New York’s Staten Island. In a perfect world, the convergence of holiday drives ensures that soup kitchens and food banks are well stocked. But only for a short time.
Residents of the borough from all coastlines can utilize the list below. The preceding contacts are a helpful resource for a range of Staten Islanders, whether you are using the space for your family or volunteering (either with time or necessary goods).
205 Canal St., Stapleton is home to the borough’s major soup kitchen and pantry. Click here to read an article from Silive.com that offers useful suggestions on what to donate.
The neighbors of Randall Manor make annual contributions to a social action fund, which is used to buy food that is reheated and served on Christmas Day. (Pam Rogozin’s permission)Silvestri
The North Shore
Community Services Provided by Catholic Charities:
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Catholic Charities/Rusty Staub Mobile Food Pantry at CYO Center: 120 Anderson Ave., Port Richmond; 718-447-6330 open on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Catholic Charities/Rusty Staub Mobile Food Pantry at Immaculate Conception Church: 128 Targee St., Stapleton, open the 1st and 3rd Tuesday every month from 9 a.m. to 10 am.
Non-perishable food is available at All Saints Episcopal Church, located at 2329 Victory Blvd., Willowbrook, 718-698-1338, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Project Hospitality’s African Refuge Center via Moveable Feast Mobile Food Pantry, located at 185 Park Hill Ave., Concord, is open Wednesdays from 12:45 to 1:15 p.m. During the week, donations can be dropped off in the lower lobby. Give 718-701-4055 a call to learn more.
The address of Richmond’s Bait-ul Jamaat House of Community is 192 Corson Avenue, New Brighton. Open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of every month. Call 347-289-7991 or send a text. Seniors 62 years of age and over, as well as families with physical disabilities or those who are confined to their homes, are eligible for the mobile food pantry program.
121 Grandview Avenue, Mariners Harbor is home to the CALM (Christ Abundant Life Ministry) Food Pantry. First, you must call 718-273-0372. Sunday and 1 pm, Wednesday at 8 pm, and Thursday at 6 pm are the hours.
Calvary Assembly of God: Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m., 4055 Richmond Ave., Bulls Head, 718-356-4555.
Located at 385 Jersey St., New Brighton, Carpenter House via Project Hospitality Moveable Feast Mobile Food Pantry is open Mondays from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Give 718-273-2769 a call to learn more.
The food pantry run by Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI) is located at 2134 Richmond Terrace in Port Richmond. (Go to Sharpe Avenue on the S40 bus.) Meat, dairy products, fresh fruits, and vegetables are all considered foods. Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from noon to 4 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. are the hours available for shopping. One half hour before to the distribution’s conclusion, doors close. Although it’s best to visit in person, 718-808-1840 is a number.
260 Port Richmond Ave., Port Richmond is home to El Centro del Inmigrante, which is open Tuesday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church, Stapleton, 718-447-0526, 309 St. Paul’s Ave. Every Saturday, the food pantry is open from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. In order to enter, visitors must provide evidence of need, such as a SNAP car, which provides families with monthly groceries from a range of options.
The gourmet-quality Trinity Lutheran soup kitchen dinner is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The entire dinner is made on-site that morning and served restaurant-style. No questions are asked, and everyone is welcome.
Open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the New Brighton Church of God in Christ is located at 386 Jersey St., New Brighton, 347-626-4526.
New Direction Services: 718-880-8773, 1027 Post Ave, Port Richmond. Make an appointment by calling.
42 Austin Pl., Tompkinsville, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church; 718-447-1503. It is open from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Bring identification. On the first Saturday of each month, new clients are admitted.
205 Canal St., Stapleton is the address for Project Hospitality. The pantry is open from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursdays. This address also hosts the Positive Living Dinner for clients with HIV on Wednesdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Projecthospitality.org is the website, and 718-448-1544 is the main phone number.
51 Cottage Place, Port Richmond, 718-442-5007 is the address for Reach Out & Touch Ministries. Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. are the hours of operation.
Mariners Harbor, Rescue Ministries SI:2083 Richmond Terr. Tuesday from noon to 1:30 p.m. is the operating time.
Salvation Army: 718-442-2145, 1295 Forest Ave., Port Richmond. This is only available by appointment from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Donations of books, clothing, and furniture are welcome at 493 Mosel Ave., Grasmere, Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
Salvation Army: 718-448-8480; 15 Broad St., Stapleton. Only by appointment for area codes 10304, 10309, and 10312.
The St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, located at 347 Davis Ave., West Brighton, 718-442-1527, has a food pantry and is open on the first Saturday of every month from 11 a.m. to noon.
Stapleton UAME Church is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 49 Tompkins Ave., Stapleton, 718-273-2857.
180 Park Hill Ave., Suite LC, Lobby G, Concord; 646-996-8736; Wednesday, 2–4 p.m. Staten Island Liberian Community.
Located at 80 Union Ave., Mariners Harbor, 718-442-4806, the Staten Island Seventh Day Adventist Church is open Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The United Church of Praise International Ministries is located at 32 Sands St., Stapleton, and is open Friday and Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. (718-314-8779, 646-229-4079).
Moravian Church on Vanderbilt Avenue: 285 Vanderbilt Avenue, Stapleton. Every second and fourth Thursday, from 12:30 to 1 p.m., Moveable Feast stops by.
Project Hospitality Moveable Feast Mobile Food Pantry, 779 Henderson Ave., West Brighton, 347-858-3627, Shiloh AME Zion Church. Fresh food and fruits are distributed on the first Sunday of the month from 1 to 1:30 p.m.
On the first and third Fridays of every month, Mariners Harbor Houses via Project Hospitality’s Moveable Feast Mobile Food Pantry is located at Grandview Avenue and Brabant and is open from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m.
