FOOD PANTRY IS OPEN FOUR TIMES PER MONTH ON CORTELYOU ROAD

Free non-perishable groceries are distributed four times a month at Goke Food Pantry at Christ Apostolic Church on a first come, first served basis.

Distribution schedule:

• first and third Tuesdays of the month, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• second and fourth Saturdays of the month, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

If the groceries run out prior to closing time, the food pantry closes for the day.

 

Location

Christ Apostolic Church

622 Cortelyou Road

corner of E. 7th Street

Kensington, Brooklyn

(718) 284-7479

admin@gokefoodpantry.org

https://gokefoodpantry.org/ 

DONATE THANKSGIVING SIDE DISHES TO A NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD PANTRY

 At Foodtown of Kensington, you can purchase a bag of food for Thanksgiving side dishes that will be donated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary food pantry.

Tell a cashier that you want to buy a bag (or additional bags, if you like), and the cost ($10 per bag) will be added to your bill.

Each Buy-A-Bag contains a can of vegetables, a can of gravy, a bag of instant potatoes, a bag of rice, and a can of sweet potatoes.

Location 

Foodtown of Kensington

382 McDonald Avenue

corner of Albemarle Road

Kensington 

(718) 871-6161

https://www.foodtown.com/stores/foodtown-of-kensington

https://www.facebook.com/FoodtownofKensington

FREE KOSHER FOOD WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AT FLATBUSH JEWISH CENTER

Mobile Kosher Food Pantry

Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Free kosher fresh and canned food items will be distributed at Flatbush Jewish Center on Thursdays, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through Met Council's mobile food pantry. 

 

The pantry is usually open on the fourth Thursday of the month, but that varies. Before you go, check the blog's calendar to see which Thursday the pantry will be open.

 

Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty is America’s largest Jewish charity dedicated to serving all needy New Yorkers. Its partner pantries, such as Flatbush Jewish Center, serve food-insufficient clients of any race, faith, ethnicity, sexual identity, or gender.

 

In 2022, nearly 9.7% of New Yorkers reported that they experienced food insufficiency, defined as "inadequacy in the amount of food intake because of a lack of money or resources to access enough food."

Location

Flatbush Jewish Center

327 E. 5th Street

corner of Church Avenue

Kensington, Brooklyn

phone: (718) 871-5200

office@flatbushjewishcenter.org

https://flatbushjewishcenter.org/

https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushJewishCenter

 

KOSHER FOOD DISTRIBUTED FOR FREE AT FLATBUSH JEWISH CENTER THIS WEEK

Mobile Kosher Food Pantry

Wednesday, November 15th

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Free kosher fresh and canned food items will be distributed at Flatbush Jewish Center on Wednesday, November 15th, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through Met Council's mobile food pantry.

 

Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty is America’s largest Jewish charity dedicated to serving all needy New Yorkers. Its partner pantries, such as Flatbush Jewish Center, serve food-insufficient clients of any race, faith, ethnicity, sexual identity, or gender.

 

In 2022, nearly 9.7% of New Yorkers reported that they experienced food insufficiency, defined as "inadequacy in the amount of food intake because of a lack of money or resources to access enough food."

Location

Flatbush Jewish Center

327 E. 5th Street

corner of Church Avenue

Kensington, Brooklyn

phone: (718) 871-5200

office@flatbushjewishcenter.org

https://flatbushjewishcenter.org/

https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushJewishCenter

HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY FRIDGE AND PANTRY

Holiday Food Drive

Saturday, November 11th

Saturday, November 18th

8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

 

Kensington - Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) has maintained a Community Fridge for perishable food and a Tiny Purple Pantry for non-perishable food since February 2021. The members of the group do this out of their desire to help relieve food insecurity and hunger in the neighborhood and decrease food waste.

KWTMA will have a community holiday food drive on Saturday, November 11th, and Saturday, November 18th, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

 

For the Tiny Purple Pantry, donations of rice, beans, flour, pasta, sugar, canned food, etc. would be appreciated.

 

For the Community Fridge, you're asked to donate eggs, milk, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, butter, meat, frozen foods, etc.

