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FOOD BANKS / PANTRIES / SOUP KITCHENS FOR RESIDENTS
Please call or email agency ahead of time to confirm registration, proof of ID and proof of residency needs.
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General Food Assistance
- New Jersey Helps
- SNAP • Benefits Flyer (English) (Spanish)
- Coronavirus Food Assistance Program for farmers and ranchers
Safety Guide for Farmers Markets (30mb pdf)
Bernardsville / Bernards Twp / Bedminster / Bound Brook / Bridgewater
Open to all Somerset County residents unless indicated otherwise. Please call ahead to agency to confirm as well as proof of residency & ID requirements.
Food Bank Network of Somerset County (Main Warehouse and 3 food pantries):
- Main Warehouse - 9E Easy Street, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
- 732-560-1813
- Open Monday - Friday • 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
- www.somersetfoodbank.org
- Food Pantries
- Call main number 732-560-1813
- Bound Brook Presbyterian Church
- Somerville's Shiloh Pentecostal Church
- North Plainfield's Vermuele Community Center
- www.somersetfoodbank.org
Feeding Hands, Inc.
- 908-397-6452
- 45-C Route 206, Raritan, NJ 08869 - NEW ADDRESS!
(formerly located at Emmanuel Church - now next to Retro Fitness / Dollar Tree)
- Website
- Open Tuesdays 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm & 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- BY APPOINTMENT! Drive up format. Entrance is at light at RT 206 and Orlando Drive.
- General Information:
- New clients are only being accepted from Somerset County excluding the town of Somerset.
- New Manville clients should go to the Manville Feeding Hands location.
- Pre-registration required through our phone or website for all new clients starting April 1st.
- Pre-Covid clients from other locations may continue to utilize Raritan pantry.
- Donations can be dropped off at Retro Fitness 8am to 9pm daily.
Zarephath Christian Church Food Bank - My Neighbor’s Pantry
- Serving Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Manville, Piscataway, Plainfield, Raritan, S Bound Brook, Somerset
- 732-560-4001
- My Neighbors Pantry
595 Weston Canal Rd, Somerset, NJ 08873 - Website
- Open Thursdays 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and Saturdays 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
CLOSED - Salvation Army
- 108 Hamilton Street, Bound Brook, NJ 08805
CLOSED - St. Bernard's Episcopal Church & Camino de Fe Church-Food Pantry
- 88 Claremont Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924
- Website
Far Hills / Franklin Twp / Green Brook
Available to Franklin Township residents. Please call ahead to agency to confirm proof of residency and ID requirements.
Franklin Food Bank - Neighbors Helping Neighbors
- 732-246-0009
- 224 Churchill Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873
- Website
- Operating by appointment only, calls may be made on the following days, if no one picks up please leave a message.
- Monday - Wednesday: 9:00 am - 1:30 pm • Thursday: 9:00 am - 6:30 pm
Hillsborough
Only for Hillsborough Residents. Call during the times listed below for an application AND the following documentation will be needed:
- A current, unexpired photo ID (for all adults in the household)
- Proof of residency
- Proof of income for all members of the household who receive income
Hillsborough Township C.A.N. (Community Assistance Network) Food Pantry
- 908-369-3880
- Hillsborough Township Municipal Complex
The Peter J. Biondi Building
379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 - Website
- Open Monday - Friday • 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Manville / Montgomery
Open to all Somerset County residents unless indicated otherwise. Please call ahead to agency to confirm as well as proof of residency & ID requirements.
Food Bank Network of Somerset County (Main Warehouse and 3 food pantries):
- Main Warehouse - 9E Easy Street, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
- 732-560-1813
- Open Monday - Friday • 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
- www.somersetfoodbank.org
- Food Pantries
- Call main number 732-560-1813
- Bound Brook Presbyterian Church
- Somerville's Shiloh Pentecostal Church
- North Plainfield's Vermuele Community Center
- www.somersetfoodbank.org
Feeding Hands, Inc.
