Find a Summer Meal Site Near You!

For families who count on school breakfast and lunch, summer months can be stressful when family food budgets have to be stretched even further.  Free summer meals, funded by the USDA, are available to kids and teens ages 18 and younger at summer meal sites across New York State.  Visit http://www.fns.usda.gov/meals4kids or call Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time at 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479) or 1-877-8-HAMBRE (1-877-842-6273) (for Spanish).  

In addition, the following resources are also available.   Please visit the websites below or call the phone numbers listed for more information including days and hours of operation.  

Food Banks and Food Pantries

Putnam Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York - https://regionalfoodbank.net

Food Bank of the Hudson Valley -  https://foodbankofhudsonvalley.org

Salvation Army - East Putnam Food Pantry 
110 Old Route 6, Building #2
Carmel, NY  10512 
845-808-1500 

Patterson Presbyterian Food Pantry 
1059 Route 311 
Patterson, NY  12563 
845-878-3961

Brewster Community Food Pantry 
15 Oak Street 
Brewster, NY  10509 
914-649-8002

St. John Evangelist Food Pantry 
221 E. Lake Blvd. 
Mahopac, NY  10541
845-628-2006

Putnam Valley Community Food Pantry
337 Peekskill Hollow Road
Putnam Valley, NY  10579
845-458-1251

Putnam CAP Food Pantry 
121 Main Street 
Brewster, NY  10509 
845-278-8021 
www.putnamcap.org
Offered once a month.  Intake required with Social Worker, including proof of residency, income and household members. 

Soup Kitchen  
Putnam CAP Soup Kitchen   
First Baptist Church of Brewster
460 Main Street 
Brewster, NY  10509 
845-278-8021
Free lunch Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.  

 

Other Resources 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 
Putnam County Department of Social Services, Donald B. Smith Campus, 110 Old Route 6, Building 2, Carmel, NY  10512 
845-808-1500 EXT.45233 
Department of Social Services & Mental Health - Putnam County, New York

MEDICAID   
Putnam County Department of Social Services, Donald B. Smith Campus, 110 Old Route 6, Building 2, Carmel, NY 10512
845-808-1500 EXT. 45251 

New York State Websites  
For information on SNAP, HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program), and Temporary Assistance benefits, and to get information on WIC, and other programs, families can apply on-line at https://www.MyBenefits.ny.gov