As people across the country face financial challenges during the coronavirus pandemic, many organizations in Newark are making sure families have enough to eat.
Newark Public Schools are giving out grab-and-go meals to students at these sites. Students who attend any Newark school — whether district, charter, or private — can pick up the meals from 9:30-11:30 a.m. each weekday.
The following food pantries, nonprofits, and community groups are also providing free food to residents:
Fresh vegetables
- Volunteers are distributing donated vegetables each Friday. Anyone can walk or drive up to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (198 Chadwick Ave.) from 9 a.m.-noon, Community Church of God (13 Grant Ave.) from 9-11 a.m., and Greater Cornerstone Baptist Church (237 N 18th St.). For more info, email communitydevelopmentcorp@gmail.com.
- Residents can request home deliveries, which cost $5, by calling 973-877-9772 or emailing community@southnewark.com.
Meals
- National Action Network’s Newark Tech World (400 Hawthorne Ave.) is distributing hot and cold meals Monday through Saturday from 12-4 p.m. or until all meals are distributed. — (973) 494-9303
- Willing Heart Community Care Center (555 Dr. MLK Blvd.) is distributing meals from 1-3 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. — (973) 622-2100
Groceries
- Newarkers can call the mayor’s office at 973-733-5728 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. to request a ShopRite gift card.
Food pantries
The following list of food pantries was compiled by the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. Please call ahead to check hours of operation.
- Salvation Army - Newark West (699 Springfield Ave.) — (973) 375-5933 x 104
- First Hopewell Baptist Church (525 Orange St.) — (973) 485-8100
- St. James Social Service Corporation (604 Martin Luther King Blvd.) — (973) 624-4007 x 201
- Franciscan Charities - St. Ann’s (212 Hunterdon St.) — (908) 347-5672
- Blessed Sacrament Pantry (19 Van Ness Place) — (973) 824-6549
- Zion United Church of Christ (17 Alexander St.) — (973) 373-1238
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church (208 Broadway) — (973) 482-1915
- Emergency Food and Nutrition Network (403 University Ave.) — (973) 266-7966
- The Apostles House (18-24 Grant St.) — (973) 482-6609
- Bethany Baptist Church Pantry (275 W. Market St.) — (973) 673-7468
- House of Mercy Mission (573 Springfield Ave.) — (973) 642-6226
- New Communities Corporation - Senior (220 Bruce St.) — (973) 623-6114
- Toussaint Food Pantry (528 Martin Luther King Blvd.) — (973) 792-5790
- Emmanuel Church of Christ (54 Irvine Turner Blvd.) — (973) 242-3552
- Newark Emergency Services (982 Broad St.) — (973) 639-7620 x 202
- Roseville Presbyterian Church (36 Roseville Ave.) — (973) 483-3361
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church (709 Clinton Ave.) — (973) 374-3154
- Revival Temple (81-85 16th Ave.) — (973) 879-7457
- F.O.C.U.S. (441-443 Broad St.) — (973) 624-2528 x 131
- Emanuel Baptist Church (228 Chancellor Ave.) — (973) 849-6987
- Hopewell Baptist Church (17 Muhammad Ali Ave.) — (973) 824-9120 or 9119
- Franklin - St. John’s Community (142 Maple Ave.)
- Clearview Baptist Church (314-320 Hobson St.) — (973) 926-0471
- United Neighbors Development Corporation (491 Orange St.) — (973) 350-0567
- New Born Holy Church (250 Bergen St.) — (973) 906-3317
- Newark Spanish 7th Day Adventist (58 2nd Ave.) — (973) 388-8777
- New Dawn Missionary Baptist Church (284 Peshine Ave.) — (973) 624-9008
- Church of the Eternal God (190 Highland Ave.) — (973) 460-9334/(973) 483-1189
- Trinity U.A.M.E. (226 Warren St.) — (973) 336-9085
- St. Paul Tabernacle (530-532 Clinton Ave.) — (973) 643-8700
- Canaan Baptist Church (131 Pomona Ave.) — (862) 520-1326
- Maranatha SDA Church (890 South Orange Ave.) — (973) 416-5300
- Igreja Evangelica Vida Nova (150 Broadway) — (973) 380-6906
- Calvary Touch of God Church (636-638 Bergen St.) — (973) 848-1113
- St. John Baptist Church (137 Fairmont Ave.) — (973) 623-0982
- House of Love Soup Kitchen (589-595 Central Ave.) — (862) 899-3216
- Deliverance Holistic Care Program (488 South Orange Ave.) — (973) 371-1460
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (198 Chadwick Ave.) — (973) 824-9708
- Hombres y Mujeres de Valor Par (63 Mt. Pleasant Ave.) — (973) 388-3406
- Jobeth, Inc. (203 Johnson Ave.) — (917) 819-5687
- United Community Corporation (332 South 8th St.) — (973) 642-0181
- Eben-ezer Food Pantry (1152 S. Orange Ave.) — (973) 373-9205
- Allen Village CDC (56 19th Ave.) — (973) 373-7753
- The Kingdom Experience Church (667 S. 11th St.) — (973) 704-3669
- Newark Bible Fellowship (30 Randolph Place) — (732) 763-1334
- 1st Missionary Church Proclaimers of Righteousness (151 Park Ave.) — (973) 482-3903
- Beulah Grove Church (59 Springdale Ave.) — (973) 482-4054
Soup kitchens
Please call ahead to check hours of operation.
- Goodwill Rescue Mission, Inc. (79 University Ave.) — (973) 621-9560
- St. James Social Service Corporation (604 Martin Luther King Blvd.) — (973) 624-4007
- Franciscan Charities (103 16th Ave.) — (908) 510-8050
- Zion United Church of Christ (17 Alexander St.) — (973) 373-1238
- House of Mercy Mission (573 Springfield Ave.) — (973) 642-6226
- Emmanuel Church of Christ (54 Irvine Turner Blvd.) — (973) 242-3552
- Community Church of Faith (26 Irvine Turner Blvd.) — (973) 642-7949
- Union Chapel Community Development (209 Wainwright St.) — (973) 282-0125
- Greater Abyssinian Baptist Church (88 Lyons Ave.) — (973) 923-5205
- St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church (933 S. 17th St.) — (973) 466-0019
- Jehovah Jireh Praise and Worship (505 S. 15th St.) — (973) 824-2006
- Maranatha SDA Church (890 South Orange Ave.) — (973) 416-5300
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (198 Chadwick Ave.) — (973) 824-9708
To add your organization to the list or request any changes, please email us at newark.tips@chalkbeat.org.
