New York Common Pantry Email Format
Non-profit OrganizationsNew York, United States51-200 Employees
New York Common Pantry is a non-profit organization based in New York City that operates as the city’s largest community-based food pantry, providing services through multiple programs to under-served communities. Its offerings include a Choice Pantry model that lets pantry members select culturally appropriate, nutritious foods, supported by location-based distributions in East Harlem and the Bronx, along with a daily hot meal at the East Harlem site and weekend brown bag lunches. The organization also runs programs aimed at homeless individuals, such as Project Dignity, which addresses basic needs like food and hygiene while assisting with housing stability and public benefits, and Help 365, which supports access to entitlements like SNAP and Social Security Benefits, plus employment referrals. Additional initiatives focus on senior nutrition through Nourish, serving 60+ year-olds via USDA-supplied foods across multiple sites, and Live Healthy!, which emphasizes healthy eating, active living, resiliency, and social support. The pantry collaborates with partners and participates in broader food security activities, with recent developments including partnerships to expand mobile and community-based food access.