KWTMA Resources
Food
Food Help NYC
A map of locations that offer free food (food pantries and soup kitchens).
NYC Food Resources
Information about food benefits and other resources for New Yorkers.
NYC Food Resource Guide: Flatbush/Midwood
NYC Food Resource Guide: Borough Park
Soup kitchens and other useful info are listed in these neighborhood guides from the Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center.
COPO (Council of People's Organization)
Halal food pantry at 1077 Coney Island Ave on Fridays.
Food pantry at 622 Cortelyou Rd on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Food Pantry
Food pantry at 2805 Fort Hamilton Pkwy. Call 718-871-1310 for more information.
Kosher soup kitchen and food pantry at 1372 Coney Island Ave.
ICNA Relief - Muslims for Humanity
Food pantry at 1323 Foster Ave on Tuesdays.
PAYO (Pakistani Youth American Organization)
Halal food pantry at 1045 Coney Island Ave on Thursdays. Call 718-713-2000 to register.
WIC (Women, Infants, Children)
Support for baby formula and more.
Community Organizations
Food and other material distributions, educational services, and more.
Health / Mental Health
NYC WELL
1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355), Español: 1-888-692-9355, Press 3, 中文: 1-888-692-9355, Press 5
Free, confidential support, crisis intervention, and information and referral service for anyone seeking help for mental health and/or substance misuse concerns, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Find free and affordable health clinics.
Find Community Health Advocates who can help you access care and navigate insurance issues.
Health clinic for individuals over 18 without health insurance at 470 Clarkson Ave.
Out of The Closet Testing Program
Free HIV testing and prevention counseling at 475 Atlantic Ave.
Joan Malin Brooklyn Health Center
Planned Parenthood center at 44 Court Street, 4th Fl.
Housing
The Metropolitan Council on Housing
Resources and tenant education, plus a free hotline for tenants Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Call 212-979-0611.
Survivors
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 800-799-7233 or text LOVEIS to 22522.
National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 855-812-1001.
Safe Horizon
Domestic violence shelters and other resources for survivors. Call 800-621-HOPE (4673).
Women’s emergency center with residential services for the Arab, Middle-Eastern, Muslim, South Asian (AMEMSA) and the Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) population.
Organization for survivors of violence from the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean diaspora.
Violence Intervention Program
Organization led by and for Latinx survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
Anti Violence Project
Organization for survivors of violence who are LGBTQ+ or are affected by HIV.
Unemployment
NY State Department of Labor Unemployment Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Assistance
Get connected to volunteer lawyers through the NYS Bar Association.