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Food Pantries in Rockland County, New York
Rockland County has over 40 active food pantries and meal programs spread across its five towns and villages with the locations listed below. The highest concentration is in Spring Valley and Haverstraw, which are home to large Haitian, Latino, and immigrant communities and are served by multiple pantries, soup kitchens, and daily feeding programs. Kosher food options are available through Tomche Shabbos and the Rhoda Bloom Kosher Food Pantry. People to People in Nanuet is the county's largest single pantry, open five days a week and serving residents from every corner of Rockland with fresh produce, frozen meat, dairy, and shelf-stable groceries.
All pantries and programs listed here are free. Many require no documentation and serve anyone regardless of income or residency. Rockland Community Against Hunger (RCAH) coordinates food distribution to over 40 partner sites daily — visit rocklandhunger.org (website https://www.rocklandhunger.org/find-food/) or dial 2-1-1 to find the nearest option and confirm current availability before visiting.
County-Wide Resources
- People to People – Feeding Rockland
Address: 121 W. Nyack Rd., Nanuet, NY 10954. Phone: (845) 623-4900
Rockland's largest food pantry, open five days a week. Serves residents from every town and hamlet in the county with full food packages: shelf-stable staples, fresh produce, dairy, eggs, bread, and frozen meat and poultry. No residency restriction.
- Rockland Community Against Hunger (RCAH) / TOUCH
Address: 209 Route 9W, Congers, NY 10920. Phone: (845) 268-8023
RCAH is the county's food assistance coordinating coalition, supporting over 40 pantries and meal programs. Its lead agency, TOUCH – Together Our Unity Can Heal, recovers and delivers food to partner pantries every day and provides emergency food bags for residents with chronic illnesses (by appointment).
- Meals on Wheels of Rockland / Clarkstown Senior Center
Address: 121 W. Nyack Rd., Nanuet, NY 10954. Phone: (845) 624-6325
Home-delivered meals for homebound seniors and people with disabilities. Also operates six senior centers with daily lunch service and transportation assistance.
- WestCop – Rockland Community Action Program
Address: 17 W. Broad St., Haverstraw, NY 10927 and also 9 N. Main St. (Louis Kurtz Civic Center), Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 728-0688 (Haverstraw) or (845) 517-3001 (Spring Valley)
The county's designated Community Action Agency, with offices in both Haverstraw and Spring Valley. Income-qualified food pantry, SNAP enrollment help, emergency financial assistance, and case management. Registration required.
- Rockland County DSS – Emergency Food Pantry
Address: 50 Sanatorium Rd., Building L, Pomona, NY 10970. Phone: (845) 364-3239
Emergency food for DSS clients, provided by referral. Also processes SNAP food stamp applications for county residents.
- Students - Rockland Community College Food Pantry
Address: 145 College Rd., Suffern, NY 10901 (Fieldhouse building). Phone: (845) 574-4000
On-campus food pantry for enrolled SUNY Rockland Community College students. Call the college for current availability.
Northern Rockland - Haverstraw, West Haverstraw, Stony Point, and surrounding communities.
- Catholic Charities Community Services of Rockland
Address: 78 Hudson Ave., Haverstraw, NY 10927. Phone: (845) 942-5791
Full-service food pantry open multiple days per week including evening hours. Distributes fresh produce from an on-site Garden of Love, which yields over 30,000 pounds monthly. Shares surplus food from local parishes. No one turned away based on religion. Register at the office before first visit.
- First Evangelical Baptist Church Food Pantry
Address: 4 Lincoln St., Haverstraw, NY 10927. Phone: (845) 598-6322
Open multiple days per week including weekday evenings. Serves the Haverstraw community.
- Fairmount Baptist Church Food Pantry
Address: 39 Division St., Haverstraw, NY 10927. Phone: (845) 429-5835
Weekly food distribution including a Saturday appointment option. Provides food assistance to families and seniors.
- Haverstraw Center Food Pantry
Address: 50 W. Broad St., Haverstraw, NY 10927. Phone: (845) 429-5731
Community center-based food pantry operating weekly. Part of the Villages of Haverstraw youth and family services network.
- Charismatic Church Outreach Food Pantry
Address: 87 Hudson Ave., Haverstraw, NY 10927. Phone: (845) 429-8903
Weekly evening food pantry. Call for eligibility details.
- St. Peter's Food Pantry
Address: 115 Broadway, Haverstraw, NY 10927. Phone: (845) 429-2196
Monthly food pantry distribution. Call for schedule.
- Feeding Body & Soul Food Pantry
Address: 20 Wayne Ave., West Haverstraw, NY 10993
Twice-monthly food pantry at Faith Christian Assembly. Serves West Haverstraw and surrounding areas.
- Head Start of Rockland – Haverstraw Parent Group
Address: 138–146 Maple Ave., Haverstraw, NY 10927. Phone: (845) 429-2225
Emergency food for families in the Head Start program. Open on school days. Also assists with SNAP and WIC applications.
- Immaculate Conception Care & Concern Ministry
Address: 26 John St., Stony Point, NY 10980. Phone: (845) 786-2742
Weekly food pantry serving the North Rockland/Stony Point community.
- Open Bible Church Food Pantry
Address: 146 S. Liberty Dr. #16B, Stony Point, NY 10980. Phone: (845) 270-2635
Twice-weekly food pantry. Serves the Stony Point area.
