Once every 3 weeks, our guests can make an appointment to receive a box of non-perishable food, along with fresh produce, meat, dairy, and bread, as available. Enter your login below to make a food appointment. Please be prepared with household member names, birthdates, gender, ethnicity, and income. Make an appointment here: https://app.pantrysoft.com/login/cfanj Or call your local site to complete registration and make an appointment over the phone. Bergern county

• The food pantry is next door to the church
• The Friday schedule is dependant on the truck deliveries which might not be made and therefore means the pantry is closed. -Summer Meal Program/ Coordinator: Gerri Craig 2014907795 Start: 06/30/2025 End: 08/22/2025

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Harvest To Hope is the Free Food Distribution Ministry of Emmanuel Christian Church.

**INFORMATION:

• We hand out Pre-Packed Boxes of Food on Wednesday's and Friday’s. Contents vary each day.
• WE DO NOT USE A NUMBER SYSTEM.
• Names are written down at 11:45am and called in RANDOM order, regardless of when you arrived. ALL will be served.
• There are NO requirements to claim free food, you just need to be INSIDE the church at 11:45am BEFORE the doors are Closed.
• Please visit our website for details. ecchackensack.org/h2h.
• Come with expectation! God is good and He provides.**

Emmanuel Christian Church - 34 Van Wettering Place Hackensack, NJ

What is the current food distribution schedule (date/times)?:

• Please arrive by 11:45am on Wednesday’s and Friday’s. (Clothing is available on Friday's Only in limited quantities.)
• If you would like to wait inside, doors open at 10:30am but we do not begin until 11:45am.

We are normally closed on most major holidays but please keep an eye on our Facebook page or Website for closing information closer to a holiday date. @ecchackensack

The Martin Luther King Jr. Senior Center, operated by the Housing Authority of Bergen County, offers free weekday congregate lunch for adults age 60 + and provides social, educational, and wellness programming. Meals are served Monday‑Friday and require a reservation at least one day in advance.

This resource primarily provides frozen sandwiches and non-perishable items to community members.

County-run senior activity center that provides weekday congregate meals, including lunch and continental breakfast, along with social, recreational, and educational programming. Meals are free for Bergen County residents age 50+ (or their spouses) with a suggested donation; reservations must be called in at least one day prior. Clients must be independent and able to walk, eat, and use the bathroom without assistance.

The food pantry is usually held on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. Due to the weather, they were supposed to be open today, but they are closely monitoring conditions since it is very cold. There is a possibility they will open on Monday, 02/09/26 instead.

At this time, the distribution schedule may vary. They send out text messages to neighborhood residents whenever food is available for distribution.

Clients are required to fill out a simple application that asks for name, town, ZIP code, telephone number, and date of birth; a full street address is not needed. The Hackensack food distribution site is located at 351 First Street (Elks Lodge), in the parking lot at the back of the building. An application form is available at https://www.allaccess-cdc.com/uploads/1/1/0/6/110647493/intake-form-for-lda-1-2025.pdf.

Requires to call for hours. Serves Bergen County.

A church‑run food pantry providing free groceries and toiletries to local families once a month. Distribution occurs on the last Sunday of each month at 11:30 am, on a first‑come, first‑served basis until food runs out. The pantry also accepts donations of food and household items.