While most food pantries and soup kitchens are open year-round, there’s something special about the autumnal transition to winter. Whether it be filling someone’s pantry or participating in a school or work food drive, there are plenty of options to donate time or nonperishables in Northern New Jersey. Read on for an extensive list of food pantries, and soup kitchens in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, + Morris counties.

Essex County

• 1st Missionary Church Proclaimers of Righteousness | 151 Park Avenue, Newark
• Allen Village CDC | 56 19th Avenue, Newark
• The Apostle’s House | 18-24 Grant Street, Newark
• Bessie Green Community | 510 Broad Street, Newark
• Bethany Baptist Church Pantry | 275 W. Market Street, Newark | 58 Hartford Street, Newark
• Bethel French SDA Church | 188 Union Avenue, Irvington
• Bethlehem French SDA Church | 30 N. Clinton Street, East Orange
• Beulah Grove Church | 59 Springdale Avenue, Newark
• Blessed Sacrament Pantry | 19 Van Ness Place, Newark
• Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green | 147 Broad Street, Bloomfield
• Calvary Baptist Church | 66 South Grove Street, East Orange
• Calvary Gospel Church | 17 Lyons Avenue, Newark
• Calvary Touch of God Church | 636-638 Bergen Street, Newark
• Canaan Baptist Church | 131 Pomona Avenue, Newark
• Christ Glory Food Pantry | 1108 Grove Street, Irvington
• Church of Epiphany Outreach | 105 Main Street, Orange
• Church of the Eternal God | 190 Highland Avenue, Newark
• Church Women United Pantry | 1240 Clinton Avenue, Irvington
• Clearview Baptist Church | 357 Chancellor Avenue, Newark
• Community Food Bank of New Jersey | 31 Evans Terminal, Hillside
• Deeper Life Bible Church | 23 South 20th Street, Irvington
• Deliverance Holistic Care Program | 488 South Orange Avenue, Newark
• East Orange Family Success Center | 132 South Harrison Street, East Orange
• East Orange/Orange Community Development Corporation | 490 Main St, East Orange
• Eben-Ezer Food Pantry | 1152 S. Orange Avenue, Newark
• Ebenezer Baptist Church | 153 William Street, Orange
• Emergency Food + Nutrition Network | 403 University Avenue, Newark
• Emanuel Baptist Church | 228 Chancellor Avenue, Newark
• Emmanuel Church of Christ | 54 Irvine Turner Boulevard, Newark
• F.O.C.U.S. | 441-443 Broad Street, Newark
• First 7th Day Adventist Church | 15 Elmwood Avenue, Montclair
• First Corinthian Baptist Church | 595 South 10th Street, Newark
• First Hopewell Baptist Church | 525 Orange Street, Newark
• Focus Hispanic Center for Community Development | 441-443 Broad Street, Newark
• Franciscan Charities - Saint Ann’s | 212 Hunterdon Street, Newark
• Franklin \ Saint John’s Community | 142 Maple Avenue, Newark
• Goodwill Rescue Mission | 79 University Avenue, Newark
• Greater Mount Moriah Baptist Church | 210 Clinton Avenue, Newark
• Holy Trinity - West Orange Food Pantry | 315 Main Street, West Orange
• Hombres + Mujeres de Valor Par | 347 6th Avenue, Newark
• House of Love Soup Kitchen | 589-595 Central Avenue, Newark
• House of Mercy Mission | 573 Springfield Avenue, Newark
• House of Prayer Food Pantry | 138 Hickory Street, Orange
• Human Needs Food Pantry | 9 Label Street, Montclair
• Iglesia Cristiana Evangelico Co | 49 South Day St, Orange
• Igreja Evangelica Vida Nova | 150 Broadway, Newark
• Imani Baptist Church | 113-117 Elmwood Avenue, East Orange
• Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges | 357 S Jefferson Street, Orange
• Irvington Neighborhood Improvement Corporation | 346 16 Avenue, Irvington
• Isaiah House | 238 North Munn Avenue, East Orange
• Jobeth Inc. | 203 Johnson Avenue, Newark
