Emergency Food Assistance: Home

Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) partners with community organizations to provide free meals throughout the area.

Contact Trenton Area Soup Kitchen

• 609-695-5456

Fixed Pantry Locations

Trenton

• Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, 72 #1/2 Escher St.
  • Monday - Thursday 10:30am - 12:50pm & 3:30 - 4:30pm
  • Friday - Saturday 10:30am - 12:50pm
• Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 801 W. State St.
  • Thursday 5 - 6:30pm
• Turning Point United Methodist Church, 15 S. Broad St.
  • Wednesday 3 - 5pm
• Bible Way Cathedral of Deliverance, 60 Randall Ave.
  • Thursday 5 - 6pm
• Mt. Bethel Church of God, 491 Belleview Ave.
  • 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month 1 - 3pm
• Rescue Mission of Trenton, 98 Carroll St.
  • Monday - Friday dinner service

Princeton

• Princeton Family YMCA, 59 Paul Robeson Pl.
  • Tuesday 3:15 - 4:30pm
• Princeton United Methodist Church, 7 Vandeventer Ave.
  • Wednesday 5 - 6:30pm

Hamilton/Yardville

• Holy Apostles' Episcopal Church, 1040 Yardville Allentown Rd.
  • Tuesday 3:30 - 5pm

Hightstown

• First Presbyterian Church, 320 N. Main St.
  • Monday 4 - 5:30pm
• First United Methodist Church, 187 Stockton St.
  • Thursday 3:30 - 5pm
• St. James A.M.E. Church, 413 Summit St.
  • Wednesday 3:30 - 5pm

Mobile Food Pantries Schedule

Up to 3 meals per person present at mobile sites

Monday

• Nexus Parking Lot (by train station), 431 Greenwood Ave.
  • 11am - 1pm
• South Trenton, 128 Centre St.
  • 3:30 - 4:30pm

Tuesday

• N. Hermitage, 222 N. Hermitage Ave.
  • 10:30am - 12:30pm
• South Trenton, 128 Centre St.
  • 3:30 - 4:30pm
• Bible Way Cathedral of Deliverance, 333 Home Ave.
  • 4:45 - 5:30pm

Wednesday

• Unity Square Park (formerly Columbus Park), Hamilton Ave.
  • 10am - 12pm (1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month)
• Capital Health Family Health Center, 433 Bellevue Ave.
  • 10am - 12pm (2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month)
• Latino Merchants Association HQ, 375 Morris Ave.
  • 2:15 - 3:15pm
• South Trenton, 128 Centre St.
  • 3:30 - 4:30pm

Thursday

• Nexus Parking Lot (by train station), 431 Greenwood Ave.
  • 11am - 1pm
• Greater Mt. Zion AME Church, 42 Pennington Ave.
  • 2:15 - 3:15pm
• South Trenton, 128 Centre St.
  • 3:30 - 4:30pm

Friday

• LALDEF Headquarters, 714-716 S. Clinton Ave.
  • 11am - 12:30pm

Arm in Arm operates multiple pantry locations with pick-up services in Trenton and Princeton, including mobile pantries throughout Trenton.

Contact Arm in Arm

• 609-396-9355 (English)
• 609-414-1067 (Spanish)
• 609-649-8219 (Haitian Creole)

Fixed Pantry Locations

• Trenton Pantry, 48 Hudson St.
  • Monday & Wednesday 9:30am - 12pm
• Princeton Pantry, 61 Nassau St.
  • Monday & Wednesday 11am - 4pm
  • Tuesday 1 - 7pm

Mobile Food Pantries

• Mercer County Library Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Township
  • Monday 2 - 4pm
• Trenton Meeting of Friends, 142 E. Hanover St., Trenton
  • Tuesday 9:30am - 12pm

HomeFront operates a food pantry serving Mercer County residents.

Contact HomeFront

• 609-989-9417 (Weekdays 9am - 5pm)
• 609-468-8296 (Weekdays after 4:30pm: Call Mercer County Board of Social Services (MCBOSS))

Pantry Location

• Choice Market, 1880 Princeton Ave, Lawrence Township
  • Monday 10am - 2pm
  • Tuesday 2 - 6pm
  • Thursday 10am - 2pm

For residents in and around Hopewell Valley:

The Chubby's Project

The Chubby's Project, a 24/7 self-service pantry with shelf-stable foods and household supplies. Delivery service available for meals and groceries.

• Aunt Chubby's Luncheonette, 1 Railroad Place, Hopewell Borough, NJ 08525
• For delivery: Email auntchubbys@gmail.com (include name, contact info, family size, and delivery address)

Hopewell Valley Mobile Food Pantry

Hopewell Valley Mobile Food Pantry, a weekly at-home delivery of groceries and fresh produce for Hopewell Valley residents. All assistance provided is confidential.

• Contact: 609-737-0348
• For delivery: Email hvmobilefoodpantry@gmail.com (include name, contact info, family size, and delivery address)

RISE, largest food pantry in Eastern Mercer County with choice-based shopping model.

Contact Rise

• 609-443-4464

Pantry Location

• Rise Pantry, 133 Broad Street, Hightstown, NJ 08520
  • Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9am - 12pm
  • 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month: 5pm - 7pm (evening hours)