Long Island Cares - The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank: How to Get Food
Long Island Cares - The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank says in its own words that you do not have to prove your income to get food.
- Proof of income
- Not required
- Cost
- See below
- Hands out food
- Yes, directly
- Hours
- Published
- see “When is it open”
Do I have to prove my income to get food from Long Island Cares - The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank?
Quoted in full in the green box above.
How do I actually get food from Long Island Cares - The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank?
Two routes: go to one of Long Island Cares' own pantries (listed with addresses and hours on licares.org/find-food/), or use the Food Finder tool on the same page - enter your ZIP code and choose Nassau or Suffolk food pantries or soup kitchens within a radius you pick. Mobile food programs bring groceries and meals to communities for people who cannot travel to a pantry. There are also senior nutrition, veterans, children's and pet food (Baxter's Pet Pantry) programmes. General line: 631-582-FOOD (3663). The site has an En Espanol version.
When is Long Island Cares - The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank open?
Its own pantries, from the official page: Bethpage (386 N. Wantagh Ave.), Hampton Bays (286 West Montauk Highway), Huntington Station (220 Broadway) and Lindenhurst (163-1 North Wellwood Avenue) - Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 3:30 pm; Bethpage, Hampton Bays and Huntington Station close for lunch noon to 12:30 pm, Valley Stream (241 Rockaway Ave) is M-F 9:00 am-3:30 pm and closes 12:30-1:00 pm. Freeport (23 East Sunrise Highway): Mondays 11:00am-3:30pm, Tuesdays to Fridays 9:00am-3:30pm, with Grab & Go bags from 2:30pm, and Thursdays Grab & Go only 10:00am-3:30pm. Baxter's Pet Pantry, Lindenhurst: Monday and Wednesday to Friday 9:00 am-1:30 pm, by appointment only. On the third Thursday of each month the pantries close at 12pm for staff training (a few dates are full-day closures, listed on the page). Member agency hours are in the Food Finder.
Does Long Island Cares - The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank cost anything?
Free. No fee or donation is mentioned for receiving food.
What do I need to bring?
Nothing required at Long Island Cares' own pantries - no proof of income. Some member agencies may ask for identification or proof of income, so call the agency first.
Where Long Island Cares - The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank works
Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York (Long Island). It runs its own pantries and partners with over 340 food assistance agencies. Headquarters: 10 Davids Drive (Harry Chapin Way), Hauppauge, NY 11788-2039.
Worth knowing before you go
Tuesdays are Military Appreciation Tuesdays, reserved for veterans, active duty personnel and their families. Baxter's Pet Pantry is appointment-only (first 9:00am, last 1:30pm). Visit limits are not stated.
For more than this week
A pantry covers today. SNAP covers the month, and in New York the application is the state's own. SNAP in New York →
Other food banks in NY
Each one covers different counties, so if Long Island Cares - The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank does not reach where you live, one of these probably does.
- City HarvestBrooklyn, NY
- Food Bank of Central New YorkSyracuse, NY
- Feeding WestchesterElmsford, NY
- Island Harvest Food BankMelville, NY
Read on licares.org on Sep 9, 2026. We do not copy opening hours from other sites, because a wrong hour sends someone on a wasted trip. Last review Sep 9, 2026.
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