- Proyecto Faro Food Pantry
Address: 17 Cricketown Rd., Stony Point, NY 10980. Phone: (845) 262-9586
Weekly food pantry serving Rockland's Latino community in the North Rockland area.
Central Rockland
Spring Valley, Ramapo, and surrounding communities — the county's highest concentration of food programs.
- Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center
Address: 110 Bethune Blvd., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 425-8910
One of the county's most active food pantries, open most weekdays with a larger monthly distribution. Emergency food available on request. Serves a high-need population in the heart of Spring Valley.
- Salvation Army – Spring Valley
Address: 179 N. Main St., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 352-9577
Food pantry open multiple days per week. Also runs a Canteen mobile feeding program with boxed food delivered to Spring Valley, Suffern, Haverstraw, and Nyack. Seasonal programs include Angel Tree, holiday meals, and clothing assistance.
- Rockland Interfaith Breakfast Program
Address: 11 East Church St., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 548-8421
Weekday hot breakfast and bagged lunch program at the United Church of Spring Valley. One of the county's few daily feeding programs, serving those experiencing homelessness and low-income residents.
- Mt. Zion Sanctuary Food Outreach Soup Kitchen
Address: 5 Franklin St., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 591-2461
Soup kitchen and food pantry open several days per week including a hot meal program. Serves the Spring Valley community.
- United Methodist Church of Spring Valley
Address: 2 S. Madison Ave., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 356-0238
Weekly food pantry plus a regular bagged meal and community breakfast program.
- St. Joseph – St. Boniface Daily Bread Ministry
Address: 245 N. Main St., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 356-0311
Monthly food distribution with both daytime and evening hours. Open to all.
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church – Community Dinner
Address: 26 S. Madison Ave., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 356-1857
Twice-monthly community dinner. Serves seniors, homeless individuals, and low-income families. Food pantry also on-site.
- Upper Room House of Worship Food Pantry
Address: 23 Rose Ave., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 638-5607
Food pantry open multiple days per week including weekends. Distributes fresh produce, groceries, and holiday baskets.
- Strong Tower Christian Center
Address: 42 West St., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 406-1054
Weekly Saturday food pantry distribution.
- Tomche Shabbos Kosher Food Pantry
Address: 540 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 356-0202
Kosher food pantry serving Rockland's Orthodox Jewish community. Glatt kosher food available by referral and delivery. Open weekdays and Friday mornings. Call before visiting.
- French Speaking Baptist Church
Address: 80 N. Madison Ave., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 425-8676
Food pantry serving Rockland's French-speaking and Haitian community. By appointment.
- Sinai Community Services Food Pantry
Address: 7 Johnson St., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (917) 955-7406
Weekly food pantry. Call for details.
- West Street Child Care Parent Food Pantry
Address: 96 N. Main St., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 425-2379
Food pantry for families in the West Street child care program. Open twice weekly.
- Spring Valley SDA Church Food Pantry
Address: 18 Paikin Dr., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 352-0403
Monthly food and clothing distribution. Open to the community.
- Head Start of Rockland – Spring Valley Parent Group
Address: 1 Head Start Circle, Spring Valley, NY 10977. Phone: (845) 352-6671
Emergency food for families enrolled in the Head Start program. Open on school days.
Eastern Rockland and River Towns - Nyack, South Nyack, Piermont, and Blauvelt.
- Soup Angels at The Angel Nyack
Address: 18 S. Broadway (Burd St. Entrance), Nyack, NY 10960. Phone: (845) 358-5518
Hot meal program serving the Nyack area multiple evenings per week. Open to anyone in need.
- Sunday Supper – Living Christ Church
Address: 151 S. Broadway, South Nyack, NY 10960. Phone: (845) 535-9870
Weekly hot sit-down dinner. No take-away. Open to all.
- Nyack F.O.O.D. Program Food Pantry
Address: 67 S. Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960. Phone: (845) 358-6825
Twice-monthly food pantry distribution. Note: the associated soup kitchen is temporarily closed as of 2025 — confirm current status before visiting.
- Iglesia La Mision Food Pantry
Address: 11 Division Ave., Nyack, NY 10960. Phone: (845) 358-1481
Food pantry serving Rockland's Latino community, with extended weekend hours. Open multiple days per week.
- St. Ann's Food Cupboard
Address: 33 Jefferson St. (rear of St. Ann's School), Nyack, NY 10960. Phone: (845) 268-4464
Weekly Saturday morning food distribution. Nyack residents only.
- Head Start of Rockland – Nyack Parent Group
Address: 85 Depew Ave., Nyack, NY 10960. Phone: (845) 358-2234
Emergency food for families in the Head Start program. Open on school days.
- Macedonia Baptist Church Food Pantry
Address: 405 Piermont Ave., Piermont, NY 10968. Phone: (845) 359-4690
Food pantry open multiple days per week. Distributes food and gently used clothing. Piermont residents only.
- Greenbush Presbyterian Church Food Cupboard
Address: 614 Western Highway, Blauvelt, NY 10913. Phone: (845) 359-4666
Twice-monthly Saturday morning food distribution. Serves the Blauvelt and Orangetown area.
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