ImmediateNeeds
Shelter, food, clothing... find resources to get what you need.
Living on the street, in your car, or otherwise unsheltered? Click here for resources.
Need a place to stay but have nowhere to go? Click the link above to learn more about getting into emergency shelter.
Food resources
Search for food pantries in your zip code.
P-EBT Benefits Finder
P-EBT food benefits are available to households with children who would have received free school lunches under the National School Lunch Act, if not for a reduction in in-person learning due to the pandemic. These temporary food benefits are being provided to help cover the cost of meals children would have otherwise received at school during the 2020-21 academic year.
P-EBT food benefits are not SNAP benefits. They can only be used to purchase the same food items that can be purchased with SNAP benefits.
Long Island Cares’ MORE programs provides information, referral assistance and emergency food to people in user-friendly locations such as libraries, parks and shopping centers.
Each week Branches Long Island packs and distributes their blessing boxes filled with Food, Diapers, Formula, Toiletries and much more. Emergency bags are available for those that walk in and are on need of EMERGENCY FOOD to grab. These bags will provide basic food items and instructions on how to submit a request for a blessing box.
(631) 448-7832
brancheslongisland@gmail.com
This faith-based organization runs a food pantry and offers community relief and resources. Hot meals are available for pick up Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.
This organizations runs a food distribution events. Check the Facebook page (link above) for updates on event times and locations.
Come to Pax Christi in person 24/7 at 255 Oakland Ave in Port Jefferson next to the LIRR Station (S-60, S-61, & S62 stop at LIRR station) or call the Hospitality Center to get food at any time you need it.
This street outreach team helps connect people experiencing homelessness and living with mental illness with long term supports and accessing housing. Free evening meals are available at the Patchogue Community Center
456 Waverly Ave
Patchogue, NY
This outreach program serves families in need access items they need.
Contact via Facebook page (link above) or email
Anyone in need of help can come to a Community Solidarity Food Share and get most, if not all, of the groceries they need for the week. They also share clothing, books, toys, school supplies, and other necessities. Food shares are located in Hempstead, Huntington, Farmingville, and Wyandanch.
Jericho Cares' mission is to assist families in need. They provide clothes, celebrate birthdays and holidays, and help with food insecurities and other basic supplies.
Request delivery of a lasagna to your location once per month at a day and time that works for you.
Nourish LI accepts donations and provides a mobile meal/pantry delivery service to neighbors in need. Drop off locations are in Sound Beach, North Bellmore, and Copiague.
Contact via Facebook page (link above) or email
This outreach team provides food, transportation and other services to people in need. The outreach team is available 24 hours a day.
Contact via Facebook page (link above)
This faith-based organization hosts food outreaches outdoors for an hour, usually around noon. Lighthouse Mission box trucks go out stocked with emergency food, clothes & other necessities. Outreaches take place in Coram, Ronkonkoma, Central Islip, Rocky Point, Shirley, Port Jefferson Station, Riverhead, Centereach, Patchogue, and Bellport.
The INN addresses issues of hunger and homelessness on Long Island. The Mary Brennan INN hosts a soup kitchen or brown bag lunch program depending on COVID-19 restrictions. Other services are available at the Center for Transformational Change on site.
Clothing resources
Long Island Coalition for the Homeless:
Long Island Coalition for the Homeless provides a special Distribution Center stocked clothes and other essential items. These clothing options can range from casual to business attire. All items are free! Clothing is available in all sizes: infant through adult and everything in between. Due to COVID-19, all requests must be submitted through online referrals.
The INN:
The Center for Transformative Change (CTC) is located immediately adjacent to the Mary Brennan INN soup kitchen in Hempstead. CTC serves as a Resource Center to assist guests of the soup kitchen to improve their life circumstances and/or become self-sufficient. The facility also houses a Clothing Boutique, where guests can acquire free clothing, including business attire for interviews or a new job, and housewares.
This Brookhaven based organization provides professional clothing to women in need. Once participating in the suiting program, women can access other job resources.
brookhaven@dressforsuccess.org
Financial Assistance
St. Vincent de Paul can provide one-time assistance for individuals and families in need throughout most communities on Long Island. They prioritize those at risk for homelessness. Connect online using the link above, over the phone, or through your local diocese.
Request Assistance: 516-822-3132
Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities may have resources to provide one-time assistance to households experiencing homelessness.
Catholic Charities of Long Island Referral Line
516-733-7045
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Local Salvation Army chapters may be able to provide one-time emergency rental assistance to pay past due rent or provide funds needed to move to a new unit.
Hempstead: (516)-485-4900
Freeport: 516-378-4557
Westbury: 516-338-7265
East Northport: 631-368-1170
Riverhead: (631) 727-3338
General number: 800-728-7825