On the fourth Sunday of every month, from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., St. Michael’s & St. Clement’s Church via Project Hospitality’s Moveable Feast Mobile Food Pantry is located at 207 Harbor Road, Mariners Harbor.
981 Castleton Ave., West Brighton is the address of Sacred Heart R.C. Church. Every month on a Saturday, the Holy Name Society operates the pantry outside the church. For additional details, give 917-756-2715.
53 St. Mark’s Pl., St. George is the address of the St. Peter’s-St. Paul-Assumption Food Pantry. The rectory’s number is 718-727-2672. With the exception of the fifth Friday of each month, the pantry is open Wednesdays from noon to one o’clock. Please text Nancy Hally at 718-354-0788 to arrange volunteer requests and drop-offs for contributions.
*** Please be aware that the food pantry at Faith United Methodist Church, located at 221 Heberton Ave., Port Richmond, is closed.
Families enjoyed roasted, barbecued chicken, rice with beans and vegetables, lasagna, and meatballs for the occasion. (Pam Rozogin’s permission)Silvestri
EAST SHORE
The Christian Pentecostal Church is located at 900 Richmond Road, Concord, 718-273-5850, and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m. Long lines are possible.
On the first and third Tuesdays of the month, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Dongan Hills Head Start is held at 44 Dongan Hills Ave., Dongan Hills.
Holy Rosary Church: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday; 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. for residents of 10305 only; 80 Jerome Ave., South Beach, 718-727-3360.
Every first and third Tuesday of the month, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Staten Island University Hospital North: 475 Seaview Ave., Ocean Breeze.
155 Norway Ave., South Beach, South Beach Houses thru Project Hospitality Moveable Feast Mobile Food Pantry, open on Fridays 1st and 3rd from 1:45 to 2:30 p.m.
Every Friday from 11:30 a.m. to noon, the Moveable Feast Mobile Food Pantry is located at Cedar Grove Ave. and Topping St. in New Dorp Beach.
Every first and third Friday of the month, from 1 to 1:30 p.m., Midland Beach’s Mobile Food Pantry is located at 511 Midland Ave.
Dongan Hills, 180 Burgher Ave., Muslim American Society of Brooklyn and Staten Island Inc. There is halal food in this pantry.
Salvation Army: 718-448-8480, 15 Broad St., Stapleton. For pickups and drop-offs, appointments are required. Donations of books, clothing, and furniture are welcome at 493 Mosel Ave., Grasmere, Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
Every year at 9:30 a.m. on Christmas morning, the Temple Israel staff gathers in the kitchen of the building to donate cookies that were bought from nearby bakeries. With permission from Pam Rozogin) Silvestri
SOUTH AND WEST SHORE
The South Shore Food Pantry is located at 48 Chisholm St. and is open on the first Tuesday and third Saturday of the month. It partners with a number of eateries and bakeries.
The Tottenville High School football field is right behind the open area. Rain or sun, it is distributed. For donations, visit SouthShoreCFP.com or send an email to [email protected]. You can text or phone its coordinator, Joe Preach, at 347-352-1447.
Every month on the first and third Tuesday, from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m., Bethel Methodist Church Mobile Food Pantry is located at 7033 Amboy Rd., Tottenville. The phone for the church is 718-984-1277.
For pickup the following week, schedule an appointment at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 7558 Amboy Road, Tottenville, 718-227-2485, during Saturday hours.
Oakwood Heights Community Church, located at 345 Guyon Ave., Oakwood, 718-351-3667, Myohcc.org, is open on the first and third Fridays of every month from 10 a.m. to noon.
* St. Edward Food Pantry: Princes Bay, 718-984-1625, 6581 Hylan Blvd. The director, Margaret Moschetto, accepts donations of food and gift cards on Tuesdays and Thursdays; please do not bring clothing. The public is served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays. Every month on the fifth Wednesday, they are closed.
Every first and third Friday of the month from 10 to 11 a.m., the Tottenville Mobile Food Pantry is located at Yetman Ave. between Summit St. and Academy Ave. Call 718-815-0800, the main number, for additional information.
Children decorate cookies for the holidays. (Pam Rozogin’s permission)Silvestri
MID-ISLAND
Staten Island’s Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC, 1466 Manor Road, Seaview, 718-475-5228. Online ordering is available for the JCC’s Digital Kosher Food Pantry. Similar to grocery pickup services like Instacart, customers can shop online for their food and then pick it up discreetly at the JCC. Paloma Wasserstein can be reached at 718-475-5228 or [email protected] for initial appointments. Seniors are also eligible for a variety of food programs. To learn more, go to Sijcc.org/foodpantry.html.
The Temple Israel crew gets together every year at 9:30 a.m. on Christmas morning to pack food for their less fortunate neighbors. (Pam Rozogin’s permission)Silvestri
FOR GENERAL INFORMATION:
The Council of People’s Organization (COPO) runs a client-choice food pantry for the halal food pantry program, which provides more than 360,000 pounds of food annually to low-income homes in Staten Island and around New York City. Visit Copo.org/emergency-food, send an email to [email protected], or give them a call at 718-434-3266 for additional information.
Project Hospitality operates the Moveable Feast Food Pantry; their main number is 718-448-1544.
Meals on Wheels of Staten Island, located at 304 Port Richmond Ave., Port Richmond, 718-727-4435, provides seniors who are confined to their homes with prepared meals.
A food distribution center, Food Bank for New York also has a program locator at Foodbanknyc.org.
Pamela Silvestri is the cuisine editor for Advance/SILive.com. Her email address is [email protected]. Please contribute pictures from a food pantry where you donate, along with a brief description of the community service being performed by other Staten Islanders.
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