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Help buying groceries and getting meals for you and your family. Your state runs food benefits (SNAP), WIC for pregnant people and young children, and school meals. Food banks and free meal sites near you can help too, often the same day.Help in New Jersey.

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Tell us more about what you need. We answer first, then show the programs that fit, then ask a few questions to narrow it down.

Programs in New Jersey

New Jersey programs for this kind of help. Each agency decides who qualifies.

  • New Jersey Department of Human Services

    NJ SNAP

    NJ SNAP helps eligible households buy food.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePhonePaperIn person

    Apply online Agency pageCall 800-792-9773

  • New Jersey Department of Health

    New Jersey WIC

    In New Jersey, WIC is called NJ WIC.

    WIC provides food benefits and nutrition services to eligible pregnant people, new parents, infants, and children.

    Ways to apply:PhoneIn person

    Apply online Agency pageCall 609-292-7837

  • New Jersey Department of Agriculture

    National School Lunch Program

    Participating schools provide free or reduced-price meals to eligible students.

    Ways to apply:PaperIn person

    Agency pageCall 609-984-0692

  • New Jersey Department of Agriculture

    Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer

    Summer EBT gives eligible children a food benefit on a card for the summer.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePaper

    Agency pageCall 609-984-0692

Checked on October 8, 2026

Food banks that serve New Jersey

Food banks in the Feeding America network supply the food pantries and meal sites near you. Call yours or check its website to find one close by.

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