Food & Basic Needs
Part of the Solution (POTS)
Bronx
Lunch, food pantry, showers, mailroom, medical and dental access, benefits applications, case management, employment help.
Food & Basic Needs in the Bronx
Food help includes food pantries, soup kitchens, free community meals and help signing up for SNAP. Most pantries don't ask for ID or proof of income, though some only serve people who live nearby.
Tip: check hours or call ahead before you go. Many pantries are open only on certain days, and some run out early.
If a Bronx program has a waitlist, the citywide services below can often see you sooner, by phone or at an office in another borough.
3 services based in the Bronx, plus 11 citywide
Based in the Bronx
Employment & Job Training
The Hope Program
Bronx
Provides job training, placement, advancement, and lifelong career support for adults 18+ through programs including HOPEworks, NYC CoolRoofs, Green and Clean HVAC, Sustainable South Bronx (construction), and Intervine, plus support services covering food, clothing, housing, financial resources, digital literacy, and mental health.
Housing & Shelter
Catholic Charities of New York
Manhattan · Bronx · Staten Island
Emergency food, housing help, immigration services and case management; serves all faiths.
Citywide services
These serve people from every borough, often by phone, online or at more than one office.
Food & Basic Needs
Food Help NYC
Citywide
Online directory of free food locations including pantries and soup kitchens by diet.
Benefits & Financial Help
NYC HRA - SNAP (Food Stamps)
Citywide
Monthly food benefits on a debit card for people with limited income.
Food & Basic Needs
GrowNYC
Citywide
Runs Greenmarket farmers markets, farmstands and Fresh Food Box sites across all five boroughs; locations accept EBT.
Housing & Shelter
Thrive for Life Prison Project
Citywide
A faith-based organization offering housing, continuity-of-care support, and education for formerly incarcerated individuals at Abraham House and Ignacio House. Residents can access scholarships to partnering colleges and job-readiness and career-development support, plus help finding permanent affordable housing; a food pantry operates Saturdays at its Bronx location (340 Willis Avenue).
Food & Basic Needs
City Harvest - Mobile Markets
Citywide
Free fresh produce distributions in neighborhoods across NYC.
Food & Basic Needs
Hunger Free America - National Hunger Hotline
Citywide
Hotline that finds nearby food help and assists with SNAP and WIC.
Food & Basic Needs
NY WIC Program
Citywide
Healthy food, formula and nutrition help for pregnant people, new parents and kids under 5.
Benefits & Financial Help
NYC Aging (Department for the Aging)
Citywide
Older adult centers, meals, caregiver help and case management.
Healthcare
NYC Health Climate and Health
Citywide
As a result of climate change, extreme weather events such as heat waves, heavy rainfall, and storms are occurring more frequently and becoming more dangerous—increasing the risk of illness, injury, or death.
Food & Basic Needs
NYC WIC Program
Citywide
Healthy food, formula and nutrition help for pregnant people, new parents and children under 5.
Housing & Shelter
The Salvation Army Greater New York
Citywide
Shelters, food programs, and adult rehabilitation (residential work therapy) centers.