• Joi’s Angels | 114 S. Arlington Avenue, East Orange
• The Kingdom Experience Church | 667 South 11th Street, Newark
• Lighthouse Community Services | 487 Washington Street, Newark 
• Little Zion U.A.M.E. Church | 154 Stephens Street, Belleville
• Love of Jesus Family Church of Belleville | 4 North Hawthorne Lane, Belleville
• Love of Jesus Ministries | 448 Highland Avenue, Orange
• Maranatha SDA Church | 890 South Orange Avenue, Newark
• MEND | 47 Miller Street, Newark | 50 South Center Street, Orange
• Mount Carmel Baptist Church | 381 Cleaveland Street, Orange
• Mount Olive Church of God | 24 Cleveland Street, Orange
• Mount Vernon Baptist Church | 709 Clinton Avenue, Newark
• Mount Zion Baptist Church | 208 Broadway, Newark
• New Born Holy Church | 250 Bergen Street, Newark
• New Communities Corporation - Senior | 220 Bruce Street, Newark
• New Hope Baptist Church Food + Clothing Ministry | 106 Sussex Avenue, Newark
• New Hope Baptist Church Pantry | 144 Norman Street, Each Orange
• New Light Baptist Church Food Pantry | 89-91 Dewey Street, Bloomfield
• Newark Bible Fellowship | 30 Randolph Place, Newark
• Newark Emergency Services | 982 Broad Street, Newark
• Newark Spanish 7th Day Adventist | 58 2nd Avenue, Newark
• New Reid Temple Church of God in Christ | 154 North Oraton Parkway, East Orange
• Nutley Family Services | 155 Chestnut Street, Nutley 
• Oheb Shalom Congregation | 170 Scotland Road, South Orange
• Peaceful Zion Baptist Church | 213 Rhode Island Avenue, East Orange
• Positive Health Care Incorporated | 395-403 University Ave, Newark
• Roseville Presbyterian Church| 36 Roseville Avenue, Newark
• S.D.A. Church of the Oranges | 308 Reynolds Terrace, Orange
• Saint James Social Service Corporation | 604 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Newark
• Saint John Baptist Church | 137 Fairmont Avenue, Newark
• Saint Paul Tabernacle | 530-532 Clinton Avenue, Newark
• Salem Seventh-Day Adventist | 10 South Oraton Parkway, East Orange
• Salvation Army - East Orange | 430 Main Street, East Orange
• Salvation Army - Montclair | 13 Trinity Place, Montclair
• Salvation Army - Newark West | 699 Springfield Avenue, Newark
• Solid Rock Baptist Church | 644 Chancellor Avenue, Irvington
• Toni’s Kitchen A Ministry of Saint Luke’s Church | 73 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair
• Toussaint Food Pantry | 528 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Newark
• Trinity U.A.M.E. | 226 Warren Street, Newark
• United Family Success Center | 50 Union Ave Suite 403, Irvington
• United Neighbors Development Corporation | 487 Orange Street, Newark
• United Community Corporation | 332 S 8th Street, Newark
• Victory at Sunrise Baptist Church | 376 Clinton Place, Newark
• Willing Heart Community Center | 555 Doctor MLK Boulevard, Newark
• Zion United Church of Christ | 17 Alexander Street, Newark

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Bergen County

• All Access Community Development Corporation | 351 First Street, Hackensack
• Annie Clyde Holt Food Pantry | 100 Palisade Avenue, Westwood
• Assumption Church | 143 1st Street, Wood-Ridge
• Borough of Bergenfield | 198 North Washington Avenue, Bergenfield
• Buddies of New Jersey | 149 Hudson Street, Hackensack
• Calvary Baptist Church | 217-245 Passaic Street, Garfield
• Center for Food Action | 192 West Demarest Avenue, Englewood | 316 First Street, Hackensack | 90 Ridge Road, Mahwah | 224 Midland Avenue, Saddle Brook
• Church of the Ascension Food Pantry | 256 Azalea Drive, New Milford
• Church of the Holy Rosary | 365 Undercliff Avenue, Edgewater
