Food Security Resources
Food security, as a social determinant of health, has one of the most extensive impacts on the health of an individual. If you are experiencing food insecurity (meaning you don’t have access to sufficient food, or food of an adequate quality, to meet your basic needs), the following resources can help.
For additional support, schedule a health promotion appointment or call 212-854-7426 and ask to speak with one of our clinical social workers at Medical Services.
- Organization
- The Food Pantry at Columbia (website)
- Description
- On-campus food pantry providing non-perishable food to students experiencing food insecurity.
- Serves
- All currently registered students across Columbia’s 21 schools, colleges, and affiliates. No other criteria or financial requirements. Place your order online.
- Location
- Alfred Lerner Hall Medical Center
- Organization
- Emergency Meal Fund at Columbia Dining (website)
- Description
- Program offering a select number of meals per term to undergraduate students (CC, SEAS, or GS) in urgent need
- Serves
- Undergraduate Columbia students with an active dining plan facing unexpected financial delay
- Location
- Multiple locations
- Organization
- The College Student Pantry (website)
- Description
- Food pantry for any student
- Serves
- Any student who needs food. No questions asked. Appointment only.
- Location
- Trinity's SAFH in the East Village
602 E. 9th Street (at the corner of Ave. B)
- Organization
- Food Bank for New York City (website)
- Description
- Local food pantry and community kitchen in Harlem
- Serves
- Harlem community
- Location
- 252 West 116th Street New York, NY 10026
- Organization
- FoodHelp (website)
- Description
- A tool for finding locations that offer free food (food pantries and soup kitchens).
- Serves
- New York City communities
- Location
- Multiple; use the finder tool to find locations
- Organization
- Corbin Hill Food Project/Farm Share (website)
- Description
- Low-cost seasonal produce
- Serves
- New York City communities
- Location
- Multiple; visit website
- Organization
- GrowNYC Farmstands (website)
- Description
- Fresh, affordable food in underserved and under resourced neighborhoods in NYC
- Serves
- New York City communities
- Location
- Multiple; view current farmstand locations
- Organization
- Too Good To Go (website)
- Description
- App-based service connecting users to participating restaurants with surplus of unsold food offered at half-price or less
- Serves
- Multiple countries
- Location
- Participating restaurants; view in application