Free Food and Community Resources in the Lower East Side
Heart of Dinner
Provide Emergency Nourishment for Chinatown Elders. Join Heart of Dinner in providing immediate, culturally thoughtful food to Elders impacted by SNAP cuts. Your donations help elders receive weekly groceries and a freshly prepared lunchbox every Wednesday through November and December so no one is left without nourishment or care. Make a donation here.
Food Bank NYC
Vision Urbana, Inc.
66 Essex St, New York, NY 10002
Phone: 646-945-7868
Tuesday, Pantry Bag Distribution | Weekly | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Wednesday, Pantry Bag Distribution | Weekly | 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Thursday, Pantry Bag Distribution | Weekly | 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Primitive Christian Church
207–209 East Broadway, New York, NY 10002
Phone: 646-831-6653
Thursday, Pantry Bag Distribution | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
First Week of Month
Food Bank NYC Event: YMCA Chinatown
100 Hester St, New York, NY 10002
Friday, Nov. 14 | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Fresh Produce and Shelf-Stable Products
Food Help NYC
UA3 Community First Food Pantry
384 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
Monday & Thursday | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Vision Urbana
64 Essex St, New York, NY 10002
Phone: (646) 626-9748
Tuesday | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Manhattan Downtown Multi-Cultural Food Pantry
160 Allen St, New York, NY 10002
Phone: (347) 248-9726
Thursday | 8:30 am – 10:30 am
First Thursday of each month
City Harvest
Vision Urbana (Food Pantry)
64 Essex St, New York, NY 10002
Monday | 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Kosher food available | ID required
Community First / Trinity Church Food Pantry
384 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
Monday & Thursday | 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Monday & Thursday | 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
ID required
Asian Americans for Equality, Residential Pantry
108 Norfolk St, #1, New York, NY 10002
Saturday | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
ID required
Buy Nothing Group – Lower East Side
Community Facebook sharing group for free goods, supplies, and food.