Food Assistance Through Community Food Connection (CFC)

Audio Description: A video informing New Yorkers of the DSS/HRA Community Food Connection (CFC) program.

Community Food Connection (CFC), formerly known as the Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP), provides funding to more than 500 community kitchens and food pantries citywide. If you need food, you can get help today at one of New York City's food pantries, which provide groceries to cook at home, or community kitchens, which provide hot meals.

To apply for SNAP benefits, you visit ACCESS HRA or go to our SNAP page for additional information.

Interactive Tools & Resources

Need to find an active food pantry near you? Look it up with the new, interactive Food Help NYC Map! You can also download a list of NYC Food Pantries and Community Kitchens, or call 311 to help find a location nearest to you. Agents are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

In addition, the NYC Unity Project's has also compiled a list of food pantries and soup kitchens that have explicitly self-reported their desire to welcome LGBTQ community members.

Become a Community Food Connection (CFC) Provider

Want to work with HRA to provide food assistance? Learn how to become an Community Food Connection Provider.