Community Resources
Listed below are food pantries in your area where you will be able to receive a meal if necessary |
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Bronx Food Pantries: Caldwell Temple AME Zion Church Soup Kitchen Narco Freedom South Bronx Food Cooperative University Family Residence Morrisania Neighborhood Family Health Center Missionaries of Charity St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction Salvation Army Bronx Citadel Mosaic Beacon Alianza Dominicana Christ the King Roman Catholic Church WHEDCO – Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corp. Bread Basket at Woodycrest United Methodist Church Grand Concourse Community Services Community Food Pantry at Highbridge St. Ann’s Church of Morrisania Pueblo En Marcha St. Luke’s Food Pantry Iglesia Evangelica Español River Watch Davidson Community Center Abundant Life Tabernacle |
Update: In response to COVID-19 developments, some internet providers are offering free services to low-income families and households with students. We’ll keep you updated with the latest here to help you stay connected.
Free Comcast Xfinity internet
Comcast Xfinity is currently offering its Internet Essentials program free for two months to new customers. The internet provider is also automatically increasing speeds for all Internet Essentials customers. Comcast Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots are also open and free to use by anyone.
Free internet for students from Charter Spectrum Households with students K–12 or university students can sign up for a new Charter Spectrum internet account to get the first two months of internet with speeds up to 100 Mbps for free. Installation fees will be waived for those who qualify for the offer.
Call 1-844-488-8395 to enroll.
Spectrum Wi-Fi hotspots are also currently open and free to use.
Free internet for students from Altice
Altice internet providers Suddenlink and Optimum are offering 60 days of free internet service for households with K–12 or college students. Internet speeds are up to 30 Mbps if you do not already have access to a home internet plan.
To sign up, call 1-866-200-9522 if you live in an area with Optimum internet service, or call 1-888-633-0030 if you live in an area with Suddenlink internet service.
Free low-income internet from Cox
Until May 12, 2020, Cox is offering the first month of it’s low-income internet program, Connect2Compete, for free. The internet service is also providing free phone and remote desktop support for technical support during that time.
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Food Vouchers:
The Bronx Work Site, located at 622 Jackson ave. Bronx , NY. 10455 are giving out food vouchers. Undocumented people also qualify. All who are interested can go there, fill out an application, and if they are approved, the voucher will be sent to their home.
The Bronx Works Site, located at 1130 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451, will be giving out food this Saturday, March 28th from 9:00am to 12:30pm.
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