food progrAMS for Veterans
SNAP Hotline: (516)805-1642
Website: Apply for SNAP
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) issues electronic benefits that can be used like cash to purchase food. SNAP helps low-income working people, senior citizens, the disabled and others feed their families.
Long Island Cares
Address: 10 David's Drive, Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631)582-3663
Email: info@licare.org
Website: Veteran's Project- Mobile Pantry
Long Island Cares is Long Island’s first food bank. Long Island Cares, founded in 1980 by singer-songwriter and activist Harry Chapin, is Long Island’s first food bank. Our mission is to combat hunger and food insecurity across Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Long Island Harvest
Address: 126 Spagnoli Rd, Melville, NY 11747
(516) 294-8528 /(631) 873-4775
Email: info@islandharvest.org
Website: Operation Hope
Island Harvest’s Operation: HOPE program uses a veteran-serving-veteran model to offer peer support, food assistance, and other necessary services for Long Island veterans, active-duty personnel, and military families experiencing food insecurity. We proudly serve thousands of veterans each month through Operation: HOPE’s mobile markets, home deliveries, VFW markets, and more.
Operation HOPE Monthly Deliver Service for Veterans: Every Tuesday 11am-1pm.
Northport VAMC 79 Middleville Rd, Northport NY 11768