th St), 1st Floor
(212) 639-9675- Clinics closed until further notice
- NYC Sexual Health Clinic Hotline: (347) 396-7959
Resources for People with Disabilities
Coronavirus is putting immense pressure on mobile and delivery services throughout New York City. Below are resources for people with disabilities who may already rely on these systems and/or need extra support during this time. Please call or email before visiting for updates about their services.
Center for Independence of the Disabled NY
- Currently with customers via telephone only.
- Manhattan office: 212-674-2300.
- Queens office: 646-442-1520.
- If they are unable to speak with you when you call, they will return all messages as soon as they are able.
- ASL-speaking consumers can call the Manhattan office VP line at 646-350-2681 or the Queens VP line at 347-905-5088.
- Coronavirus update
- Food access
- Transportation and Access-A-Ride
Crisis Services/Mental Health: Mobile Crisis Teams A mobile crisis team is a group of health professionals, such as nurses, social workers and psychiatrists, who can provide mental health services, primarily in people’s homes.
- To request a team, call NYC Well at (888) NYC-WELL (888-692-9355)
Helping Hands for the Disabled of NY
- Action Line: We are here for you 9am – 9pm, seven days a week at 718-606-9712
- Food Pantry Available for Disabled People: We can bring food to you. 718-606-9712
NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities
- Can be reached by calling 311.
- Coronavirus Information ASL Video
- Emergency Preparedness
- Housing
- Social Services & Benefits
NYC Mayor’s Office: Disability Service Facilitators Contact Information with EMAIL ADDRESSES and/or ASL VIDEO PHONES which may be helpful for people who are unable to hear and/or speak
- NYC Mayor’s Office
- Ms. Noel Haight
- Voice Phone: 212-788-2548
- ASL Video Phone: 646-396-5830
- Email: MOPD_DSF@cityhall.nyc.gov
- Department of Health & Mental Hygiene:
- Jorge Martinez, Esq
- Voice Phone: 347-396-6067
- Email: jmartin4@health.nyc.gov
- Department for the Aging
- Kim Hernandez
- Voice Phone: 212-602-4197
- Email: khernandez@aging.nyc.gov
- Department of Homeless Services
- Elizabeth A. Iannone
- Voice Phone: 929-221-6617
- Email: disabilityaffairs@hra.nyc.gov
- Department of Transportation
- Denise Ramirez
- 55 Water St.
- New York, NY 10041
- Voice Phone: 212-839-3260
- Email: MobilityManagement@dot.nyc.gov
Office for People with Developmental Disabilities: The Front Door The Front Door is the way OPWDD connects people to the services they need and want. Once you enter, a person-centered planning process begins which helps you learn about and access service options taking your needs and desires into consideration. It will also give you the chance to direct your own service plan or help your family member or loved one as they direct theirs.
- The first step: Determine eligibility
- If eligible to receive services: Begin planning process
- Support and service options available: residential, employment, day habilitation, children’s services and aging services.
Contact the OPWDD regional office that covers your county (Manhattan 646-766-3220) to access the Front Door, or call the OPWWD Info Line at 1-866-946-9733.
Olmstead Rights: New York Disability Resources and Advocacy Organizations
- Links to government agencies and disability rights organizations in New York.
Services for People with Disabilities in Central Harlem
Canaan Senior Service Center
1428 5th Ave
(212) 876-2638- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- A church-sponsored senior center offering individuals (ages 60+) counseling, assistance with personal/daily living issues, telephone reassurance for the homebound
- Languages spoken: English and Spanish
Community Healthcare Network - Harlem
81 W 115th St
(212) 426-0088- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- In response to COVID-19, CHN now offers Telehealth visits and is screening all patients for symptoms and asking about recent travel, over the phone and at health centers. Stay up to date here.
