The Office of Student Life would like to remind you that the CSI Food Pantry, located in the Green Dolphin Lounge in the Campus Center (1C), will continue to be an available resource on campus to all current CSI and CUNY students facing food insecurity.
The CSI Food Pantry that was created to help provide assistance to our students by providing bags of non-perishable food on a weekly basis, as well as perishable foods on an intermittent basis, based on funding & availability. The CSI Food Pantry is generously supported by The Petrie Foundation, CUNY, and New York City Council, and our very own CSI Student Government.
CSI Food Pantry Appointments will be available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays through the Fall 2025 term, except when the College is Closed. If any student is unable to meet with us during the appointment times available on these days, please contact Robert King Kee, Assistant Director of the Office of Student Life and Food Pantry Coordinator, @ robert.kee@csi.cuny.edu.
- In order to make an appointment, please review the weekly communication sent to your CIX account on Monday mornings throughout the year. Appointment requests must be made no later than 4:30pm on the day prior to any requested appointment.
If you are not able to get to campus, there are several food pantries here on Staten Island that are open and available to you and your family.
1. Project Hospitality - 514 Bay Street, Staten Island 10301
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00am - 11:00am (Pantry)
Tuesday and Thursday from 11:30am - 1:00pm (Grab and Go Soup Kitchen)
2. El Centro / Faith Methodist Church - 221 Heberton Avenue (Entrance Red Door on Castleton Ave.) Staten Island, 10302
Hours: Thursdays from 5:00pm - 7:30pm
3.Stapleton UAME Church - 49 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island 10304
Hours: Tuesday and Friday 10:00am - 1:00pm (Food Pantry)
Monday 3:00pm - 4:00pm & Wednesday 12:00pm - 1:00pm (Soup Kitchen)
4. Community Health Action of Staten Island - 2134 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island 10302
Hours: Tuesday 10:00am - 2:00pm, Wed. 12:00 - 4:00pm, Friday 2:00 – 6:00pm,
Saturday 10:00am -2:00pm
5. Reform Church of Prince's Bay - 239 Seguine Ave, Staten Island, NY, 10309
Hours: Sunday 5:00pm - 6:00pm
6. Bethel United Methodist Church - 7033 Amboy Road, Staten Island, NY 10307
Hours: Tuesday 2:15pm - 3:00pm
7. Assumption-St. Paul Catholic Church Soup Kitchen - 15 Webster Avenue, New Brighton
Hours: Sunday from 5:30pm - 6:30pm (Hot Grab and Go Meals available)
8. Christian Pentecostal - 900 Richmond Road, Staten Island, NY 10304
Hours: Tuesday’s from 3:00pm - 7:00pm
9. City Harvest Mobil Market - 22 Roxbury Street, Staten Island, NY 10303
Hours: First Wednesday & Third Saturday of the Month from 9:30am - 11:30am
Also, see list below for food resources available to all New Yorkers.
Food Assistance:
- Through the mayor's office and DOE, the Free Meals Program provides free food at 400 locations citywide.
- For those in need, NYC's Nutrition Kitchen food pantries allow anyone to pick up one week of free groceries.
- The Human Resources Administration created FoodHelp NYC to track pantries and community kitchens through a map.
- For New Yorkers with disabilities, food supply and distribution resources.
- The City is also providing online food shopping for SNAP recipients.
- CUNY Food pantries at the respective colleges are continuing to provide vital food assistance to students. CUNY students can access any CUNY pantry, regardless of school of attendance.
Staten Island Hunger Task Force: http://hungryonstatenisland.com/ It is the mission of the Staten Island Hunger Task Force to advocate for the needs of food-insecure families and individuals and not-for-profit emergency feeding programs in order to ensure that hunger needs are met in the borough of Staten Island.
Food Bank of NYC: https://www.foodbanknyc.org/get-help/ In light of ongoing developments around COVID-19, some emergency food providers have temporarily suspended normal operations and have switched to “grab and go” meals and pantry bags to minimize the risk of exposure. Many others, however remain open and this website will help you find pantries near your home address.
Plentiful App: https://www.plentifulapp.com/ Plentiful is a free app that you can download to locate pantries in your neighborhood. As the ongoing developments around COVID-19 are changing rapidly, please be sure to confirm hours of operation by calling before you visit.
FoodHelp NYC: https://maps.nyc.gov/foodhelp/ This site provides a map of food pantries and community kitchens located throughout the five boroughs. Please, call first!