• Church of Saint Andrew | 120 Washington Avenue, Westwood
• Closter Food & Assistance Board | 295 Closter Dock Road, Closter
• CONNEX4NPO | 52 Main Street, Westwood
• Cresskill Cares a NJ Nonprofit | 85 Union Avenue, Cresskill
• Disabled Combat Veterans Youth Program | 113 Engle Street, Englewood
• Dumont Food Pantry - DCGCares | 39 Dumont Avenue, Dumont
• El Faro Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church | 220 Walker Street, Cliffside Park
• Englewood Neighborhood Pantry | 17 Bennett Road, Englewood
• Englewood Parks and Rec | 130 West Englewood Avenue, Englewood
• Epiphany Church Community Food Pantry | 247 Knox Avenue, Cliffside Park
• Evangel Christian Church | 165 Main Street, Little Ferry
• Fair Lawn Food Pantry | 8-01 Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn
• Faith Hope & Love Pantry | 480 Warwick Avenue, Teaneck
• Families for Families | 250 Braen Avenue, Wyckoff
• Family Promise of Bergen County | 100 Dayton Street, Ridgewood
• Father's Cupboard Food Pantry at Grace Redeemer Church | 21 Harristown Road, Glen Rock
• The Food Brigade | 185 West Madison Avenue, Dumont | 555 Prospect Ave, Ridgefield
• Franciscan Community Development Center of Fairview | 239 Anderson Avenue, Fairview
• Garfield YMCA | 33 Outwater Lane, Garfield 
• Grace Episcopal Church | 128 West Passaic Avenue, Rutherford
• Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha | 541 Prospect Street, Glen Rock
• Harvest to Hope Emmanuel Christian Fellowship | 34 Van Wettering Place, Hackensack
• Hasbrouck Heights Food Pantry | 320 Boulevard, Hasbrouck Heights
• Helping Hand Food Pantry | 349 Hillsdale Avenue, Hillsdale | 191 The Plaza, Teaneck
• Jewish Family and Children's Services of Northern NJ | 1485 Teaneck Road, Teaneck
• Lyndhurst Food Pantry | 253 Stuyvesant Avenue, Lyndhurst
• Meadowlands YMCA | 390 Murray Hill Parkway, East Rutherford
• MOMS Food Pantry | 7 West Main Street, Bergenfield 
• Mount Olive Baptist Church | 260 Central Avenue, Hackensack
• Mount Zion Baptist Church | 22 A Sand Road, Westwood
• N.J. Food & Clothing Rescue | Online
• Never Alone Again Resource Center | 668 American Legion Drive, Teaneck
• Norwood Food Pantry | 66 Summit Street, Norwood
• The Office of Concern at Saint Cecilia's | 55 West Demarest Avenue, Englewood
• Old Tappan Food Pantry | 227 Old Tappan Road, Old Tappan
• Open Door Community Center; North Jersey Vineyard Church | 310 Phillips Ave, South Hackensack
• Our Community Dinner Table | 257 2nd Street, Palisades Park | 400 US 46, South Hackensack
• Paramus Community Pantry | 105 North Farview Avenue, Paramus
• Parkside Community Church | 545 Fourth Avenue, Westwood
• Ponds Reformed Church | 341 Ramapo Valley Road, Oakland
• Queen of Peace Church | 10 Franklin Place, North Arlington
• RAP / The People's Pantry | 236 Falmouth Avenue, Elmwood Park 
• Ridgewood YMCA | 112 Oak Street, Ridgewood
• Rutherford Community Food Pantry | 176 Park Avenue, Rutherford
• Sacred Heart Food Pantry | 324 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst
• Saint Anne's Food Pantry | 15-05 Saint Anne Street, Fair Lawn
• Saint Catharines Food Pantry | 905 Maple Avenue, Glen Rock
• Saint Francis de Sales | 125 Union Street, Lodi
• Saint Francis of Assisi Parish | 125 Park Street, Ridgefield Park
• Saint John the Evangelist | 29 North Washington Avenue, Bergenfield
• Saint Joseph’s Food Pantry | 114 Fourth Place, Bogota
• Saint Mary’s Church | 280 Washington Avenue, Dumont
• Saint Michael Church | 19 East Central Boulevard, Palisades Park
• Saint Peter's Food Pantry | 445 Fifth Avenue, River Edge
• Saint Vincent de Paul Pantry: Holy Trinity Church | 17 Clinton Avenue, Hackensack
