If you live in Staten Island, New York, and need free food now, food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens are a great place to start. In New York City, there are more than 535 food pantries and 128 soup kitchens. In this post, will provide a list of food pantries in Staten Island, NY, including address, phone number, and hours of operation.
The quickest way to get free food now is through food pantries and soup kitchens. We have provided below the list of food panty locations in Staten Island, NY.
Continue reading below to see the complete list of food pantries.
However, over the long term, food stamps (SNAP benefits) offer another way to get access to nutritious food, if you are struggling to provide food for your household.
To see if you qualify for food stamps, see our eligibility guide here.
In addition, if you are eligible for food stamps, you may qualify for expedited processing of your application if you have very low or no income.
If you are found to be eligible for expedited SNAP processing, you will get your food stamps benefits in 5 days.
For details on how to apply for SNAP benefits in Staten Island and details about expedited processing, continue reading below.
What is a Food Pantry?
A food pantry is a distribution center where hungry families can receive food. Supplied with food from a food bank, pantries feed hundreds of people per week!
At a mobile pantry, truckloads of food are distributed to people in pre-packed boxes or displayed on folding tables like a farmer’s market.
How different is a food pantry from a food bank?
A food bank is a non-profit that safely stores millions of pounds of food that will soon be delivered to local food programs, like a food pantry.
The food they store is donated from local neighbors, retailers, grocery stores, and restaurants.
To get the food into the hands of the community, food banks hire drivers to make the deliveries. Every food bank serves a specific area that varies in size.
List of Food Pantries in Staten Island, NY
Here is the list of food pantries in Staten Island, including address, phone number, and hours of operation.
Additionally, some of the food pantries listed below offer food stamps pre-screening services for free (to help you determine if you qualify for food stamps).
All Saints Church Episcopal Ministry
2329 Victory Blvd.
Staten Island, NY – 10314
Phone: (718) 698-1338
Food will be given to qualified applicants.
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday10:00am – 12:00 pm.
For more information, please call.
Assumption – St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church
53 St. Marks Place
Staten Island, NY – 10301
Phone: (718) 447-6362
Fax Number: (718) 447-4240
Food Pantry Hours: Wednesday 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Mobile Food Pantry Distribution Hours: Will now serve the following locations 10:30 am to 11:00 am
First Tuesday: St. Peter, 53 St. Mark’s Place
Second Tuesday: St. Peter, 53 St. Mark’s Place
Third Tuesday: St. Peter-St. Paul School, 145 Clinton Ave.
Fourth Tuesday and Fifth Tuesday, when necessary: St. Peter-St. Paul School, 145 Clinton Ave.
Requirement: Bring ID. One service.
Catholic Charities Mobile Food Pantry
128 Targee Street
Staten Island, NY – 10304
Phone: (718) 447-2165
Fax Number: (718) 447-4835
Catholic Charities Rusty Staub Mobile Food Pantry at Immaculate Conception Church.
Pantry Bag Distribution: Tuesday10:00 am – 12:00 pm.
For more information, please call.
Catholic Charities Community Services Anderson Avenue Food Pantry
120 Anderson Avenue
Staten Island, NY – 10302
Phone: (718) 420-1010
Hours: Wednesday 12:00pm – 2:00pm.
For more information, please call.
St. Peters Church
53 St. Mark’s Place
Staten Island, NY – 10301
Phone: (718) 447-6362
Fax Number: (718) 720-9269
Hours: Tuesday 11:30am – 1:30pm
Christian Pentecostal Church
900 Richmond Rd.
Staten Island, NY – 10304
Phone: (718) 273-5850
Fax Number: (718) 447-1060
Food Pantry Hours: Tuesday 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Wednesday 6:00pm – 8:00pm.
Located in the 910 Building (Fellowship Hall).
Requirements: Photo ID required.
For more information, please call.
Council Of Jewish Organizations
984 Post Avenue
Staten Island, NY – 10302
Phone: (718) 720-4047
Food Pantry Hours: Tues and Thursday 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm.
For more information, please call.
El Centro Del Inmigrante
260 Port Richmond Ave.
Staten Island, NY – 10302
Phone: (347) 825-2086
Fax Number: (347) 825-2086
Food Pantry Hours: Thursday 6:00pm – 9:00pm Saturday 9:00am – 11:00am
For more information, please call.
Faith United Methodist Church – Staten Island Immigrant Center – El Centro del Imigrante
221 Heberton Ave.
Staten Island, NY – 10302
Phone: (718) 442-5684
Food Pantry Hours: Friday9:00am – 11:00 am.
Call for an Appointment.
For more information, please call.
First United Christian Church – Food Pantry
109 Victory Blvd.
Staten Island, NY – 10301
Phone: (718) 111-2222
Food Pantry Hours: Sunday 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm (Closed 1st Sunday of the Month).
For more information, please call.
Jewish Community Center Of Staten Island
1466 Manor Rd
Staten Island, NY – 10314
Phone: (718) 475-5245
Food Pantry Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm.
Requirements: Some form of ID is required.
Please call for an appointment.
Meals On Wheels Of Staten Island
304 Port Richmond Ave.
Staten Island, NY – 10302
Phone: (718) 727-4435
Meal Deliveries by car.
Hours:Monday – Saturday 6:00am – 2:00pm.
For more information, please call.
Our Lady Of Good Counsel Church
10 Austin Place
Staten Island, NY – 10304
Phone: 718-447-1503
Food Pantry: Saturday 10:00 am – 11:00 am (New Clients Accepted First Saturday of Every Month).
