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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 York.

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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 York

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

  • New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

    SNAP provides monthly food benefits to eligible households.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePhonePaperIn person

    Apply online Agency pageCall 800-342-3009

  • New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

    Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children

    Summer EBT gives eligible school-age children food benefits during summer break.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePaper

    Apply online Agency pageCall 800-342-3009

  • New York State Department of Health

    Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

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

    Ways to apply:PhoneIn person

    Apply online Call 800-541-2831

  • New York State Education Department

    National School Lunch Program

    The school meals program provides free or reduced-price meals to eligible students at participating schools.

    Ways to apply:PaperIn person

    Agency pageCall 518-474-3852

Checked on October 8, 2026

Food banks that serve New York

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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