Food Pantries
Catholic Charities
505 South Avenue, East 908-497-3900
Pantry – only 2 appointments daily; Call at 8:30 am
Cranford Family Care Association
61 Myrtle Street 908-276-3530
Pantry – Mon – Fri 9:00 am – 4:00 pm; Must be Cranford resident; Application & interview required
Elizabethport Presbyterian Center
154 First Street 908-659-2182
Pantry – Last week of the month. Call first. Union County residents only
First Baptist Church of Cranford/Elizabeth
402 Union Avenue 908-352-0519
Pantry – 2nd, 3rd Thursday 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, 4th Thursday 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Kitchen – Sunday 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church @ Caldwell Place
42 Broad Street 908-353-1518
Call for information
Jefferson Park Ministries
65 Madison Avenue 908-469-1519
Pantry – 2nd & 4th Thursday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Jewish Family Services (Kosher)
655 Westfield Avenue 908-352-8375
Pantry – Mon – Thurs 9:00 am – 4:30 pm, Fri 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Liberty Baptist Church
514-517 Court Street 908-354-3362
Kitchen – Mon 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm, Across the street at 510 Court Street
Mount Teman AME Church
160 Madison Avenue 908 351 2625
Pantry – 4th Thursday 10:00 – 12:00 noon
Kitchen – 4th Saturday 11:00 – 12:00 noon
Mount Zion Pentecostal
1016 Lafayette Street 908 351 2170
Breakfast – Sunday 8:00 am – 8:30 am sharp
New Bethel Baptist Church
856 E. Jersey Street 908 527 9115
Kitchen – 2nd & 4th Saturday, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
New Hope Memorial Baptist
91 Division Street 908 352 5750
Kitchen – Saturday 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
St. John’s Episcopal Church
61 Broad Street 908 352 1218
Kitchen – Sunday 1:15 pm
St. Joseph’s Social Service Center
118 Division Street 908 352 2989
Bread/Sandwich – M – Fr 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Kitchen – Saturday 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Pantry – 3rd & 4th Tue 9:00 am – 11:30 am
St. Mary of the Assumption
155 Washington Avenue 908 352 5154
Enter behind church on Race St
Kitchen – 2nd & 4th, Wednesday 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Pantry – Last Tuesday of each month, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Proof of address required
Second Presbyterian Church
1161 E. Jersey Street 908 352 1659
1st and 2nd week
Emergency Food Bag Tues & Thurs 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Salvation Army – Elizabeth
1005 E. Jersey Street 908 352 7057
Call for appointment
Street Light Mission
1181 E. Broad Street 908 820 8324
Limited Pantry – Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Call first; Union County residents only
Union Baptist Church
1088 E. Grand Street 908 527 8064
Kitchen – 3rd Saturday of the month, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Pantry – Monday and Tuesdays, call for an appointment
Fanwood Presbyterian Church Mission Committee
74 Martine Avenue, PO Box 69 908 889 8891
Pantry – 3rd Saturday, 9:30 am – 11:00 am, Need agency referral
Christ the King
411 Rutgers Avenue 908 686 0722
Emergency food bag – Hillside Residents Only. Call first with referral from Town Hall or agency
First Baptist Church
166 Hillside Avenue 973 926 1244
Pantry – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saturday, 9:30 am – 11:00 am, Come at 8:00 am to sign in
Saint Theresa’s Church
541 Washington Street 907 272 4444
Call church to make arrangements for pick up
Linden Interfaith Network for Community Services (LINCS)
14 W. Munsell Avenue 908 925 2523
Call for Appointment, Linden Residents Only
Linden Presbyterian Church
1506 Orchard Terrace 908 486 3073
Pantry – 4th Friday, 8:30 am – 11:00 am by appointment
Saint John the Apostle Pantry
1805 Penbrook Terrace 732-388-7216
Call for dates
Our Lady of Peace Church
111 South Street 908 464 7600
Pantry – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, Proof of address required
Bethel Presbyterian Church
300 East 5th Street 908 757 5390
Kitchen – Wednesdays and Fridays, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Grace Episcopal Church (Grace’s Kitchen)
600 Cleveland Avenue 908 756 1520
Kitchen – last 5 weekdays of the month, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (excluding Sunday)
Saint Mary’s Church
516 West 6th Street 908 756 0085
Kitchen – Sundays 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church
716 Watchung Avenue 908 756 2468
Lunch Bag – Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri 10:00 am
Kitchen – Tues 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Shiloh Baptist Church
515 West 4th Street 908 754 3353
Pantry – 3rd and 4th Saturday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Soup Kitchen – Wed & Thurs 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
First Unitarian Society of Plainfield
724 Park Avenue 908 756 0750
Pantry – last Saturday of each month
Bagged Lunch – Sunday after pantry
Holiday Meals – Easter/Thanksgiving/Christmas
First Park Baptist Church
716 West 7th Street 908 756 5322
Dinner – last Saturday of each month, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Salvation Army – Plainfield
615 Watchung Avenue 908 756 2595
Pantry – Wednesdays 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Kitchen – Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri 12:00 noon – 12:45 pm
Site closed the last five days of the month
Starfish Food Pantry at Covenant Methodist Church
631 E. Front Street 908 755 8888
Pantry – Tues/Thurs/Fri 9:00 am – 11:00 am, Plainfield Area Only
United Presbyterian Church of Plainfield
525 E. Front Street 908 756 2666
Call for information
Food for Friends – Rahway
1221 New Brunswick Avenue 732 381 7201
Pantry – every last Mon & Tues of the month. Free clothing available to patrons on distribution dates
Mobile Pantry – available to Veterans and families of Veterans
Diabetic Program – Every 3rd Monday of the month
First Presbyterian Church – Food for Friends
1731 Church Street
Soup Kitchen – every Saturday of the month
Helping Hands – Church of St. Joseph the Carpenter
157 East 4th Avenue 908 241 1250
Pantry – Saturdays, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Must call for dates
Heard AME Church
310 Eighth Avenue 908 241 5588
Pantry – every Saturday 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Casano Community Center
314 Chestnut Street 908 245 0666
Pantry – Wednesdays 9:00 am – 8:00 pm, Roselle Park Residents Only
Church of the Assumption – Parish Hall
113 Chiego Place 908 245 1107
Pantry – 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Non-residents – Second Tuesdays, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
1571 Martine Avenue 908 889 2100
Wednesdays: 11:00am-12:00pm
Every Second Sunday of the Month: 10:00am-12:00pm
Limited to one visit a month/must show proof of NJ residence
Saint Theresa’s Church – Loaves & Fishes
306 Morris Avenue 908 277 3700
Pantry – Wednesday 8:00 am – 9:30 am, Summit Residents Only – Call first
Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church
888 Stuyvesant Avenue 908 688 3164
Pantry – 3rd Saturday 10:00 am – 12:00 noon except November 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm, Union Residents Only
Saint Michael’s Church Parish Center
1211 Orange Avenue 908 688 1232
Call for information
Township of Union Municipal Building Food Pantry
1776 Morris Avenue 908 851 8501
Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4;30 pm, Union Residents Only, Proof of Residency & Income Required
Westfield Food Pantry @ Holy Trinity Church
336 First Street 908 232 2311
Pantry – Mon – Fri 9:30 am – 11:00 pm, Must have a referral from the social service agency who called for applicant
Nationally branded food products, including meat and/or vegetarian at wholesdale prices
www.shop.jolinfoodbox.com – menu changes monthly