- Services offered:
- Prenatal and post-partum care
- Gynecology
- Sexual health services
- Pediatrics
- Adolescent medicine
- Adult medicine
- Geriatric care
- Mental health services
- Behavioral health therapy
- Psychiatric medication management
- Family planning services
- Immunizations
Food Bank for New York City - Community Kitchen
252 W 116th St
(212) 894-8094- Temporarily suspended senior program.
- Senior pantry will distribute prepackaged meal bags.
- During normal daily sit-down meal service times and client-choice pantry times, Food Bank staff will instead distribute this food as to-go meals and pre-packaged pantry bags.
Project CREATE - Residential Program
121-123 W 111th St
(212) 678-4269- Only offering services to current clients at the moment
- Services offered: Provides intensive residential chemical dependence treatment and vocational rehabilitation services to males 18 and above including medical evaluations, counseling, counseling peer support, vocational guidance and placement, 12 step programs, relapse prevention training and life-style direction.
- Additional information: no special resources or connections for people to access food at this time
Central Harlem Senior Citizens Centers, Inc. - St. Nicholas House
210 W 131st St
(646) 678-4451- Center closed to all activities until further notice. Not providing any services at this time due to COVID-19
- Grab and Go Meals for those who desire can be picked up at the Center from 11:30AM-1:30PM
Harlem Independent Living Center
289 St. Nicholas Ave, Suite 21
(800) 673-2371- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number or visit their website
- Services offered: HILC is a community-based agency providing services free-of-charge for individuals with disabilities. Services include information and referrals, programs for disabled reentrants, independent living skills, peer support, and application assistance for SNAP.
- Additional information: Information center providing connections to free services for individuals with disabilities, including housing
Legal Aid Society - Civil Practice - Harlem Community Law Office
2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, 3rd Floor
(212) 426-3000- For the most up to date information call the number listed.
- Provides comprehensive services, support, and advocacy that protect rights, keep families and communities together, and in many cases, saves lives.
Manhattan Legal Services - Upper Manhattan
1 W 125th St, 2nd Floor
(646) 442-3100- Office is open. Leave a message at the listed number for further assistance.
- Fights poverty and seeks economic, social and racial justice for low-income borough residents through the provision of free legal representation, systemic advocacy and community education.
- Especially focuses on vulnerable populations including people living with HIV or a disability, elderly people, families with children, domestic violence survivors, immigrants and people who are unemployed.
- Office is closed but you are able to speak to the receptionists.
New York Center for Child Development
159 W 127th St
(212) 752-7575- School closed and blessings suspended until further notice.
- Child development center that provides children from birth to age 5 and their families with evaluations, preschool for children with special needs, universal preschool (UPK), therapy, and early childhood mental health screenings.
New York State Education Department - ACCES-VR - Harlem Satellite Office
163 W 125th St, Room 713
(212) 961-4420- Office is closed. Email for assistance.
NYS Commission For The Blind - Harlem
163 W 125th St, Room 1315
(212) 961-4440- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- Office is closed and virtual services available.
JBFCS - Harlem Child Development Center
34 W 139th St
(212) 690-7234- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- All offices, clinics, and residences remain open.
- Services provided: outpatient clinic, therapeutic nursery school, early childhood consultation to community based settings, child services, emotional crisis, family services, forging healthy relationships, and a special education itinerant teacher program for children ages 2-6 with a range of developmental, neurological and/or emotional and behavioral problems.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem - Child and Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic
15 W 136th St
(212) 939-3370- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- Behavioral health social services available virtually
- Hours:
- Monday - Wednesday, 8:00AM-8:00PM
- Thursday - Friday, 8:00AM-5:00PM
- Saturday, 8:00AM-4:00PM
ADAPT Community Network - Recreational Services
251 W 154th St
(718) 436-7979- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- Recreational services office providing individuals who have developmental and physical disabilities with a weekend recreation program (SPIRIT) for Bronx and Manhattan residents (ages 13-18) and a program for Manhattan residents ages 18+ (EXPLORE).
