Food

This section includes food banks, food pantries, help paying for food, good nutrition and allergies.

Food Resources

• NJ211 Resources: 211 or text your zip code to: 898-211

• Find Food Near Me sponsored by the Food & Health Equity Coalition of Essex County

• Lemontree provides an index of where to get free food and can sign you up for automated updates on these resources, or text FOOD (or COMIDA) to 90847

• Find Food sponsored by MEND Hunger Relief Network

• Find Free Food sponsored by the Community Foodbank of New Jersey (CFBNJ)

• St Luke’s Church in Montclair supports Toni’s Kitchen which provides Dining Room Meal Service and Pantry Food Pickup.

Financial Assistance to Pay for Food

• SNAP (a.k.a Food Stamps) program by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Call at 908-838-4831

• Apply for SNAP with help from CFBNJ

• USDA National Hunger Hotline: 866-348-6479 M-F, 7 AM to 10 PM for English

• Need Help Paying Bills sponsored by NHPB LLC supported by ads that has links to information on help for low income families including free food pantries and food boxes by state and county

Nutrition and Allergies

• Eat Healthy information by the USDA on how to eat a nutritionally healthy diet

• Food Allergies information by the USDA on understanding common food allergies