Emergency Food Resources by Ward
The resources below offer emergency food resources. Please see each listing for specific days/hours. Some locations require an appointment.
Ward 1
Martha’s Table at the Maycroft
Address: 1474 Columbia Rd, NW.
Phone: 202-329-6608
Hours: Monday – Friday, 11 am – 4 pm
Service: No cost grocery market
Requirements: ID required to sign up
Address: Near Lamont Plaza on the corner of 3258 Mt. Pleasant Street NW and Lamont Street NW
Phone: 202-750-5064
Hours: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 10 am
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
Address: 3335 Sherman Ave, NW
Phone: 202-829-0100
Hours: Monday and Friday, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Service: Food pantry and lunch
Requirements: ID required for food give away, no ID required for lunch
YWCA National Capital Area Food Pantry
Address: 2303 14th St, NW, Suite 100
Phone: 202-626-0700 ext. 0
Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays, 12 – 3 pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: An appointment needs to be made by calling, bags are recommended
Ward 2
Martha’s Table McKenna’s Wagon
Address: New Jersey Ave. and I Streets NW (first stop) and 19th and H Street NW (second stop)
Phone: 202-328-6608
Hours: Every day of the week, 5:15pm – 5:40pm (first stop) and 6:00pm – 6:25pm (second stop)
Service: Warm meals, sandwiches, and healthy snacks
Requirements: None listed
Address: 2401 Virginia Ave NW
Phone: 202-452-8926
Hours: Monday – Friday, 6:30-8 am and 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Service: To-go breakfast and dinner
Requirements: None listed
Bread for the City NW Medical Center
Address: 1525 7th St NW
Phone: 202-265-2400
Hours: Monday–Thursday, 9am-3pm, 1st and 3rd Friday free farmers markets, 9am-11am
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: Must bring ID and proof of household size
First Rising Zion Baptist Church
Address: 602 N St NW
Phone: 202-289-4480
Hours: By appointment
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: Must bring ID
We Are Family Senior Outreach Network
Address: 474 Ridge St NW
Phone: 202-487-8698
Hours: Delivery only for older adults in Columbia Heights, Shaw, Petworth & Adams Morgan
Service: Older adult grocery delivery
Requirements: Must be an older adult
Ward 3
Address: Located at the rear of 2711 Connecticut Ave. NW
Phone: 202-820-3508
Hours: Tuesday, 1 – 2:30 pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: ID and proof of DC residency is required
Ward 4
Address: 4801 16th St NW
Phone: 202-882-4711
Hours: 2nd Tuesday of the month at 10am
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
Address: 6100 Georgia Ave NW
Phone: 202-829-5732
Hours: 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month, 9am–12pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: Proof of residency required
Address: 5413 16th St NW
Phone: 202-723-5377
Hours: 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month, 12 – 12:30 pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
Ward 5
Address: 2130 24th Place NE
Phone: 240-643-6445
Hours: 2nd Saturday of the month, 1–3pm
Service: Food distribution
Requirements: None listed
Address: 3194 Bladensburg Rd NE, Suite B
Phone: 202-745-7118
Hours: Every Thursday, 10am–12pm
Service: Canned goods distribution
Requirements: Must bring ID
Crowder Owens Calvary Food Bank
Address: 1608 Rhode Island Ave NE
Phone: 202-529-2299
Hours: Tuesday–Thursday, 12pm–2pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: Must bring valid U.S. ID
Address: 2200 Rhode Island Ave, NE
Phone: 202-526-3020
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9:30am-3:30pm
Service: Food pantry for everyone & Ryan White food pantry for people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS
Requirements: Must bring ID for all adults in household. For Ryan White food pantry, most recent CD4/viral load, proof of income if accessible, birth certificate, SS card, and ID required.
Address: 4063 Minnesota Ave NE
Phone: 202-526-3020
Hours: Monday–Friday, 10am–3:30pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: Must bring ID for all adults in household
First Baptist Church Of Deanwood
Address: 1008 45th Street NE
Phone: None listed
Hours: Saturdays, 9am–12pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: Must bring ID or other proof of DC residency (e.g., utility bill)
Langston Terrace Community Resident Council, Inc.
Address: 667 24th St NE
Phone: 202-717-3771
Email: langstonterrace@dchousing.org
Hours: Fridays by appointment
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: Must call for appointment
Address: 2411 Lawrence St NE
Phone: 202-635-7559
Hours: Fridays, 10am–2pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
North Capitol Collaborative, Inc.