AP Randolph Senior Citizen Center
108 W 146th St
(212) 281-1349- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- Pick up and delivery of meals is currently possible, must be 60+ years old to qualify
Citywide Non-Profit Organizations Offering Food Delivery and/or Mobile Markets
- GetFoodNYC: a meal delivery program created by the City of New York to assist New Yorkers who are unable to access food themselves during COVID-19.
- Apply here by creating an account. Call 311 if you need help creating an account.
- Intended for individuals and families affected by COVID-19 who meet the following criteria:
- No members of the household can go out and get food because they are at increased medical risk or homebound
- No neighbors or family members can go out and get food for you
- Do not receive meal assistance from other providers (such as: Meals on Wheels or God's Love We Deliver); and
- You are unable to afford meal delivery or grocery delivery
- Households may place an order once every two days.
- Each order contains 4 meals per person in the household. No household will receive more than 8 meals per delivery.
- City Harvest: Mobile markets are still operating throughout the city. Please click here to find a mobile market in your neighborhood.
- CityMeals on Wheels: Deliver meals to eligible New Yorkers over 60 years old.
- Eligibility Requirements here.
- Require a Case Manager to coordinate services
- COVID-19 response
- God’s Love We Deliver: Deliver meals to eligible New Yorkers who are too sick to cook or shop for themselves.
- Eligibility Requirements and Application Information here.
- Require a Medical Provider to sign the application for services.
- COVID-19 response: Sending all clients shelf-stable bags
- Twitter Updates
- GoGo: GoGo turns on demand transportation companies like Lyft into services that can be accessed and monitored without a smartphone. You can order take-out food and/or groceries with GoGoGourmet and GoGoGroceries (see below). You may also request special accessibility services through GoGoGrandparent, though you do not have to be a senior (just 18+ years of age).
- Step 1: Register for GoGo by clicking here or by calling 1 (855) 464-6872.
- Step 2: CALL 1 (855) 464-6872 and wait to hear: "Thanks for calling GoGo"
- Step 3:
- PRESS 1 to immediately request a Lyft or Uber to your home.
- PRESS 2 to request a Lyft or Uber to where we dropped you off last.
- PRESS 3, 4 or 5 to request a Lyft or Uber to a custom pick up location (once you're registered please give us a call to set these up).
- PRESS 6 to request a Lyft or Uber with an operator.
- PRESS 0 to speak with an operator about scheduling requests in advance or anything else.
- GoGoGourmet: Meals delivered to the door of your home (855) 754-5328
- GoGoGroceries: Groceries delivered to the door of your home (855) 222-4919
- Meals on Wheels America: Deliver meals to eligible Network of over 5,000 independently run local programs
- Search for participating locations near you here. Requirements and eligibility vary from location to location. Some locations may also provide additional services, including pet food and medical supply delivery services.
- GrowNYC Fresh Food Boxes: seasonal produce well below retail prices
- Visit a Fresh Food Box site near you (see bullets below)
- Pay $14 (or $15 at workplace sites) in cash, credit/debit, EBT/SNAP, or Health Bucks for next week’s share
- Return the following week to pick up your share: 10-15 pounds of fresh, high-quality produce
- All Fresh Food Box sites accept SNAP/EBT and Health Bucks
- SUSPENDED: Hunter College, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 1 Centre Street, and Department of Health.
- OPEN (operating outdoors):
- Lenox Hill Neighborhood House: 70th Street & 1st Avenue, 1st Avenue Entrance
- Project H.O.P.E.: 854 Hunts Point Avenue
- Family Health Center of Harlem: Now operating at East Harlem Health Action Center (below)
- East Harlem Health Action Center: 158 E 115th Street
- Uptown Grand Central: Southwest corner of 125th Street & Park Avenue
- Bed-Stuy Fresh Food Box: 403 Lewis Ave
- No longer accepting new participants; join the waitlist
- See GrowNYC updates here.