 

KWTMA is "neighbors helping neighbors cope with the physical, mental, emotional, and economic needs intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing inequality."

 

Location

Windsor Farms Market/Key Food

589 Prospect Avenue 

between 10th and 11th avenues

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

FREE KOSHER FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT FLATBUSH JEWISH CENTER

Mobile Kosher Food Pantry

Thursday, August 24th

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Free kosher fresh and canned food items will be distributed at Flatbush Jewish Center on Thursday, August 24th, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through Met Council's mobile food pantry.

 

Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty is America’s largest Jewish charity dedicated to serving all needy New Yorkers. Its partner pantries, such as Flatbush Jewish Center, serve food-insufficient clients of any race, faith, ethnicity, sexual identity, or gender.

 

In 2022, nearly 9.7% of New Yorkers reported that they experienced food insufficiency, defined as "inadequacy in the amount of food intake because of a lack of money or resources to access enough food."

Location

Flatbush Jewish Center

327 E. 5th Street

corner of Church Avenue

Kensington, Brooklyn

phone: (718) 871-5200

office@flatbushjewishcenter.org

https://flatbushjewishcenter.org/

https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushJewishCenter

HALAL PANTRY FOOD: FREE FOR THOSE IN NEED

 

Halal Pantry Food

Wednesday, February 22nd, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Pick up free halal pantry food, including vegetables, on Beverley Road. New York City Councilmember Shahana Hanif, in collaboration with Muslims Giving Back, will provide the food to those in need.

To register, scan the QR code in the flyer. 

If you have any questions, e-mail Councilmember Hanif's Kensington Community Liaison, Ali Boivab, at aboivab@council.nyc.gov or call (718) 499-1090.

Location

Beverley Road

between Church Avenue and E. 2nd Street

Kensington, Brooklyn

HALAL FOOD GIVEAWAY

 

Free Halal Food

Wednesday, November 23rd, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Free halal food will be distributed on Beverley Road, between Church Avenue and E. 2nd Street, in Kensington, on Wednesday, November 23rd, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Hot meals and pantry bags with chickens will be given away while supplies last.

New York City Councilmember Shahana Hanif in collaboration with Muslims Giving Back will provide the food.

If you have any questions about this event, contact Ali Boivab,  Councilmember Hanif's Kensington Community Liaison, at aboivab@council.nyc.gov or (718) 499-1090.

FOOD PANTRY OPEN TO ALL NEIGHBORS AT IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CHURCH

 

The food pantry at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (IHM) serves its Windsor Terrace and Kensington neighbors who are in need.

The pantry distributes non-perishable items, such as cereal, peanut butter, jelly, canned vegetables, canned fruit, soup, tuna fish, crackers, non-refrigerated (UHT) milk (Parmalat or other brands), and other non-perishable goods as well as personal care items. Donations of these items are gratefully received.

Donations of heavy-duty reusable grocery bags to distribute the food, such as the ones from Fresh Direct and other delivery services, are also appreciated. Bring your bags to the rectory (next to the church) and indicate that they are for the food pantry.

From the IHM website:

FOOD PANTRY

“To distribute food to those in need”

 

The IHM Food Pantry provides non-perishable food and personal care items to families and senior citizens in our parish and local community. During the holiday season, families also receive clothing, toys, and gifts. Emergency distributions are available when a local family is in crisis.

Our volunteers work together as a team to make sure the shelves are stocked, donations are picked up and brought to the food pantry, and ample bags are prepared and distributed to the recipients on a monthly basis.

From time to time, people do struggle to meet their financial obligations, and as a Christian community we are charged to care for the poor, elderly, needy, disabled, and homebound.

Donations are needed for distribution each month. Please place food donations in the baskets located in the side vestibules of the church.

The Food Pantry is supported by the generosity of our parishioners. For an application, or to volunteer time at the pantry, please contact G. Cassone by calling the Rectory at (718) 871-1310 ext.10.

For additional information, contact the parish office, located in the rectory. It is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. It is closed on holidays.