Address: 2000 Rhode Island Ave NE
Phone: 202-588-1800
Hours: 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month, 10am–2pm
Service: Food distribution
Requirements: Must bring ID
Address: 2315 18th Place NE
Phone: 202-556-0662
Hours: Tuesday 10am–3pm, Wednesday 11am–5pm, Thursday 10am–5pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: Must fill out application
Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Address: 1029 Monroe St NE
Phone: 202-526-8822
Hours: 4th Wednesday of each month, 9am–12pm
Service: Food distribution
Requirements: None listed
So Others Might Eat (SOME)
Address: 71 O St NW
Phone: 202-797-8806
Hours: Daily, 7:30–8:30am and 11:30am–12:30pm
Service: No-cost hot meals
Requirements: None listed
So Others Might Eat (SOME)
Address: To the right of 75 Hanover Pl NW (behind 60 O St NW)
Phone: 202-797-8806
Hours: Wednesday & Friday, 9am–11am
Service: Emergency food pantry
Requirements: Must bring ID; can go once per week
Address: 1818 New York Ave NE
Phone: 202-483-7003
Hours: Tuesday & Thursday by appointment only
Service: Food assistance (clients only)
Requirements: Must be enrolled in their program and have an appointment
Ward 6
Address: 19 I St NW
Phone: 202-842-1112
Hours: Monday–Thursday, 1:30pm–2:30pm
Service: Groceries including produce, meat, dairy, eggs, milk, and pantry items
Requirements: Must bring ID; may visit once every 3 weeks
Martha’s Table McKenna’s Wagon
Address: New Jersey Ave. and I Streets NW (first stop) and 19th and H Street NW (second stop)
Phone: 202-328-6608
Hours: Every day of the week, 5:15pm – 5:40pm (first stop) and 6:00pm – 6:25pm (second stop)
Service: Warm meals, sandwiches, and healthy snacks
Requirements: None listed
Address: 1105 Florida Ave NE
Phone: 202-397-1870
Hours: 2nd Saturday, 12pm–1pm
Service: Food distribution
Requirements: None listed
Address: 439 12th St SE
Phone: 202-547-8364
Hours: Tuesday–Friday, 10am–2pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
Ward 7
Martha’s Table Joyful Food Markets
Address: Various schools across Wards 7 & 8
Phone: None listed
Hours: Varies by location
Service: No-cost food markets for school families
Requirements: None listed
Address: 1701 Gales St NE
Phone: None listed
Hours: 1st Saturday of each month, 9am
Service: Food distribution
Requirements: Registration required (before or during event)
Address: 5073 East Capitol St SE
Phone: 202-582-4200
Hours: 1st Wed (4–7pm), 3rd Tue (10am–1pm), 4th Sat (9am–12pm)
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
Church Of The Incarnation, St. Vincent De Paul Society
Address: 880 Eastern Ave NE
Phone: None listed
Hours: 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:30am–1:30pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: Must bring ID
Address: 3942 Alabama Ave SE
Phone: 202-583-7416
Hours: 1st, 2nd, and 4th Tuesday, 10am–12pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
East Washington Heights Baptist Church
Address: 2220 Branch Ave SE
Phone: 202-582-4811
Hours: 2nd Saturday of each month, 10am–12pm
Service: Box of groceries
Requirements: None listed
Food & Clothing Center Of Ward 7
Address: 4929 Ames St NE
Phone: 202-398-5504
Hours: 3rd Tuesday of the month, 11am–12pm
Service: Bags of fresh produce
Requirements: None listed
Address: 4401 Sheriff Rd NE
Phone: 202-398-3000
Hours: Tuesdays, 9am–12pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
Address: 500 56th St NE
Phone: 240-463-8035
Hours: 2nd Wednesday (5–8pm), Last Saturday (9am–12pm)
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
Address: 4115 Alabama Ave SE
Phone: 202-583-5555
Hours: Wednesdays, 9am until food runs out
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
Address: 320 21st St NE
Phone: 202-397-3895 (main); 202-397-1616 (food & retail hotline)
Hours: 3rd Monday of each month, 8am–12pm
Service: Food and retail assistance
Requirements: Must bring ID
Address: 5343 C St SE
Phone: 202-575-4867
Hours: Thursday & Saturday, 10am–2pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: Must call and leave voicemail for someone to contact you
Ward 8
Martha’s Table Joyful Food Markets
Address: Various schools across Wards 7 & 8
Phone: None listed
Hours: Varies by location
Service: Food markets for school families
Requirements: None listed
Address: 498 Alabama Ave SE
Phone: 202-889-7296
Hours: Fridays, 9:30am–12pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
Address: 220 Highview Pl SE
Phone: 202-561-5941
Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 9am–12pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
Address: 1700 Marion Barry Ave SE
Phone: 202-265-2400
Hours: Monday–Thursday, 9am–3pm, 2nd and 4th Friday free farmers markets, 9am-11am
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: Must bring proof of household size and DC residency
Address: 1801 Mississippi Ave SE
Phone: 202.889.5901
Hours: Every Friday, 12 – 2 pm
Service: Fresh produce
Requirements: Must bring bags
Brighter Day Ministries Food Pantry
Address: 2525 12th Pl SE
Phone: 202-889-3660