First-time clients ID required; proof of residence, dependent children, income, and expenses required.
Project Hospitality
100 Park Ave.
Staten Island, NY – 10302
Phone: (718) 448-1544
Soup Kitchen: Tuesday and Thursday: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm.
Food Pantry: Tuesday: 9:00am -11:00am and 1:00pm – 3:00pm, Thursday 9:00am – 11:00am.
Requirements: Photo ID and proof of address required for Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen.
Richmond Senior Services
774 Castleton Ave
Staten Island, NY – 10310
Phone: (718) 816-1811
Food Pantry Hours: Tuesday 10:00am – 2:00pm Seniors Thursday 10:00am – 2:00pm families.
For more information, please call.
Salvation Army Port Richmond Corps
1295 Forest Ave
Staten Island, NY – 10302
Phone: (718) 442-2145
Fax Number: (718) 815-1243
Soup Kitchen Hours: Tuesday – Thursday11:30am-10:00 pm.
Food Pantry Hours: Monday – Thursday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Requirements: Photo ID required; proof of income and address for all household members required.
For more information, please call.
Salvation Army Stapleton
15 Broad Street
Staten Island, NY – 10304
Phone: (718) 448-8480
Fax Number: (718) 448-9604
Serves Zip codes 10304-10309, 10312.
Soup Kitchen Hours: Monday – Friday 11:00am1:00pm.
Food Pantry Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00am – 2:00pm.
Requirements: ID w proof of address required.
For more information, please call.
South Shore Community Food Pantry
7558 Amboy Road
Staten Island, NY – 10307
Phone: (718) 227-2485
Fax Number: (718) 689-2004
Food Pantry: Tues, Wed, Thursday 10 am-1 pm.
By appointment only.
St. Edwards Food Pantry
6581 Hylan Blvd.
Staten Island, NY – 10309
Phone: (718) 984-1625
Food Pantry Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.
Requirements: Photo ID, proof of children in the home, and proof of address required.
Stapleton Union Ame Church
49 Tompkins Ave
Staten Island, NY – 10304
Phone: (718) 273-2857
Soup Kitchen Hours: Monday and Friday 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Wednesday 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm.
Food Pantry Hours: Tuesday and Friday 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.
Requirements: ID, proof of residence, and verification of household members required.
Staten Island Liberian Community
180 Park Hill Ave.
Staten Island, NY – 10304
Phone: (718) 273-7261
Food Pantry Hours: Wednesday 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm.
Requirements: ID, proof of children, and address required.
For more information, please call.
Staten Island SDA Church
80 Union Ave.
Staten Island, NY – 10303
Phone: (718) 442-4806
Food Pantry Hours: Sunday 10:00am – 2:00pm.
For more information, please call.
United Church Of Praise Healthy Heart Food Pantry
32 Sands street
Staten Island, NY – 10304
Phone: 718-314-8779
United church of praise Healthy Heart Food Pantry provides foods to low-income men, women, families in Staten Island.
DAYS: EVERY FRIDAYS and SUNDAYS TIME: 1 pm To 3 PM.
Feeding With TLC
309 St Paul’s Avenue
Staten Island, NY – 10301
Phone: 718-447-0526
Saturday’s Food Pantry: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm.
ID is required.
Soup Kitchen: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm.
CALM Food Pantry
121 Grandview Ave.
Staten Island, NY – 10303
Phone: (718) 273-0372
Hours: Sunday 1:00am – 1:30pm, Thursday 6:00pm – 7:00pm.
For more information, please call.
Holy Rosary Church
80 Jerome Ave
Staten Island, NY – 10305
Phone: (718) 727-3360
Serves 10305 zip code.
Hours: Monday – Friday 9:30am – 1:00pm, 2:00pm – 2:30pm.
For more information, please call.
Community Health Action of Staten Island Food Pantry
2134 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY – 10302
Phone: (718) 808-1840
Pantry Hours: Tuesday 10-2 pm, Wednesday 12-4 pm, Friday 2-6 pm, Saturday 10-pm.
Free food and services of the pantry are open and available to anyone.
There is no need to document individual or household income.
You can shop at the pantry once each month and choose from available foods so you can take home what your family will eat.
They are one of the only food pantries in New York that has medical staff on site.
Come in for free blood pressure checks, free A1C checks, and free health screenings.
See the list of Food Pantries in other NYC Boroughs.
You May Qualify for SNAP
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits help you pay for food. You can use SNAP at grocery stores, supermarkets, and farmer’s markets.
Anyone can apply for SNAP benefits.
You may be eligible even if you have a job, receive SSI or disability benefits, own a home, or own a car.
If you are eligible and approved for benefits, you will receive SNAP benefits within 30 days.
Additionally, certain households with little income or savings, or with high housing costs, can receive SNAP benefits within five days (see below for details).
For details about SNAP eligibility and how to apply in Staten Island, see our post on Staten Island, NY Food Stamps Guide.
How to Get Emergency SNAP
You may be eligible for expedited SNAP if you meet one of the following:
- Your household has $100 or less in liquid resources and less than $150 in gross monthly income.
- You are a migrant or seasonal farmworker household with $100 or less in liquid resources and you have not received any income since you applied for SNAP, or
- Your household’s monthly income and liquid resources together are less than the total of your monthly rent or mortgage and heating costs and utilities (electricity, telephone, and water).
Food Pantries in Staten Island NY Summary
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