- Mutual Aid Groups:** **Click here to find the closest mutual aid group to you:
- Request help online or call the Mutual Aid NYC Hotline
- Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): programs in which individuals buy into a farm by purchasing a share and in turn, the individual receives a selection of fresh produce throughout the season
- Stapleton/St. George (open to Staten Island):
- Staten Island CSA, http://statenislandcsa.org/, Christ Church New Brighton, 76 Franklin Ave., 10301. 24 weeks of fresh organic vegetables. Separate egg and fruit shares available. (917) 734-3746
- Snug Harbor Heritage Farm CSA, https://snug-harbor.org/csa/, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301. (718) 425-3504. Sold out for 2020.
- Rabbits Garden Farm, https://www.rabbitsgardenfarm.com/csa-how-it-works, 7 Navy Pier Court, Staten Island, NY 10304
- Chef David Cavagnaro Food Baskets, https://www.instagram.com/_farmer_dave/. Includes some produce grown on Staten Island at Decker Farm as well as items sourced from other places. Payment is weekly rather than a lump sum. Most weekly baskets also include prepared food items like bread or soup. Contact him at [email protected]. Pickups are at Honor Wines, 104 Beach St, Staten Island, NY 10304.
- Go! Healthy Food Boxes, https://www.childrensaidnyc.org/programs/gohealthy. Goodhue Center, 304 Prospect Ave, Staten Island, NY 10301.Payment is weekly; pay what you can with no minimum payment and no questions asked.
- Tottenville/Great Kills (open to entire Island):
- Great Kills CSA, Christ Lutheran Church, 121 Cleveland Ave, Staten Island, NY 10308. 24 weeks of fresh organic vegetables. Separate egg and fruit shares available. [email protected] or (718) 887-1854
- Stapleton/St. George (open to Staten Island):
- GrowNYC Farmers Markets and Youthmarkets: offering seasonal, fresh produce, for New York City residents. Locate a market near you here; most accept EBT/SNAP and Health Bucks
- Deemed essential businesses, GrowNYC reconfigured 80+ food access sites to keep them open and safe for shoppers, producers, and staff.
- Working with community partners to deliver free Fresh Food Boxes to low income New Yorkers who are undocumented, unemployed, or struggling in high need neighborhoods.
- Building out distance learning resources to continue to support educators and the general public as learning spaces move remote.
- Many Greenmarket producers are offering a variety of ways to purchase their products, from allowing customers to pre-order and pick up at a market, to direct home delivery and shipping products from their online stores. All of that information is available in one place at GrowNYC Greenmarket Alternative Sales Directory 2020.
- See GrowNYC updates here.
- Common Pantry: Providing takeaway meals for hot breakfast and dinner programs
- 8 East 109th Street, East Harlem
- Monday-Saturday, 10AM-4PM: New Client Intakes
- Wednesday-Saturday, 10AM-2PM: Pantry Distribution
- Monday, 10AM-2PM: Senior Only (60+) Pantry Distribution
- Monday-Friday, 2:30-3:30PM: Lunch Service (Grab and Go)
- Saturday-Sunday, 4-5PM: Brown Bags
- 1290 Hoe Avenue, Bronx
- Tuesday-Friday, 10AM-4PM: Client Intakes
- Thursday-Friday, 10AM-2PM: Pantry Distribution
- Please note new clients will receive an emergency bag of food
- Scheduled Pantry Distribution is for existing clients.
- For additional questions about services contact NYCPServices@nycommonpantry.org
- 8 East 109th Street, East Harlem
- Farms That Are Delivering: A database of farms nation-wide that are delivering locally and across the country.** **
- Meat, produce, and dairy that can be ordered for purchase and delivery online
Additional Resources for New Yorkers
Case Management Services
- See hitesite to locate a Case Management Agency near you
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- SNAP provides food assistance for eligible New Yorkers. SNAP benefits can be used to purchase fresh produce and groceries at participating stores and online retailers.
