I went to go get groceries this morning from the common pantry. The pantry I went to is on…read moreShakespeare Avenue in the Bronx. I am a senior citizen I have not been well and I told them that they said to me I was not getting any groceries today because it was their policy because I haven't been there in 3 months. I had no one to help me and I do everything by myself. This is absolutely ridiculous and I would give them a zero rating if I could. It's not fair and it's not right after I sat there for 2 hours and they allow people to come in and get the other people four and five people at a time so you're sitting there waking your f****** time. Never again

New York Common Pantry at 109 Street is my favorite food pantry in my hood…read more The experience at this or any food pantry is much different for someone that's donating and the individual that is seeking a donation. I'm fortunate that I go here to donate canned and other non permissible items. Now my daughter just informed me that they have a partnership with Fresh Direct. They take the reusable bags that she keeps accumulating from our weekly grocery delivery. We're going to bring them as soon as weather warms up. Another reason we can assist our local food pantry besides our food donations. I really appreciate their hard work and dedication to the community.

There is no bed first of all! The good is they are in the process of reviewing my application,…read morewhich just arrived on their desk and I'm sure it will be approved as the doctors wanted approved as much as I needed approved. I think it's a wonderful thing that they are doing And for this reason, I want to give it a heads up and I will give it 1 million star review once of course I'm approved with a definite recommendation. I have spent my life savings practically on my home aids, so I definitely need the money for groceries. Which I now practically have none. I think it's the wonderful thing in America when you have companies like this to help out even for just a couple of months till I can get up on my feet again. With osteoporosis and neuropathy plus balance problems I'm unable to shop and I'm unable to walk alone so I always need help, but the doctors expect that after my osteoporosis shots, I will become more independent!! Barbara T. UES

I have volunteered at this location of GLWD over many years with my dear colleagues and friends…read more We worked in the kitchen packing meals for those in need who are afflicted with severe and chronic illnesses. The staff are a wonderful group. Always very helpful and generous. GLWD goes above and beyond since they started during the AIDS epidemic in 1985. I remember when Joan Rivers was the biggest sponsor and spokesperson of GLWD. Wishing you and yours a blessed healthy Holiday season. Please remember to volunteer and donate to those less fortunate. PEACE ON EARTH

Everyone at reaching out community are great. I've been going there for many many years and I am…read morevery grateful for them. They have been there for me and my son for years and I can't thank them enough.

Great, professional and very vibrant community center. I found out about this place because every…read moreyear they provide a free tax preparation service. This is the second year I've had it done with them. It was done very quickly, efficiently, and in a very thorough manner. They got back to me right away. I haven't used any of their other social services. I do know that they're a food pantry. They also help people with services like food stamps, housing, and do a lot of community outreach. Their staff are courteous, focused, very welcoming, knowledgeable, and efficient. My experience with this organization has been very positive and I will definitely go back for tax prep next year.

It's not too many places in New York City where you can walk up around lunch time and get a free…read morehot lunch and I'm not talking about some kind of sloppy lunch that they just piece together I'm talking about a really good wholesome lunch. Even though I myself am a licensed mental health professional I still go there for lunch almost every day. I am going to start volunteering my clinical services as payback

POTS (Part of the Solution) is an inspiring program offering a lot more than food to the community…read morethey serve. In addition to a place to shower, get haircuts, job training and a whole host of other services, they offer people a sense of dignity, a place to connect and to learn and grow. People come in from all walks of life and undoubtedly have their histories, many of which include trauma. Here they can start walking their path to connection, learn how to move past isolation and get the support they need to learn to love themselves. POTS may be the beginning for some, but it is a place that can help guide people to where they need to go with the right patience and understanding that change is a process but can absolutely happen. The staff is dedicated and caring. The executive director Christina Hanson is one of the most dedicated leaders toward helping those in need, and is excellent administratively which is rare in human services. What goes on at POTS is pretty amazing.

This marks my 200th review on yelp!…read more I was looking for a place to donate food and was referred to this place. This place is open 24/7. All in-person donations are to be dropped off with the gentleman at the front desk. You can also request a receipt if needed. They have different events throughout the month. The pantry drive is every 3rd Saturday.

