Community Kitchen & Food Pantry of West Harlem

Located at 252 W 116 Street, our Community Kitchen & Food Pantry of West Harlem has offered New Yorkers in need direct food service since 1984. Our full-service soup kitchen and food pantry help provide close to 520,000 free meals last year. In addition, the Community Kitchen runs an herb and vegetable garden — made possible through the support of BNP Paribas — and providesthe space for our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program.

In an effort to help New Yorkers in need gain their self-sufficiency, the Food Bank offers on-site income support including our Tax Assistance and Food Stamp Programs, facilitated health care enrollment and financial counseling as well as rent, mortgage and utility services. 

Soup Kitchen

The Food Bank's Harlem soup kitchen prepares and serves 8,000 meals every month to New Yorkers in need — the majority of whom are women, children, seniors, the working poor and people with disabilities.

Food Pantry

Our choice-style food pantry allows low-income New Yorkers to select fresh produce and packaged food items themselves in a supermarket-style setting — helping provide food for more than 22,700 meals a month.

Contact Heather Joseph, Volunteer Services Manager, for volunteer opportunities at our Community Kitchen and Food Pantry of west Harlem.


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