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“The teachers and students love the CookShop Program.

"I just walked into a bilingual classroom and it was the first time they had seen cauliflower and collard greens. They were amazed with the texture.”

—P.S. 19 Assistant Principal Melissa Acevedo-Lamarca

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Food Program Locator

Free Summer Meals for Kids

When school lets out for the summer, thousands of children lose access to free and low-cost school breakfast

and lunch.

Free meals are available to all children over the summer at sites citywide. Click here for a list of participating Summer Meals sites in each borough.

Food Bank For New York City serves more than 1,000 food assistance programs throughout the five boroughs. To help New Yorkers in need access programs in their communities, our Food Program Locator, below, can be used to locate food pantries, soup kitchens and senior centers throughout New York City. Learn more about the types of food assistance programs in the Food Bank's network.

The Food Bank also provides programs that help New Yorkers in need receive food stamps and tax assistance. Browse our Links for New Yorkers in Need page to find out about the Food Bank's Direct Services as well as sources of assistance available to New Yorkers in need from other nonprofit organizations and government agencies.