These people who work here are extremely unpleasant and unprofessional…read more They take all the donations for themselves you can't even get a hygiene kit if your homeless they don't help you then they want to hide behind the word of God

But for the grace of God go any of us. The blood red doors, blood red, it's said, for a reason…read more The firm I joined early two years back now volunteers. That meant a great deal to me but I never had found the time to go. Today I found that time. One reason I went was in direct response to the SNAP benefits cruel debacle. This, I thought was better than marching - walking beside and offering a helping hand. Mercy, empathy and compassion are the marrow in the national spine - the international backbone. What was to have been an act of personal protest morphed into something unexpectedly different. We've become an outwardly more calloused land of late, where selfishness and insensitivity are worn like badges of honor. They're not; they're a stain on our image to the world - worse: to ourselves. I didn't do much day except hand out chips and offer supportive subtle enthusiasm. No one will remember me nor should they - I was fortunate enough to arrive and depart as a day tripper. But it's the faces that haunted me. You never knew what lead each man and woman there or what their fate would ultimately be. Yet here we were. Crossing fates in the same hall. And there was this unspeakably overwhelming sense as nearly two hundred hungry souls filed by us as we doled out chips and hot dogs and apples that we the dilettantes were happy to do. I felt we stood at the edge of a vast sea of unknowable suffering - that our few hours were a drop of living kindness, as the Buddhists call it, in this sea that's always threatened to drown the world. I can't put my finger on this sense of today except to say I'll return to learn perhaps a greater understanding. And the staff. They reminded me of that humbled awe I felt for 9/11 and covid first responders. I may not change a single life for the better except mine handing out child but I know that offering a helping hand to those struggling in need is what defines humanity and defies inhumanity. I'm grateful I experienced this. And even catching the glimpse of so many as they passed was a bracing wake up call to what's really going on. Thank you.

Very respectable here ! Very clean and honest people working here! They have 3 feeding times listed…read moreand dinner is at 5:30 pm , they have table seating inside ..

While I am out pulling weeds, four executives make over 900,000 thousand between them. So as…read moresuckers like me work, they sit in offices collecting huge salaries. how awful. Looks like everyone volunteers except them. Here are the four people that your money goes to while you stuff backpacks for free: Executive Director (Sapreet K. Saluja): $342,683 base salary plus $27,931 in additional benefits.Chief Fund Development Officer: $220,000 base salary (with current open role listings ranging up to $240,000).Chief Finance & Operations Officer: $210,021 base salary plus $44,953 in benefits.Chief Talent Officer: $191,983 base salary. You are nuts if you give these charlatans your time or money!

New York Cares claims to be the largest non-profit organization in the city. I know it's one…read moreorganization that helps the youth and any one else that needs assistance for whatever reason. When I worked in social services I referred many people and youth to their offices. NY Cares is a great place to volunteer or work off community service requirements! You can do anything from serving food to tutoring children. I'm highly recommending you contact them when you are in need or if you want to volunteer.

Such a great community organization that meets the needs of the homeless and marginalized. At times…read moreit may be people who need temporary assistance for food items. The organization has a great team of interns and volunteers that dedicate their time on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from 700-9am to feed and encourage to community of midtown Manhattan. Duties range from packing pantry items and food bags, cleaning, plating and serving food. My favorite prt is seeing people light up and want to interact with you for a little bit. Since the pandemic the organization no longer serves patrons inside the building. People line up outside to pick up their food bags M,W,F between 8-830am (on the dot) Sign up at program@stphouse.org to volunteer or at https://www.hfny.org/redhen/org/1077

Such a blessed house that truly puts their all into giving back to the community. I've been…read moretraveling from New Jersey to volunteer for Friday Soup Kitchen for a few months now. Everyone here is always welcoming, generous, personable, and willing to go above and beyond. Their care is extended from the citizens that show up for meals and food pantry to the volunteers. They are clean, organized, and just what the city needs.