Hours: Thursdays, 11am–3pm and 4pm–6:30pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: Must bring bags and proof of DC residency; call for details
Address: 1430 Alabama Ave SE
Phone: 202-561-1000
Hours: Times and days vary; please call
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
Jehovah Jireh Community Development
Address: 100 Joliet St SW
Phone: 301-442-7253
Hours: Mondays, 10am
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
Address: 2375 Elvans Rd SE
Phone: 202-328-6608
Hours: Monday–Friday, 11am–4pm
Service: No-cost groceries (2x/month)
Requirements: ID required for sign up
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
Address: 1600 Morris Rd SE
Phone: 202-678-4999
Hours: Thursdays, 10:30am–12:30pm and call-in emergency food requests Monday-Friday 10am- 5:30pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: ID required
Temple of Praise
Address: 700 Southern Ave SE
Phone: 202-491-1787
Hours: Saturdays, 1pm–4pm
Service: Food pantry
Requirements: None listed
District-Wide Food Resources
Produce Plus is funded by DC Health and administered by FRESHFARM. Produce Plus provides locally grown, fresh fruits and vegetables to Washington, DC residents with limited access to fresh, healthy food.
WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program
The WIC farmers’ market program provides each eligible participant with $30 to buy fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and cut herbs from approved farmers at participating farmers’ markets between June 1st and November 30th. To receive WIC farmers’ market benefits, you must be enrolled in the DC WIC program and be an eligible participant: Women (pregnant and breastfeeding), Infants (6–12 months), and Children (1-5 years).
Catholic Charities SHARE Program
SHARE food packages are available to anyone. There is no application, qualification, identification or documentation required to buy SHARE food packages. Monthly value packages cost just $30 and include up to $50 worth of groceries. Each package contains four to six pounds of frozen protein items and eight to 12 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. Seasonal groceries and desserts are often available. Visit the link to view the list of host sites.
D.C. Central Kitchen Healthy Corners Program
At select Healthy Corners stores, DC Central Kitchen offers a “SNAP Match” coupon program for SNAP/EBT customers. Add 50 cents of fresh or frozen produce to ANY EBT purchase and get a $5 coupon for more produce. Visit the website to view the corner store map.
Offers two markets with no-cost fresh produce and pantry items on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is required.
Operates two food pantries that provide nutritious groceries to clients living near the federal poverty line. Proof of household size and ID are required.
Provides home delivered meals and groceries plus medical nutrition counseling to people with serious illnesses (HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes, or receiving hospice care) that limit their ability to get food for themselves. Must be referred by a healthcare provider.
Delivers nutritious groceries to home-bound people throughout DC. Our recipients include those with health issues and disabilities, as well as older adults and single parents with young children. Must be referred by a social worker.
Food Resources for Older Adults
This program provides older adults across the region with free, nutritious food so they can stay healthy and active. Each month, income-eligible adults over 60 receive 25 to 30 pounds of healthy groceries that they can use to prepare the nutritious meals they need to live well. Must apply in person and meet income guidelines. Call to find the center closest to you.
- DC residents;
- 60 years or older; and
- Income-eligible or enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Low-Income Subsidy Program (LIS), or Medicare Savings Program (MSP).
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
The senior farmers’ market program provides eligible participants with $50 to buy fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, cut herbs, and honey from approved farmers at participating farmers’ markets between June 1st and November 30th. To receive senior farmers’ market benefits, you must be enrolled in or on the waitlist for the Grocery Plus program . Grocery Plus participants must be:
- DC residents;
- 60 years or older; and
- Income-eligible or enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Low-Income Subsidy Program (LIS), or Medicare Savings Program (MSP).
Department of Aging and Community Living (DACL) offers hot, nutritious, and delicious meals in a group setting for older adults 60 years of age or older at many different sites throughout the District. Individuals under age 60 may be eligible if they are the spouse of an older adult attending a community dining site or people with disabilities that reside in an older adults housing facility that hosts a community dining site.
DACL also offers case management and referrals to other services. Call for details: (202) 724-5626