Location

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
2805 Fort Hamilton Parkway

between E. 4th and E. 5th streets
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

one block from the Kensington border
phone (718) 871-1310

website https://ihm-brooklyn.org/

contact form https://ihm-brooklyn.org/about/contact

FREE HOLIDAY MEALS IN WINDSOR TERRACE / KENSINGTON

 

Take what you need.

 

Distribution of free holiday meals will take place in Windsor Terrace on Thursday, December 23rd, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

Prepared meals for people who don't have access to stoves, meal kits that are ready to be cooked in someone's kitchen, groceries, and Foodtown gift cards will all be available for free.

 

If you'd like to have a meal delivered to you, send an e-mail to kwtfridge@gmail.com and the volunteers will do it, if they're able to.

 

Give what you can.

 

If you can prepare meals and meal kits beforehand to donate, bring them to the KWT Community Fridge on December 23rd. Eco-containers are available at Kermit Place; send an email to kwtfridge@gmail.com for details. 

 

If you can purchase groceries for the grocery table and/or Foodtown gift cards, that can be done at the KWT Community Fridge on December 23rd. Purchases can be donated, or they can be reimbursed while the budget lasts. 

Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) and additional neighborhood volunteers will be distributing prepared/ready-to-eat individual meals, at home-meal kits, and groceries on Thursday, December 23rd, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the KWT Community Fridge (143 East 2nd Street, near Fort Hamilton Parkway, by the side entrance to the laundromat).

If you would like to donate meals or meal kits, sign up at https://bit.ly/KWTmeals. Scroll to the appropriate category and list how many servings and what you plan to bring.

If you plan to donate prepared food, package each serving in a disposable, single-serving container. Individually-sized eco-friendly boxes are available, if needed. Send an e-mail to kwtfridge@gmail.com for details about food packaging.

Deliver the meals and meal kits on Wednesday, December 22nd, between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., or on Thursday, December 23rd, between 11:00 a.m. and noon. Pick-up of your donations may be available. Send an e-mail to kwtfridge@gmail.com to make arrangements.

Location

KWT Community Fridge

143 E. 2nd Street, around the corner from Fort Hamilton Parkway

Windsor Terrace, on the border of Kensington, Brooklyn

https://www.kwtmutualaid.com/get-involved/fridge  

https://www.instagram.com/kwtfridge/

PLANT SALE TO BENEFIT MUTUAL AID

 

 

Update from KWTMA: Our last Summer Plant Sale was a success! We raised money to fill the fridge and the pantry several times! Thanks again to neighbors who helped out and to Sue and her green thumbs for making it happen!

 

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Plant Sale

Saturday, June 19th, 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Garden plants, house plants, seedlings, and herbs will all be for sale to raise funds for Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid. 

 

Proceeds will be used to purchase perishable food for the KWT Community Fridge at 137 East 2nd Street, near Fort Hamilton Parkway by the side entrance to the laundromat, and non-perishable food for the KWT Tiny Purple Pantry on E. 4th Street, also off Fort Hamilton Parkway.

 

Bangladeshi delicacies and coffee from Sonia Café will also be for sale.

 

Location

in front of a private house

309 E. 5th Street

between Church Avenue and Albemarle Road

Kensington, Brooklyn

NON-PERISHABLE FOOD NEEDED FOR THE KWT TINY PURPLE PANTRY

 

To help relieve food insecurity and hunger in the neighborhood, Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) has set up the KWT Tiny Purple Pantry for non-perishable food. Donate food items if you can or take whatever donated items you need so that you can enjoy adequate and nutritious meals.

 

The outdoor pantry is on E. 4th Street in Windsor Terrace, just south of Fort Hamilton Parkway, alongside Jaya Yoga East.

 

 

Non-perishable food has a long shelf life and doesn't have to be refrigerated before it's opened. Some examples of food to donate are

• fish (canned),
• poultry (canned),
• beans (canned and dried),
• soup (canned and packaged),
• vegetables (canned and dried),
• fruit (canned and dried),
• pasta, rice, and other grains,
• dried herbs and spices, 
• condiments,
  
• nuts and seeds,
• peanut butter and other nut butters,
• jelly, jam, preserves, honey,
  
• fruit juice (canned and in cardboard),
  
• shelf-stable milk,
• non-dairy milk,
• coffee,
• tea,
  
• dry cereal,
• crackers, and
  
• granola bars,
• protein bars.

