Nonreligious Food Pantries in Western Queens
Photo of volunteers and community members by Gabriela Sandoval
There is a master list of Western Queens food pantries available on the Love Wins Food Pantry website. If you check it out, you’ll find that most of the pantries are affiliated with religious groups. For example, ICNA Relief is a Muslim nonprofit, while the Salvation Army is a Christian charity organization.
While I admire the efforts of faith-based groups to fight hunger, I’ve also realized that they are not suited to meet the needs of the entire Queens community.
In fact, many folks have had bad experiences with religion in the past and prefer to avoid religious spaces as a result. Maybe they were once subjected to gossip about their gender identity at church, or had family that shamed them for not believing.
If you need food but dread the thought of going into a church to get it, you are not the only one. You deserve to receive support in a way that is comfortable and feels dignified to you. Love Wins Food Pantry, as a queer and secular space, could offer you that support. The following three pantries are not religious either. And don’t forget to pay a visit to your local community fridge!
Colectivo Intercultural TRANSgrediendo and Love Wins Food Pantry
What: food pantry
Where : 37-63 83rd St. Jackson Heights, NY
When: Saturday
12 PM
Where: 36-49 11th St. Long Island City ph. 718-433-4724
When:
MONDAY
2 PM - 4 PM
TUESDAY
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
THURSDAY
3 PM - 5 PM
La Jornada and Together We Can Pantry at Queens Museum
Where: 126 Flushing Meadows Corona Park Rd. Queens Museum, Corona
When: WEDNESDAY
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sunnyside & Woodside Mutual Aid Pantries
What: Food Pantry and soup kitchen
Where: 3 locations
46th St-Bliss MTA Station - 46th Street & Queens Blvd, Sunnyside, NY 11104
61st St-Woodside MTA Station - 61st Street & Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377
Woodside Houses - 49th St & Broadway, Queens, NY 11377
When: All locations operate SATURDAY 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
With love always, Carly
Did I forget your local pantry? Please let me know in the comments.
