These are the pantries confirmed open or accepting inquiries as of August 2022
*Please call to confirm as hours and days of operation are subject to change.
Bergen County
Ascension Church (3rd Monday 6pm-7pm)
256 Azalea Drive
New Milford, NJ 07646
201-836-8961
Helping Hand Food Pantry (Monday 5:30-7pm, 1st Sunday 9am-10:30am)
349 Hillsdale Avenue
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
201-664-0600
Jewish Family & Children (Monday & Thursday 9am-11am)
1485 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ
201-837-9090
Church of the Holy Communion (1st & 3rd Thursday 6pm-7:30pm, 1st & 3rd Saturday (10am-11:30am)
66 Summit Street
Norwood, NJ
201-394-4089
St. John the Evangelist Church (Mondays)
29 No. Washington Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
201-384-0101
St. Cecilia Church (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)
Office of Concern
55 Demarest Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
201-568-1465
St. Andrew Church (Thursday)
124 Washington Avenue
Westwood, NJ 07675
201-666-1100
Annie Clyde Holt Pantry (Friday 4:30pm-8:30pm & Saturday 9am-2pm)
Abundant Grace & Truth Church
100 Palisade Ave
Westwood, NJ 07675
201-456-3182
St. Joseph’s Church (Lodi) (Monday 10am-12pm)
40 Spring Street
Lodi, NJ 07644
973-779-0643
Epiphany Community Food Pantry (Friday 10am- 12pm)
247 Knox Ave
Cliffside Park, 07010
201-943-7320
St. Francis of Assisi (Monday – Saturday 9am – 5pm)
St. Francis Food for Friends
114 Mt. Vernon Street
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07621
201-641-6464 or 201-641-9457
St. Joseph’s of Bogota (Call for hours)
115 E. Fort Lee Road
Bogota, NJ 07603
201-342-6300
St. Anne Church (1st & 3rd Wednesday 9am-12pm & 1pm-2 pm)
15-05 St. Anne Street
Fairlawn, NJ 07410
201-791-1616 x 217
These are the food pantries confirmed open or accepting inquiries as of August 2022
*Please call to confirm as hours and days of operation are subject to change.
Essex County
Apostles’ House (Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9am-3pm)
24 Grant Street
Newark, NJ
973-482-6609
Bloomfield Church on the Green (Wednesday & Friday 9:30am-11am and 4th Saturday)
147 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
973-743-1796
East Orange Community Dev. Corporation (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00am-1:00pm)
37 Evergreen Place
East Orange, NJ 07017
973-266-5315 x 11
First Hopewell Baptist Church (Wednesdays from 8:30am-11:00am Pantry & Soup Kitchen Open)
525 Orange Street
Newark, NJ 07107
973-485-8100
Our Lady of Sorrows (2nd and 4th Saturday of every month 8:00am-11:00 am)
217 Prospect Street
South Orange, NJ 07079
973-763-5454
Essex Pantry (Monday –Friday 10am-2pm)
New Community Corp. Family Comfort
220 Bruce Street
Newark, NJ 07103
973-623-6114
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (The last Tuesday of every month)
153 Glenwood Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07017
973-678-1484
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 10am-12pm)
315 Main Street
Orange, NJ 07052
973-325-0369
First 7th Day Adventist Church (Last Sunday of the Month)
15 Elmwood Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
973-746-1911
St. Mary/Pierre Toussaint (Saturday’s 10am-12pm)
Food Pantry
528 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Newark, NJ 07102
973-792-5790
St. James R.C. Food Pantry (Mondays – 9am thru 3pm and Thursdays 9am thru 2pm.)
142 Jefferson Street
Newark, NJ 07105
973-344-8322
St. Peter’s Catholic Church Food Pantry (2nd& 4th Friday 10am-12pm)
155 William Street
Belleville, NJ 07109
973-751-2002
St. James Social Service Corp. (Tuesday- Friday 10am-6pm)
604 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Newark, NJ 07103
973-624-4007
Pantry & Soup Kitchen
Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges, Inc. (Wednesday 9am-11am)
105 Main Street
Orange, NJ 07050
973-856-4000
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany Church
105 Main Street
Orange, NJ 07050
973-676-8886
973-674-9032
Pantry & Soup Kitchen
Grace Kingdom (Saturday 10am-12pm)
375-377 Chestnut St.