 

In addition to the pantry, KWTMA has set up an outdoor KWT Community Fridge. It's for perishable food, and it operates on the same philosophy of "Give what you can; take what you need." The fridge is located at 137 E. 2nd Street, off Fort Hamilton Parkway, next to the laundromat. You can read about it at https://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2021/03/which-food-to-donate-to-community.html.

 

A map of Community Fridges, Tiny Purple Pantries, and food banks in Brooklyn is posted at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1sU_etWNgS4tWVbx5SSyjcTF09Pltl5an&ll=40.64801884051553%2C-73.9781280074266&z=18. 

 

Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid is a local, all-volunteer, grassroots group of neighborhood people that formed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to meet the increased needs of neighborhood residents.

 

From its website: "We are neighbors helping neighbors cope with the physical, mental, emotional, and economic needs intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. If you need help, please ask. If you have something to offer, please give."

 

website:  https://www.kwtmutualaid.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/KWTMutualAid/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwtmutualaid/

WHICH FOOD TO DONATE TO THE KWT COMMUNITY FRIDGE IN WINDSOR TERRACE

 

 

Update: Pantry shelves have been added next to the fridge for donations of canned food and hygiene products. 

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Update: These additional items are welcome:

• Eggs
• Cooked deli meat
• Pastries and baked goods
  
• Beverages, bottled water, seltzer, and juice
• Halal food
• Kosher food

 

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What are the best types of food to donate to the new KWT Community Fridge that Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid placed at 137 E. 2nd Street, off Fort Hamilton Parkway? These items are welcome:

• Whole fruits and fresh vegetables
• Packaged cut fruits
• Bread
  
• Dairy or non-dairy products
• Packaged meat or plant-based products
• Commercially prepared meals (labeled and pre-packaged)
  
• Donations of home-cooked meals MUST be labeled with donation date and food origin (the name and address of the food donor or producer). Please write on the label if the meal is
  
• Gluten-free
• Vegan
• Vegetarian
• Contain nuts
• Peanut-free.

 

The KWT Community Fridge is located on E. 2nd Street by Fort Hamilton Parkway, a few feet north of the building that the laundromat is in.

For answers to your questions, send an e-mail to 

kwtfridge @ gmail.com.

 

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Originally posted on the KARMABrooklyn blog on February 28, 2021:

 

Community Fridges and Tiny Purple Pantries are tools in the struggle for food justice and against food insecurity and an opportunity for neighbors to help neighbors. 

Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) set up a Community Fridge today near the northeast corner of E. 2nd Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway, by the laundromat. There you can donate perishable foods, such as dairy products, meat, eggs, home-cooked meals, fresh fruit, and fresh vegetables, or you can take food that you need. 

A map of the Community Fridges and Tiny Purple Pantries in Brooklyn is posted at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1sU_etWNgS4tWVbx5SSyjcTF09Pltl5an&ll=40.64801884051553%2C-73.9781280074266&z=18.

 

NEW COMMUNITY FRIDGE IN WINDSOR TERRACE

Community fridges and purple pantries are tools in the struggle for food justice and against food insecurity and an opportunity for neighbors to help neighbors. 

Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) set up a community fridge today near the northeast corner of E. 2nd Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway, by the laundromat. There you can donate perishable foods, such as dairy products, meat, eggs, home-cooked meals, fresh fruit, and fresh vegetables, or you can take food that you need. 

In the near future, KWTMA will set up a purple pantry by Jaya Yoga East, located at the corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway and E. 4th Street, for non-perishables, such as canned and packaged foods. [Update: The purple pantry has been established on E. 4th Street, just south of Fort Hamilton Parkway.]

A map of the community fridges and purple pantries in Brooklyn is posted at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1sU_etWNgS4tWVbx5SSyjcTF09Pltl5an&ll=40.64801884051553%2C-73.9781280074266&z=18.

