Philadelphia · South Jersey · Baltimore · Maryland · Delaware

Everyone deserves a full plate.

Food pantries, hot meals, community fridges, delivery for seniors, and the benefits nobody told you that you qualified for. Free. No sign-up. No judgment.

Needing help with food isn't failure. It's exactly what community is for.

Why this site exists

Seven kinds of help

What are you looking for?

Every listing shows the service type, the area it covers, what to bring and who it's for — plus a reminder to confirm hours before you travel.

01Food pantriesGroceries to take home. Many need no ID at all.→ 02Hot mealsReady to eat, served on site, no questions asked.→ 03Community fridgesFree, usually open 24 hours. Take what you need.→ 04Meals on Wheels & deliveryMeals brought to seniors and homebound neighbors at home.→ 05Free meals for kidsSummer meal sites and free school breakfast & lunch.→ 06Benefits & vouchersSUN Bucks, WIC and senior farmers market produce money.→ 07SNAP & WIC helpHow to apply in your state, step by step, for free.→

Don't rule yourself out

Most people who go without were never told they qualified.

0verified food programs listed here

$120per child each summer from SUN Bucks — usually automatic

60+age for Meals on Wheels; nobody is turned away who can't pay

$0what any of this costs you

Make it stretch

Three ways to make a food budget go further.

Double your produce dollars

Many farmers markets match SNAP/EBT spending on fruit and vegetables, dollar for dollar. Ask any market manager about "Double Up" programs.

Shop salvage and bulk

Bent-and-dent grocers sell the same food at 30–70% off because a box got dented. Pennsylvania alone has around a hundred of them.

Grow a little of it

A community garden plot costs little or nothing. In Philadelphia, email ngt@pennhort.org to be connected with a garden near you.