Find a Summer Meal Site Near You!
For families who count on school breakfast and lunch, summer months can be stressful when family food budgets have to be stretched even further. Free summer meals, funded by the USDA, are available to kids and teens ages 18 and younger at summer meal sites across New York State. Visit http://www.fns.usda.gov/meals4kids or call Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time at 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479) or 1-877-8-HAMBRE (1-877-842-6273) (for Spanish).
In addition, the following resources are also available. Please visit the websites below or call the phone numbers listed for more information including days and hours of operation.
Food Banks and Food Pantries
Putnam Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York - https://regionalfoodbank.net
Food Bank of the Hudson Valley - https://foodbankofhudsonvalley.org
Gilead Presbyterian Church Food Pantry
9 Church Street
Carmel, NY 10512
(845) 225-4586
Salvation Army - East Putnam Food Pantry
110 Old Route 6, Building #2
Carmel, NY 10512
845-808-1500
New Life Community Food Pantry
29 Marshall Court
Patterson, NY 12563
845-278-9407
Patterson Presbyterian Food Pantry
1059 Route 311
Patterson, NY 12563
845-878-3961
Brewster Community Food Pantry
10 Park Street
Brewster, NY 10509
914-649-8002
St. John Evangelist Food Pantry
221 E. Lake Blvd.
Mahopac, NY 10541
845-628-2006
Putnam CAP Food Pantry
121 Main Street
Brewster, NY 10509
845-278-8021
www.putnamcap.org
Offered once a month. Intake required with Social Worker, including proof of residency, income and household members.
St. Columba Church Food Pantry
835 Route 52
Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
845-227-7863
No Strings Attached Food Pantry
609 Route 82
Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
845-227-7832
Soup Kitchen
Putnam CAP Soup Kitchen
First Baptist Church of Brewster
460 Main Street
Brewster, NY 10509
845-278-8021
Free lunch Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Sign name to get a meal. No bathroom.
Other Resources
To apply for SNAP (Food Stamps) (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) in Putnam County:
Putnam County Department of Social Services , 110 Old Route 6, Carmel, NY 10512
https://putnamcountyny.com/social services
845-808-1500 EXT. 45233
New York State Websites
For information on SNAP, HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program), and Temporary Assistance benefits, and to get information on WIC, and other programs, families can apply on-line at https://www.MyBenefits.ny.gov
MEDICAID
https://nystateofhealth.ny.gov/