• Social Service Association of Ridgewood | 6 Station Plaza, Ridgewood
• Tri Boro Food Pantry | 65 Pascack Road, Park Ridge
• Van Riper Ellis Broadway Baptist Church | 7-01 River Road, Fair Lawn
• Varick Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church | 120 Atlantic Street, Hackensack
• Westwood United Methodist Church | 105 Fairview Avenue, Westwood

Morris County

• Abiding Peace Lutheran Church | 305-311 Route 46, Bud Lake
• Bethlehem Church | 758 Route 10, Randolph
• Boonton First Reformed | 236 Washington Street, Boonton
• Borough of Netcong | 23 Maple Avenue, Netcong
• Butler United Methodist Church | 5 Bartholdi Avenue, Butler
• Chester Food Pantry | 100 North Road, Chester
• Christ Church | 140 Green Pond Road, Rockaway
• Denville Township Food Pantry | 1 Saint Mary’s Place, 2nd Floor, Denville
• Drakestown United Methodist Church | 6 Church Road, Hackettstown
• Evangel Church of God | 218 Cornelia Street, Boonton
• Faith Kitchen | 123 E. Blackwell Street, Dover
• First Memorial Presbyterian Church | 51 West Blackwell Street 1st Floor, Dover
• First Presbyterian Church of Whippany | 494 Rt. 10, Whippany
• First Reformed Church of Pequannock | 529 Newark-Pompton Turnpike, Pompton Plains
• First United Methodist Church of Dover | 41 E. Blackwell Street, Dover
• Grace United Methodist Church | 98 N. Sussex Street, Dover
• Holy Family Church | 1 Lloyd Avenue, Florham Park
• Hurdtown United Methodist Church | 823 NJ-15, Lake Hopatcong
• Interfaith Food Pantry | 2 Executive Drive, Morris Plains |190 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown
• Lincoln Park Borough | 34 Chapel Hill Road, Lincoln Park 
• Liquid Church | 299 Webro Rd, Parsippany
• Long Valley Presbyterian Church | 39 Bartley Road, Long Valley
• Loaves and Fishes/First Presbyterian | 513 Birch Street, Boonton
• Madison Meals on Wheels | 10 Maple Avenue, Madison
• Market Street Mission | 9 Market Street, Morristown
• Milton United Methodist Church | 316 Dover-Milton Road, Oak Ridge
• Mine Hill Township | 10 Baker Street, Mine Hill
• Montville Kiwanis Food Pantry | 91 Passaic Valley Road, Montville
• Morris County Office of Temporary Assistance | 340 W. Hanover Avenue, Morristown
• Morristown Meals on Wheels | 29 Elm Street, Morristown
• Nourish NJ | 347 S Salem Street, Dover | 36 Sussex Avenue, Morristown
• Parsippany Christian Church | 205 Vail Road, Parsippany
• Parsippany Office on Aging | 1130 Knoll Road, Lake Hiawatha
• Rockaway Food Closet at First Presbyterian Church | 35 Church Street, Rockaway
• Roxbury Township | 72 Eyland Avenue, Succasunna
• Saint Anthony’s Church | 65 Bartholdi Avenue, Butler
• Saint Clare’s Meals on Wheels | 25 Pocono Road, Denville
• Saint John’s Episcopal Church | 11 South Bergen Street, Dover
• Saint Mary’s Parish | 425 W. Blackwell Street, Wharton/Dover
• Saint Michael's | 4 Church Street, Netcong
• Saint Peter’s Food Pantry | 179 Baldwin Road, Parsippany
• Salvation Army/Dover | 76 N. Bergen Street, Dover
• Salvation Army/Morristown | 95 Spring Street, Morristown
• Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church | 204 Espanong Road, Lake Hopatcong
• Table of Hope-Bethel Church | 59 Spring Street, Morristown
• Town of Boonton Food Pantry | 100 Washington Street, Boonton
• Trinity Lutheran Church | 123 E. Blackwell Street, Dover
• United Methodist Church of Port Morris | 546 Main Street, Landing
• United Methodist Church of Stanhope | #2 Route 183, Netcong
• Wharton United Community Church at Saint John’s | 20 Church, Wharton

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Hudson County