- Serving Manville residents
- 908-575-0173 Ext 2
- Manville Reformed Church Food Pantry
238 South Fifth Avenue, Manville, NJ 08835 - Open 4th Saturday of each month
- 10:00 am - 12 noon
Otto Kauffman Community Center
- Serving Montgomery residents only
- 365 Skillman Road, Skillman, NJ 08859
- For more information email: montyfoodpantry@gmail.com
Zarephath Christian Church Food Bank - My Neighbor’s Pantry
- Serving Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Manville, Piscataway, Plainfield, Raritan, S Bound Brook, Somerset
- 732-560-4001
- My Neighbors Pantry
595 Weston Canal Rd, Somerset, NJ 08873 - Website
- Open Thursdays 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and Saturdays 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
North Plainfield
Open to all Somerset County residents unless indicated otherwise. Please call ahead to agency to confirm as well as proof of residency & ID requirements.
Food Bank Network of Somerset County (Main Warehouse and 3 food pantries):
- Main Warehouse - 9E Easy Street, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
- 732-560-1813
- Open Monday - Friday • 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
- www.somersetfoodbank.org
- Food Pantries
- Call main number 732-560-1813
- Bound Brook Presbyterian Church
- Somerville's Shiloh Pentecostal Church
- North Plainfield's Vermuele Community Center
- www.somersetfoodbank.org
Peapack Gladstone
Open to all Somerset County residents unless indicated otherwise. Please call ahead to agency to confirm as well as proof of residency & ID requirements.
Food Bank Network of Somerset County (Main Warehouse and 3 food pantries):
- Main Warehouse - 9E Easy Street, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
- 732-560-1813
- Open Monday - Friday • 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
- www.somersetfoodbank.org
- Food Pantries
- Call main number 732-560-1813
- Bound Brook Presbyterian Church
- Somerville's Shiloh Pentecostal Church
- North Plainfield's Vermuele Community Center
- www.somersetfoodbank.org
Peapack Reformed Church Food Pantry
- Available for Somerset Hills community residents.
- 224 Main Street, Gladstone, NJ
- Monday - Friday 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- For information including how to donate, email: Sama Habibi
Raritan / Rocky Hill
Open to all Somerset County residents unless indicated otherwise. Please call ahead to agency to confirm as well as proof of residency & ID requirements.
Feeding Hands, Inc.
- 908-397-6452
- 45-C Route 206, Raritan, NJ 08869 - NEW ADDRESS!
(formerly located at Emmanuel Church now next to Retro Fitness/Dollar Tree)
- Website
- Open Tuesdays 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm & 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- BY APPOINTMENT! Drive up format. Entrance is at light at RT 206 and Orlando Drive.
- General Information:
- New clients are only being accepted from Somerset County excluding the town of Somerset.
- New Manville clients should go to the Manville Feeding Hands location.
- Pre-registration required through our phone or website for all new clients starting April 1st.
- Pre-Covid clients from other locations may continue to utilize Raritan pantry.
- Donations can be dropped off at Retro Fitness 8am to 9pm daily.
Food Bank Network of Somerset County (Main Warehouse and 3 food pantries):
- Main Warehouse - 9E Easy Street, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
- 732-560-1813
- Open Monday - Friday • 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
- www.somersetfoodbank.org
- Food Pantries
- Call main number 732-560-1813
- Bound Brook Presbyterian Church
- Somerville's Shiloh Pentecostal Church
- North Plainfield's Vermuele Community Center
- www.somersetfoodbank.org
Zarephath Christian Church Food Bank - My Neighbor’s Pantry
- Serving Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Manville, Piscataway, Plainfield, Raritan, S Bound Brook, Somerset
- 732-560-4001
- My Neighbors Pantry
595 Weston Canal Rd, Somerset, NJ 08873 - Website
- Open Thursdays 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and Saturdays 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Somerset / Somerville / South Bound Brook
Open to all Somerset County residents unless indicated otherwise. Please call ahead to agency to confirm as well as proof of residency & ID requirements.