Newark, NJ
201-449-5070
Unite’ Chretienne Food Pantry (Saturday 4pm)
Eglise de Dieu de l’Unite Chretienne
31 Blum Street
Newark, NJ 07103
973-932-5770
Church Women United (Wed/Fri 10:30am-3:00pm)
1240 Clinton Avenue
Irvington, NJ 0711
973-373-5930
Mercy House (Pantry & Soup Kitchen) (Tuesday & Friday 11am-4pm)
171 Clifton Avenue
Newark
973-497-4000
Union Chapel AME (Call for hours)
209 Wainwright Street
Newark, NJ
973-923-3339
St. Michael’s RC Church (Call for hours)
172 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104
973-484-7100 or 973-268-1162
Roseville Church (2nd & 4th Monday 10am-12pm)
36 Roseville Avenue
Newark, NJ 07107
973-483-3361
St. Joseph’s Church
767 Prospect Street
Maplewood, NJ 07040
973-761-6705
Immaculate Heart of Mary
312 Lafayette Street
Newark, NJ 07105
973-589-8249 x 0
Spanish Speaking
Congregational Baptist Church
411 Bergen St.
Newark, NJ 07103
973-449-9819
Elizabeth Avenue-Weequahic Presbyterian Church
761 Elizabeth Avenue
Newark, NJ 07112
973-705-9647
Pantry & Soup Kitchen
New Hope Baptist Church
144 Norman Street
East Orange, NJ 07017
973-678-6710
973-674-4357
M-Thur. – 10 am
Fire on the Mountain
201 16th Ave South
Newark, NJ 07103
732-925-6113
Victoria en Jesucristo-(Victory in Christ)
1 Lincoln Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
973-336-2133
Community Service Officers (Call M-F 9am- 5pm)
Newark Police Department
1 Lincoln Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
973-641-9810
Mercy House Newark (11am-4pm Tuesdays and Fridays)
620 Clinton Ave.
Newark, NJ 07104
These are the food pantries confirmed open or accepting inquiries as of August 2022
*Please call to confirm as hours and days of operation are subject to change.
Hudson County
Christ the King Food Pantry (Open Saturdays)
768 Ocean Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07304
201-332-5831
Our Lady of Sorrow (Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:30-12:30pm)
93 Clerk Street
Jersey City, NJ 07305
201-422-0626
Salvation Army (Thursday 8am- 10am) (No Documentation Required)
515 43rd Street
Union City, NJ 07087
201-867-4093
St. Joseph & Michael Food Pantry (Tuesday 6:45pm- 7:45pm)
1501 New York Avenue
Union City, NJ 07087
201-865-2325
Blessed Miriam Teresa (3rd Saturday of the Month)
Demjanovich Parish
326 Avenue C
Bayonne, NJ 07002
201-864-2290
Our Lady of Fatima (Monday 9:30-12pm & 1pm -5pm)
8016 Kennedy Blvd.
North Bergen, NJ 07047
201-868-7244
St. Paul’s Food Pantry
14 Greenville, Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305
201-433-8500
St. Rocco Food Pantry
4206 Kennedy Blvd.
Union City, NJ 07087
201-863-1427
St. Peter’s University Campus Kitchen (Open September –May) (Call for hours)
2641 JFK Blvd./39 Tuers Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07306
201-761-7395
Mercy House Jersey City (11am-4pm Mondays and Thursdays)
20 Greenville Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07305
These are the food pantries confirmed open or accepting inquiries as of August 2022
*Please call to confirm as hours and days of operation are subject to change.
Union County
Mount Teman AME Church (Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday 10am)
160 Madison Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
908-355-5639
Immaculate Heart of Mary (Wednesdays 10:30-12pm)
5171 Martine Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ
908-447-7801
Salvation Army Elizabeth (Call for hours)
1005 East Jersey Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
908-352-7057
St. Theresa’s Social Concerns (Tuesday & Thursday 10-12pm)
541 Washington Avenue
Kenilworth, NJ 0733
908-272-4444
Westfield Pantry – Agency Referral Only (Call for referral requirements Monday – Friday 9:30am-11am)
336 1st Street
Westfield, NJ 07090
908-232-2311