Our Lady of Miracles is a Roman Catholic parish in Canarsie, Brooklyn that operates a food pantry as part of the Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ) Food Pantry Network. The pantry provides grocery distributions to individuals and families in need on Saturday mornings. The parish welcomes people of all cultures, races, and creeds.

To access the food pantry, register and order online through Met Council Marketplace (market.metcouncil.org). Once registered, log in to order items and choose a pick-up time during pantry hours. For members who are homebound or disabled, DoorDash delivery of food pantry orders is available. Pantry visits are limited to once per month, and clients must adhere to their scheduled appointment time for pickup. Please understand that no boxes will be held past your appointment date.

J.H.S. 078 Roy H. Mann hosts the New York City Department of Education's Free Summer Meals Program. This federal summer feeding site provides free nutritious breakfast and lunch to children and teens 18 years old and younger throughout the summer. No registration, ID, or proof of income is required. The program helps fill the nutrition gap for families who rely on free or reduced-price school meals during the academic year. Walk-ins are welcome during posted meal service times.

Free Summer Meals program run by the New York City Department of Education, hosted at Brooklyn Community High School for Excellence and Equity. Any child eighteen or younger can walk in for a free nutritious breakfast and lunch without showing ID, registering, or proving income. The host school is a small public high school in Canarsie focused on STEAM learning and college and career readiness, with a community mental health clinic on site. Summer Meals runs during the summer school break each year.

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PS 251 Paerdegat hosts the NYC Department of Education Free Summer Meals Program as a community feeding site, offering ready-to-eat breakfast and lunch at no cost to children and teens ages 18 and younger. No registration, identification, documentation, or proof of residency is required, and the program is open to any neighborhood child regardless of whether they attend the school.

PS 272 Curtis Estabrook hosts a summer meal program, providing free meals and snacks to children 18 and younger. This program operates on weekdays during the summer months.

PS 203 Floyd Bennett School hosts a site for the New York City Department of Education's Free Summer Meals Program, serving free breakfast and lunch throughout the summer to children and youth 18 years old and younger. The program is open to anyone in the age range, with no ID, registration, proof of income, or paperwork needed to receive a meal. The school is a New York City public elementary school serving Pre-K through grade 5 and special education classes, located in the Flatlands neighborhood of Brooklyn. Questions about the citywide program can be directed to Marc T. Mills in the NYC Department of Education Office of Food Services.