- All in-person Human Resource Administration (HRA) Appointments are CANCELLED.
- All SNAP application and recertification interviews can now be done online/by phone.
- Apply for SNAP online at www.nyc.gov/accesshra or by smart phone with the ACCESS HRA app. After you submit your application, complete your eligibility interview by calling 718-SNAP-NOW (718-762-7669) anytime between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday.
- SNAP benefits usually take 30 days to come into effect after the submission of an application, or 7 days with expedited service. Because of coronavirus, there may be significant delays.
- If you cannot get SNAP benefits quickly enough and need urgent help, please call the Emergency Food Hotline at 866-888-8777.
- To help stop the spread of COVID-19, many HRA locations are consolidating until further notice. Please see below for locations, hours, and contact information. SNAP Application:
- Apply online for SNAP here. User guide here.
- For information on documents you may need to apply click here.
- To locate a SNAP center near you click here. If you were already in the process of applying for SNAP:
- Your Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) case will stay open EVEN if you DO NOT….
- Complete your eligibility interview in person if one was scheduled. You can still complete your eligibility interview by phone by calling 718-SNAP-NOW (718-762-7669) anytime between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday.
- Submit your 6-month periodic report. Please submit all required documents through the ACCESS HRA app’s mobile document upload feature.
- Meet the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) work requirements
Official SNAP Enrollment Centers in NYC - Human Resources Association (HRA)
There is at least one SNAP enrollment center location open in each of the five boroughs at this time. Please call rather than visiting:
- Bronx - Crotona S46*
- 1910 Monterey Avenue, 5th Fl., Bronx, NY 10457
- Phone: 929-252-7436 | Fax: 917-639-1107
- Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
- This center includes a children's area that does not provide supervision.
- Brooklyn - Clinton Hill #67
- 495 Clermont Ave, Brooklyn NY 11238
- Phone: 929-221-2809 | 929-221-1568
- Fax: 917-639-2511 | HDU Fax: 718-639-7705
- Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
- This center includes a Children's Corner, which provides supervision during limited hours.
- Brooklyn - Coney Island #63
- 3050 West 21st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224
- Phone: 929-221-3856 | 929-221-3867
- Fax: 917-639-2515 | HDU Fax: 917-639-2516
- Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
- This center includes a children's area that does not provide supervision.
- Manhattan - Waverly S19
- 12 West 14th St, 4th Fl., New York, NY 10011
- Phone: 212-352-2524 | Fax: 917-639-2504
- Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
- This center includes a Children's Corner, which provides supervision during limited hours.
- Queens - Queens S53
- 32-20 Northern Blvd., 2nd Fl., LIC, NY 11101
- (Entrance on One Honeywell Street)
- Phone: 718-784-6315 | Fax: 917-639-2492
- Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
- This center includes a Children's Corner, which provides supervision during limited hours.
- Staten Island - Richmond S99
- 201 Bay Street, 2nd Fl., Staten Island, NY 10301
- Phone: 718-390-6994 | Fax: 917-639-2537
- Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) offering assistance with SNAP applications Many CBOs provide help completing SNAP applications and screening applicants for eligibility.
- They DO NOT provide interviews (the final step of the application process) - this is only done at the HRA locations listed above.
- Due to COVID-19, interviews may not be required or may be completed by phone. HRA will contact you if they need more information after you apply. Please click here for the Site Finder, enter your address and choose Site Type “Food Stamp Center” to find a CBO offering assistance with SNAP applications close to you.
- It is difficult to confirm the status of these organizations, so please always contact them before visiting. The Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center is continually reaching out to try to verify opening hours and temporary closures.
- If you cannot go to a location, you can request reasonable accommodations (if you are working, elderly, or disabled; if you have problems with child care; if you have trouble traveling to a SNAP Center). Call HRA’s infoline at 718-557-1399 (free language translation services are available) or contact HRA online here. Retail store locations accepting SNAP in NYC: The SNAP Retailer Locator allows anyone to locate nearby SNAP-authorized retailers by entering a street address, city, and state, or zip code. Enter your starting location and select a retailer or map point to get details and directions.
