2024 Farmer To Fridge Guide

Food Pantries

Kingsbridge/Riverdale/Marble Hill Food Pantry
A food pantry for over 40 years in Riverdale!
Providing $50.00 Key Food Gift Cards distributed through local churches and synagogues.

Donate by check to:
KRMH Food Pantry
P.O. Box 251 Riverdale Station
Bronx, NY 10471

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center
Tuesday and Thursday, 11 am - 1:30 pm

Pantry staff distributes non-perishable food items and hot food to residents.
For support, please call 718-884-0700 x129 and
leave a voicemail or email: khcconnect@khcc-nyc.org

Love Kitchen
Corner of 204th Street and 10th Avenue
New York, NY 10034
Hot Meals Served
Monday - Saturday 2 pm - 4 pm
Call 212-942-4204
Food Pantry
1st and 3rd Wednesdays
Registration required
Call: 212-942-4204
 
Part of the Solution POTS
2759 Webster Avenue
Bronx, NY 10458
Community Dining Room
Monday - Saturday
12:30 pm - 3 pm
Food Pantry
Monday - Saturday
8:00 am - 11:00 am
For more information
718-220-4892
Email: information@potsbronx.org

RIverdale Neighborhood House
For more information on times and dates of distributions call:
Natalie Cruz at 718-549-8100 ext 114 or
Email: ncruz@riverdaleonline.org

Marble Hill Food Pantry at St. Stephen's Church
Location:
St Stephen’s United Methodist Church
146 West 228th Street
Bronx, NY 10463
Mission:
bi-monthly food distributions serving
as many as 250 families.
The next distribution will be
Mondays, 3 pm
Call: 332-202-4896
or email: kingdom1a.delorbe@gmail.com

Lunch Programs for Seniors
Riverdale Y New Beginnings
Riverdale Senior Services

Local Food Programs
NW Bronx Food Justice Coalition
Riverdale Neighborhood House Food and Farm Hub

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Mutual Aid Fridges

Volunteer opportunities abound at our local fridges.

Responsibilities include:
making meals, rescuing meals from local restaurants and institutions, cleaning the fridge, helping with outreach and more.

The Friendly Fridge BX
Location:
Manhattan College Parkway, one block West of Broadway at 242nd Street
Bronx, NY 10471
Mission:
The first community fridge in the Bronx, rescues & redirects food into the community through outreach & action.
The Friendly Fridge BX receives redirected prepared meals almost every day with most arriving:
Tuesdays & Wednesday afternoons after 1 pm
Thursday afternoon after 2 pm and Fridays around 1 pm
To donate/volunteer contact:
Call: Selma Seguira at 917-533-7196
or email: thefriendlyfridgebx@gmail.com
Donate
 
The Neighborhood Fridge
Sponsored by the
Riverdale Neighborhood House
Location:
corner of 256th Street and Mosholu Avenue
Bronx, NY 10471
Mission:
providing free food 24/7 to any community member in need, to combat food insecurity in the NW Bronx and reduce food waste
Get Involved

Vincent's Table
A program by the Sisters of Charity and the College of Mount Saint Vincent
Mission:
Aiding neighbors in the Northwest Bronx and Yonkers facing food and housing insecurity
Donate

Met Council Food Distribution
America’s largest Jewish non-profit dedicated to fighting poverty, has a monthly food distribution at The Riverdale Y on the fourth Wednesday of each month
Sign-up required
Contact Shira Silverman at
718-548-8200 or
Email: ssilverman@riverdaleY.org
5625 Arlington Avenue
Bronx, NY 10471

Additional Resources

The Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center
partners with:
Share Meals
Hunger Free America
Plentiful 

The WhyHunger Database
If your organization is having an event related to food insecurity, please list it here.

 
 

Networking Organizations

Farmer to Fridge Network
Location:
The Riverdale Y Sunday Market
4545 Independence Avenue
Bronx, NY 10471
Mission:
recycles produce, dairy and bread from farmers at the green market, and distributes it to people in need through community fridges and food pantries/soup kitchens in our neighborhood.
Contact Rick
Email: rdfeld@aol.com or call: 646-431-7734
 

North-West Bronx Food Justice Coalition
In association with
The Riverdale Senior Services
Healthy Communities Initiative
Mission:
To establish a network of community based organizations within Bronx CB08 and Manhattan CB12 to strategically plan, collectively develop and implement the infrastructure necessary to access enough healthy food to ensure food security,  environmental justice and green spaces for all.
To donate send a check to:
North-West Bronx Food Justice Coalition,
C/O Riverdale Senior Services,
2600 Netherland Avenue,
Bronx, NY 10463
Email: itejeda@rss.org

Nutrition Assistance Programs

SNAP Eligibility
Find help for Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program

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The 3 levels of food assistance for those who are food insecure are:

 

Federal: SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)

SNAP benefits are funded by the Federal Farm Bill, which is in charge of food access, rural economic resiliency, and food security across the country.  In New York City, 560,000 children rely on SNAP, as do 530,000 older adults.  By alleviating some of the cost of groceries, SNAP helps low-income families allocate more money to rent and healthcare. 

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SNAP also helps local supermarkets and bodegas, especially in low-income neighborhoods, by bringing in customers to spend their benefits at the grocery store.

 

To apply, go to ACCESS HRA at https://a069-access.nyc.gov/accesshra/. 

 

You will also need the documents listed at /https://www.nyc.gov/assets/hra/downloads/pdf/services/snap/eligibility_factors_and_suggested_documentation_guide.pdf. 

 

The documents can be be dropped off at SNAP Centers (https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/locations/snap-locations.page ) or at Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) locations (https://www.nyc.gov/assets/hra/downloads/pdf/services/snap/FIA-1138_E.pdf ).

 

Once approved, you will receive an EBT card that you can use at any store that accepts SNAP.  SNAP benefits can only be spent on food.

 

State: Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)

FMNP is a federally funded, state administered program that enables WIC recipients and older adults ages 60 and older to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at their local farmers market.  The program provides checks to WIC (Women, Infants, Children) participants and to older adults.  The program runs from June 1 to November 30.  Checks are issued by WIC.  Senior checks are distributed to community centers through the NYC Department for the Aging.  FMNP checks can only be spent on fruits and vegetables at farmers markets.

 

City: Health Bucks

SNAP recipients can get incentive Health Bucks when they spend their SNAP EBT at the farmers market.  The program matches $2 for $2 up to $10 a day.  Community Health Bucks are given to community based organizations (CBOs) and are generally given out at special events.

Health Bucks can only be spent on fruits and vegetables at farmers markets.

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