Feeding Hands, Inc.
- 908-397-6452
- 45-C Route 206, Raritan, NJ 08869 - NEW ADDRESS!
(formerly located at Emmanuel Church now next to Retro Fitness/Dollar Tree)
- Website
- Open Tuesdays 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm & 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- BY APPOINTMENT! Drive up format. Entrance is at light at RT 206 and Orlando Drive.
- General Information:
- New clients are only being accepted from Somerset County excluding the town of Somerset.
- New Manville clients should go to the Manville Feeding Hands location.
- Pre-registration required through our phone or website for all new clients starting April 1st.
- Pre-Covid clients from other locations may continue to utilize Raritan pantry.
- Donations can be dropped off at Retro Fitness 8am to 9pm daily.
Food Bank Network of Somerset County (Main Warehouse and 3 food pantries):
- Main Warehouse - 9E Easy Street, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
- 732-560-1813
- Open Monday - Friday • 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
- www.somersetfoodbank.org
- Food Pantries
- Call main number 732-560-1813
- Bound Brook Presbyterian Church
- Somerville's Shiloh Pentecostal Church
- North Plainfield's Vermuele Community Center
- www.somersetfoodbank.org
Franklin Food Bank - Neighbors Helping Neighbors
- Only for Franklin Township residents.
- 732-246-0009
- 224 Churchill Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873
- Website
- Operating by appointment only, calls may be made on the following days, if no one picks up please leave a message
- Monday - Wednesday 9:00 am - 1:30 pm • Thursday 9:00 am - 6:30 pm
Little Free Food Pantry
- Somerville YMCA, 2 Green Street, Somerville, NJ
- Greater YMCA Somerville website
SHIP, Inc. Food Bank (Samaritan Homeless Interim Program)
- 908-393-9545
- 87 East High Street, Somerville, NJ 08876
- Website
- Open Monday - Friday • 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
- See "Soup Kitchen" tab for individual meals in Somerville
Zarephath Christian Church Food Bank - My Neighbor’s Pantry
- Serving Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Manville, Piscataway, Plainfield, Raritan, S Bound Brook, Somerset
- 732-560-4001
- My Neighbors Pantry
595 Weston Canal Rd, Somerset, NJ 08873 - Website
- Open Thursdays 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and Saturdays 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Warren / Watchung
Open to all Somerset County residents unless indicated otherwise. Please call ahead to agency to confirm as well as proof of residency & ID requirements.
Food Bank Network of Somerset County (Main Warehouse and 3 food pantries):
- Main Warehouse - 9E Easy Street, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
- 732-560-1813
- Open Monday - Friday • 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
- www.somersetfoodbank.org
- Food Pantries
- Call main number 732-560-1813
- Bound Brook Presbyterian Church
- Somerville's Shiloh Pentecostal Church
- North Plainfield's Vermuele Community Center
- www.somersetfoodbank.org
Soup Kitchens
SHIP Mobile Soup Kitchen - Schedule & Locations
- The Samaritan Homeless Interim Program
- 908-393-9545
- Website
MONDAY • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Saint Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church , 41 Manning Avenue, North Plainfield, NJ
TUESDAY • 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Saint Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church , 41 Manning Avenue, North Plainfield, NJ
WEDNESDAY • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (Parking lot behind church), Main Street, Manville, NJ 08835
THURSDAY • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (Parking lot behind church), Main Street, Manville, NJ 08835
FRIDAY • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Saint Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church , 41 Manning Avenue, North Plainfield, NJ 07060
MEALS – Soup Kitchens
- SHIP’s Galley I
Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 158 West High Street, Somerville, NJ 08876
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
908-393-9545 Website
- SHIP’s Galley II
United Reformed Church, 100 West Main Street, Somerville, NJ 08876
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
908-393-9545 Website
- SHIP’s BROWN BAG LUNCHES
As our resources permit
Monday - Friday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
87 East High Street, Somerville, NJ 08876