Online retailers accepting SNAP in NYC:
- Amazon
- Add your SNAP EBT card here.
- Amazon Restaurants is not currently operating
- Amazon Fresh inventory and delivery may sometimes be unavailable; confirmation is available only at online checkout
- Prime Now, Amazon Fresh, and Whole Foods Market are still delivering. Delivery customers always have the option to select “unattended delivery” (if no alcohol in order) during checkout if they prefer not to come into contact with others.
- Check coronavirus updates here.
- ShopRite
- Do not accept EBT for delivery, just for pick up orders.
- Still delivering
- Implemented “drop at your door” service for delivery orders. Your driver will call or text you when they are on their way to make your delivery and your groceries will be left at your door unattended. (Provide your mobile phone number in the Delivery Instructions field at checkout when placing delivery orders.) Note, payment options may have changed to accommodate this service. *SNAP benefits cannot be used to pay delivery fees.
Health Bucks Health Bucks is a coupon program that is run by the City of New York for individuals who receive SNAP benefits, to buy fresh, locally-grown produce. Health Bucks can be used at any NYC Farmers Market that accepts SNAP benefits.
- You MUST be a SNAP recipient to be eligible for Health Bucks.
- For every $5 you spend at farmers markets using SNAP on an EBT card, you can automatically and immediately get $2 in Health Bucks
- Pharmacy to Farm Prescription program
- Receive $30 in Health Bucks when you fill your prescription for blood pressure medication at select pharmacies in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan
- Sign up at any pharmacy listed below:
- Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Center Pharmacy at 104 Dekalb Ave., 11201 in Downtown Brooklyn
- Myrtle Drug Care at 355 Myrtle Ave., 11205 in Fort Greene
- Park Drugs at 801 Nostrand Ave., 11225 in Crown Heights
- Whitman Pharmacy at 329A Myrtle Ave., 11205 in Fort Greene
- Manhattan
- Drug Mart II at 4873 Broadway, 10034 in Inwood
- Dyckman Pharmacy at 199 Dyckman St, 10040 in Inwood
- Nagle Pharmacy at 210 Nagle Ave., 10034 in Inwood
- New Amsterdam Drug Mart at 698 Amsterdam Ave., 10025 on the Upper West Side
- New London Pharmacy at 246 8th Ave., 10011 in Chelsea
- New York City Pharmacy at 206 1st Ave., 10009 in East Village
- Quick RX UWS at 909 Columbus Ave., 10025 in Upper West Side
- Queens
- Image Heights Pharmacy at 7501 37th Ave., 11372 in Jackson Heights
- Jannat Pharmacy at 7203 35th Ave., 11372 in Jackson Heights
- Nueva Vida Pharmacy at 81-25 37th Ave., 11372 in Jackson Heights
- Superior Pharmacy at 80-05 Roosevelt Ave., 11372 in Jackson Heights
- Brooklyn
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
WIC provides nutrition for eligible pregnant and postpartum women and children. Fathers and caregivers can also apply for their children.
- Normally WIC applicants must apply in person, but most centers are now working via phone.
- Determine if you are eligible for WIC here.
- You do NOT need to be a US citizen to receive WIC
- If applicants have all necessary documents, WIC benefits are effective immediately after application
- Locate a WIC center near you here or call 1-800-522-5006
- For more information on WIC see the New York State Department of Health WIC website
Organizations Providing WIC Services close to Central Harlem (Please call rather than visiting)
Harlem Hospital
506 Lenox Ave, Samuel Kountz Pavilion, Room 124
(212) 939-2730- New clients accepted.
- Services offered solely by phone.
- Office Hours:
- Monday - Friday: 8:00AM-5:00PM
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