Free food and assistance is available in New York City, no matter what your situation - you can get nutritious food!

The Coalition Against Hunger has compiled comprehensive Guides - referred to as "street sheets" - to free food access in thirteen different areas within the five boroughs. Thanks to a generous City Council grant, the Coalition was able to professionally design and print information on how and where to access the federal Food Stamp Program, WIC, school and summer meals, senior meals, and various other free assistance resources is provided in each Guide for the area covered. Each Guide contains a map showing the locations of an area Food Stamp Office and WIC Sites, as well as area soup kitchens and food pantries.

Though you may have access to the printed Guides in your area, the Coalition is pleased to provide copies of the Guides for you to download and print out. These are the areas covered by the Guides (street sheets):

• Central Harlem
• Chelsea/West Side
• Chelsea/West Side (Espanol)
• Coney Island
• Corona/Elmhurst/Jackson Heights
• Corona/Elmhurst/Jackson Heights (Chinese)
• Corona/Elmhurst/Jackson Heights (Espanol)
• East Brooklyn
• East Harlem
• East Harlem - Este de Harlem (Espanol)
• Ft. Greene/Park Slope/Crown Heights
• Jamaica
• Long Island City/Astoria
• Lower E. Side/E. Village
• Lower E. Side/E. Village (Chinese)
• Lower E. Side/E. Village - Loisaida/E. Village (Espanol)
• Northeast Bronx
• South Bronx
• South Bronx - El Sur del Bronx (Espanol)
• Staten Island
• Staten Island (Espanol)

*If you or anyone you are helping needs food in an area that is not covered by the Guides, please visit NYCCAH's Hunger Maps page or call 311 to locate food resources in that area.

If you would like to receive hard copies in bulk, or have any questions or comments, please contact Jim Wengler, Director of Benefits Access, by e-mail at jwengler@nyccah.org or by phone at (212) 825-0028 ext. 218.