• Assumption & All Saints Church | 344 Pacific Avenue, Jersey City
• Bethany Lutheran Church | 2015 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City
• Better Tomorrows | 471 Pacific Avenue, Jersey City
• Brian P. Stack Civic Association | 811 West Street, Union City
• C.A.U.S.E. | 741 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City
• Casa De Oración Puerta Del Oelo | 393 Broadway, Bayonne
• Currie Woods Tenant Task Force | 65-67 Ruby Brown Terrace, Jersey City
• Damascus Christian Church | 114-120 Logan Avenue, Jersey City
• Dvine Konektion Community Development Corporation | 611 56th Street, West New York
• Faith and Victory Community Service, Inc. | 118-120 Lord Avenue, Bayonne
• First Assembly of God | 100 East 22nd Street, Bayonne
• Five Corner Sharing Place | 440-448 Hoboken Avenue, Jersey City
• Friends Of Lifers Youth Corporation | 152 Martin Luther King Drive, Jersey City
• Glorious Blessed Assurance Church | 100 Ocean Avenue, Jersey City
• Good News Bible Mission | 32 Dales Avenue, Jersey City
• Gospel Tabernacle | 5029 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen
• Harrison Spanish SDA Church | 527 Central Avenue, Harrison
• Heavenly Temple Community | 15-21 Doctor MLK Drive, Jersey City
• Highways | 155 Broadway, Bayonne
• Hoboken SDA Church | 901 Bloomfield Street, Hoboken
• Holy Redeemer Church | 569 65th Street, West New York
• Iglesia Pentecostal El Tabernacle | 3408 Bergenline Avenue Floor 2, Union City
• Inglesia Adventista Del Septimo | 2308 Summit Avenue, Union City
• Jersey City Episcopal CDC | 68 Storm Avenue, Jersey City
• La Esperanza - 7th Day Adventist | 2410 West Street, Union City
• Let's Celebrate | 46-48 Fairview Avenue, Jersey City
• Maranatha Spanish SDA Church | 1010 Kennedy Boulevard, Union City
• Mission House Of Grace, Inc | 293 Pacific Avenue, Jersey City
• Mount Pisgah AME Food Pantry | 354 Forrest Street, Jersey City
• Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 400 Arlington Avenue, Jersey City
• Mt. Sinai Gospel Church | 27-53 Prescott Street, Jersey City
• Nazareth Baptist Church | 5800 Palisades Avenue, West New York
• New Day Rehoboth Church | 126 Rutgers Avenue, Jersey City
• Old Bergen Church | 1 Highland Ave, Jersey City
• Our Lady Of Sorrows/Mary House, 93 Clerk Street, Jersey City
• Palisades Emergency Residence, 108 36th Street, Union City
• Riverside Assembly Of God | 317 3rd Street, Jersey City
• Saint Joseph R.C. Church | 511 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City
• Salvation Army - Jersey City | 562 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City
• Salvation Army - Kearny | 443 Chestnut Street, Kearny
• Salvation Army - Union City | 515 43rd Street, Union City
• Secaucus Food Pantry | 210 Meadowlands Parkway, Secaucus
• Seed Planters Outreach Center | 120 Danforth Avenue, Jersey City
• Saint Aloysius - Let's Celebrate | 691 West Side Avenue, Jersey City
• Saint John's Lutheran Church Food Pantry | 155 North Street, Jersey City
• Saint Mary's Parish Food Pantry | 254 2nd Street & Erie, Jersey City
• Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church | 85 Wayne Street, Jersey City
• Templo Emanuel Iglesia Del Naz | 1001 82nd Street, North Bergen
• The Building Blocks Of New Jersey | 600 Palisades Avenue, Union City
• The Cityline Church | 1510 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City
• The Hope Center | 43 Charles Street, Jersey City
• Thessalonians Community Outreach Center | 85 Ocean Avenue, Jersey City
• Trinity Faith Church | 1944 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City
• Wood Cuff Christian Harvest | 7605 Palisade Avenue, North Bergen