10/31/2025
NEW PALTZ FOOD SUPPORT RESOURCES!
Here is a preliminary list of different local food support resources available in New Paltz. The Office for Community Wellness (OCW) is working on identifying and coordinating additional resources through our network of community partner organizations.
We will share more information as it becomes available.
If you are interested in getting involved and volunteering some of your time, please contact Phoenix at the Office for Community Wellness at (845) 275-5413, or via email ([email protected])
FAMILY OF NEW PALTZ: Walk-in food support
51 North Chestnut Street, New Paltz
Hours: Mondays - Thursdays 10AM - 5PM & Fridays 10AM - 4PM
FOOD DONATIONS NEEDED AND GREATLY APPRECIATED:
Items needed include:
Non-perishable food items (canned goods and packaged food items)
Fresh fruit & vegetables
Meat products
Feminine hygiene products
Additional personal care items (Deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.)
Purchased items are preferred and most helpful, but community members may also drop off donated gift cards for local grocery stores or cash.
FREE FRESH FOOD: Every Sunday 1PM-3PM at one of five different local churches in New Paltz (See schedule below)
This collaboration is coordinated by a member of New Connexions (formerly known as the New Paltz Methodist Church), and is offered in partnership through a network of local churches in New Paltz. Here is the schedule and contact information.
First Sunday of the Month: Reformed Church of New Paltz Church, 92 Huguenot Street in New Paltz 845.255.6340
Second Sunday of the Month: Redeemer Lutheran Church, 90 Rt. 32 South in New Paltz 845.255.0051
Third Sunday of the Month: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 163 Main Street in New Paltz 845.255.5098
Fourth Sunday of the Month: New Connexions, 1 Grove Street in New Paltz 845.255.6340
Fifth Sunday of the Month: New Paltz Friends Meeting, 8 N. Mannheim Blvd. in New Paltz 845.255.5917
If you would like to get involved or donate to this effort, please contact *Pastor Limina Grace Harmon: 1 Grove St, New Paltz, NY 12561
(845) 255-5791.
* New Connexions has an additional food insecurity response effort where they deliver non-perishable food items to local seniors. Please contact Pastor Limina Grace Harmon if you would like to learn more about this effort or get involved.
ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH: Food Pantry
34 South Chestnut Street, New Paltz
Hours: Mondays - Wednesdays 11AM - 1PM & Fridays 11AM - 1PM
If you need assistance with getting the food that you need for yourself and your family, please come to the church hall during those times and please bring a photo ID.
You can receive assistance once a month.
We greatly appreciate any donations you can make to this very important ministry. Checks should be made out to "St. Joseph's Church" and please write "Food Pantry" on the memo line. Donations of food can be brought to the pantry during the hours they are open or they can be left in the church (in the front vestibule or near the back doors to the church).
SUNY NEW PALTZ - NP FOOD FOR ALL: This resource provides non-perishable food and personal care items to students, faculty, and staff.
Located in the Student Union Building 319
The pantry is co-sponsored by the Student Christian Center and Episcopal Campus Ministry and offers several days of operation per week. More information and updates can be found on the pantry's Instagram, .
Mondays: 10AM - 12PM & 1PM - 8PM
Wednesdays & Fridays: 10AM – 8PM