 

FREE TURKEYS AT A FOOD PANTRY IN KENSINGTON

 

Turkey Giveaway

Saturday, November 21st, 11:00 a.m.

 

The Annual Turkey Distribution Day at Goke Food Pantry will take place on Saturday, November 21st, starting at 11:00 a.m. and ending when they don't have any more turkeys to give away. Turkeys will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.

Goke Food Pantry operates out of Christ Apostolic Church.

Location

Goke Food Pantry

622 Cortelyou Road

between Ocean Parkway and E. 7th Street

Kensington, Brooklyn 

admin@gokefoodpantry.org

(718) 284-7479

https://gokefoodpantry.org

PRE-THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS TOMORROW

Food Drive

Sunday, November 10th, 8:00 a.m. to noon

To replenish the food pantry at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in time for Thanksgiving, the church's Cub Scout Pack 187 will collect non-perishable food on Sunday, November 10th, from 8:00 a.m. to noon.

They'll collect the food in front of Foodtown, 382 McDonald Avenue at Albemarle Road, in Kensington, for the benefit of neighborhood residents in need.

Non-perishable foods have a long shelf life, with expiration dates far into the future. They can be safely stored at room temperature.

A few examples of non-perishable foods are canned fish, canned meat, canned and dried beans, nuts, peanut and other nut butters, jelly, honey, canned fruit, dried fruit, 100% fruit juice, bottled water, dry or shelf-stable milk, canned vegetables, crackers, uncooked rice, uncooked pasta, hot and cold cereals, granola, flour, dried herbs and spices, etc.

Healthy food options are best: whole grains, low fat, low or no sugar, low or no salt, and few or no chemical additives.
 
Recent statistics showed that almost 13% of New York City’s population suffer from food insecurity, meaning that they aren't able to afford an adequate supply of food.

Last year, in fact, 34% of the food pantries and kitchens in New York City didn't have enough resources to meet people's needs, so they had to turn people away, reduce portion sizes, and cut back on their open hours.

FOOD DONATIONS REQUESTED BY BROWNIES FOR A BROOKLYN FOOD PANTRY

                                          Food Drive
                   Friday, November 18th, 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

CAMBA needs to keep its Beyond Hunger Emergency Food Pantry fully stocked because it feeds 4,300 hungry Brooklynites every month. IHM Brownie Troop #2662 will lend CAMBA a hand by collecting food to donate to the food pantry.

The Brownies will be stationed outside of Foodtown tomorrow (Friday), from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. They'll accept canned tuna, chicken, and salmon, dried milk, beans, fruit, vegetables, and pasta, cereal, peanut butter, and 100% fruit juice.

They can't accepted expired or dented cans.

From CAMBA's website:

CAMBA’s emergency food pantry operates on a client-choice/supermarket-style system, where clients choose individual food items rather than receiving pre-packed bags, as they would at traditional pantries.

The pantry distributes a three-day supply of nutritional food. This is critical for many of our clients who are unable to maintain a healthy diet, including the elderly and those at or below the poverty level. Clients include current CAMBA clients, those referred by other agencies and organizations and people who self-refer.

Foodtown is located at 382 McDonald Avenue, at the corner of Albemarle Road, in Kensington.

FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION AT HOLY NAME

Holy Name's food pantry will distribute food from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on February 20th, March 5th, and March 19th. Access to the distribution point is through the back parking lot.

At this time, donations of cans of tuna fish, cans of pasta sauce, and boxes of cereal are needed. Drop off your donations in the front part of the church, which is open until 6:00 p.m. on most days, or bring them to the rectory, if you prefer.

The non-denominational food pantry currently serves about sixty families. It relies entirely on community donations.
 
Holy Name of Jesus Church
245 Prospect Park West
between Windsor Place and Prospect Avenue
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
phone: (718) 768-3071
fax: (718) 369-2039
http://www.holynamebrooklyn.com
https://www.facebook.com/HolyNameBrooklyn 
https://twitter.com/HolyNameBklyn