Food Aid

The Federal Government Shutdown and SNAP Benefits: Important Information to Assist You if You Lose Food Aid

Source: CEC1, 10/29/2025

This message is meant to provide you with resources that may assist you in the event you, people you live with, or the people you support lose their SNAP benefits as a result of the government shutdown. Unless the government shutdown ends this week, federal support for SNAP will be cut off this Saturday, November 1st.

NYC provides emergency food assistance through food pantries (groceries) and community kitchens (hot meals). Below are resources we have gathered to help you find and locate food assistance:

• The Food Pantries Connection Map

• CityHarvest Food Map

• ACCESS NYC for food locations and applying for SNAP

• The Community Food Connection

• Food Bank For New York City and Citymeals On Wheels for broader support with eligibility available to everyone regardless of immigration status or income

• Plentiful this app will help you to find the nearest food pantry and make a reservation. 

• The Department of Youth and Community Development 

• OTDA will keep you up to date on Government Food Benefits

• Call 311

聯邦政府關門與 SNAP 糧食補助的重要資訊：若您失去食物援助，請參考以下資源

這則訊息旨在提供協助資源，以防您本人、同住的家人或您所協助的人，因聯邦政府關門而失去 SNAP（糧食補助） 福利。
若聯邦政府未於本週內恢復運作，SNAP 的聯邦資金將於本週六（11 月 1 日）起中斷。

紐約市的緊急食物援助

紐約市透過 食物銀行（提供雜貨） 與 社區廚房（提供熱食） 提供緊急食物援助。以下是可協助您尋找食物資源的途徑：

• Food Pantries Connection Map
  可查詢全市食物銀行與供餐地點。
  網址：https://map.thefoodpantries.org/

• ACCESS NYC
  用於搜尋食物援助地點與申請 SNAP 補助的官方網站。
  網址：https://access.nyc.gov/programs

• The Community Food Connection
  協助家庭連結食物與各項社會支援服務。
  網址：https://www.nyc.gov/site/foodpolicy/programs/emergency-food.page

• Food Bank For New York City 及 Citymeals On Wheels
  提供更廣泛的糧食與餐食支援，無論移民身分或收入皆可申請。
  網址：https://www.foodbanknyc.org/
  網址：https://www.citymeals.org/ 

• Plentiful 應用程式
  一款手機 App，可協助您搜尋最近的食物銀行並預約領取時間。
  網址：https://www.plentifulapp.com/

• 紐約市青年與社區發展局（Department of Youth and Community Development, DYCD）
  提供免費社區餐食與青年服務。
  網址：https://www.nyc.gov/dycd

• 紐約州臨時與殘障援助辦公室（OTDA）
  提供政府糧食補助最新資訊。
  網址：https://otda.ny.gov

• 撥打 311
  可查詢緊急食物援助或您的補助狀況。