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SNAP Gap Pop-Up Distributions
Join us for a special series of pop-up food distributions at local schools to help fill the SNAP Gap in the aftermath of the government shutdown.
We urgently need volunteers to help support these distributions by handing out produce and other food products to clients, replenishing product at our table stations throughout the day, helping to direct crowd flow, and assisting with setup and breakdown.
During the government shutdown, February SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) benefits were disbursed early, forcing a benefit that normally covers two weeks of meals to cover six weeks. This "SNAP Gap" will impact our most vulnerable neighbors and our city's already strained emergency food network.
New York City schools will be out of session for winter break from Feb 18-22, and the thousands of children and families that rely on free school breakfast and lunch will be without these meals. Help us bring extra meals to local schools in some of the neighborhoods where this "SNAP Gap" is greatest.
IS 229 X Roland Patterson (BRONX)
275 Harlem River Park Bridge, Bronx, NY 10453
(4/B/D trains to 167th Street)
THURSDAY, 2/21 – 4pm – 9pm
Mariners Harbor Cornerstone, United Activities Unlimited (STATEN ISLAND)
157 Brabant Street, Staten Island, NY 10303
(Bus lines S46, SIM33C, SIM24)
FRIDAY, 2/22 - 11am-5pm
JHS 8 Q Richard S. Grossley (QUEENS)
108-35 167th Street, Jamaica, NY 11433
(E/J/Z trains to Jamaica Center - Parsons/Archer)
We urgently need volunteers to help support these distributions by handing out produce and other food products to clients, replenishing product at our table stations throughout the day, helping to direct crowd flow, and assisting with setup and breakdown.
During the government shutdown, February SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) benefits were disbursed early, forcing a benefit that normally covers two weeks of meals to cover six weeks. This "SNAP Gap" will impact our most vulnerable neighbors and our city's already strained emergency food network.
New York City schools will be out of session for winter break from Feb 18-22, and the thousands of children and families that rely on free school breakfast and lunch will be without these meals. Help us bring extra meals to local schools in some of the neighborhoods where this "SNAP Gap" is greatest.
Sign up below to serve at one or more of the following locations:
TUESDAY, 2/19 - 8am-2pm
PS 154X (BRONX)
333 E 135 St, Bronx, NY 10454
(6 train to 3 Avenue - 138 Street)
WEDNESDAY, 2/20 - 11am-5pm
MS 22 X JHS 022 Jordan L. Mott (BRONX)
270 East 167th Street, Bronx, NY 10456
(4/B/D trains to 167th Street)
THURSDAY, 2/21 - 8am-2pmTUESDAY, 2/19 - 8am-2pm
PS 154X (BRONX)
333 E 135 St, Bronx, NY 10454
(6 train to 3 Avenue - 138 Street)
WEDNESDAY, 2/20 - 11am-5pm
MS 22 X JHS 022 Jordan L. Mott (BRONX)
270 East 167th Street, Bronx, NY 10456
(4/B/D trains to 167th Street)
IS 229 X Roland Patterson (BRONX)
275 Harlem River Park Bridge, Bronx, NY 10453
(4/B/D trains to 167th Street)
THURSDAY, 2/21 – 4pm – 9pm
Mariners Harbor Cornerstone, United Activities Unlimited (STATEN ISLAND)
157 Brabant Street, Staten Island, NY 10303
(Bus lines S46, SIM33C, SIM24)
FRIDAY, 2/22 - 11am-5pm
JHS 8 Q Richard S. Grossley (QUEENS)
108-35 167th Street, Jamaica, NY 11433
(E/J/Z trains to Jamaica Center - Parsons/Archer)
Hunger & Homelessness
Age Minimum (with Adult): 18+, Minimum Age:18+
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Food Bank For New York City, 39 Broadway, 10th Floor | New York, NY | 10006
General Inquiries: volunteer@foodbanknyc.org
Phone: 212.566.7855 Dial 5
