
Camp Friendship Food Pantry
339 8th Street Park Slope, Brooklyn
Hours: Saturdays 9 AM to 12 PM
Information for Visitors
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How it works
Every Saturday from 9am to 12pm, the Camp Friendship Food Pantry is open to provide food assistance for over 500 local households in need. Inside Camp Friendship, volunteers are standing by to help with food selections at the tables.
Usually, visitors to the food pantry will start lining up before the doors open at 9am. If you are visiting the food pantry, please respect those people who are in line before you.
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What we provide
Dry and Canned Goods: Beans (canned or dried), tomato or spaghetti sauce, pasta, rice, canned vegetables, canned soups, canned tuna/salmon/chicken or beef stew/chili.
Seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables: We generally provide 2-3 kinds of vegetables and 2 kinds of fresh fruit.
Other Items (subject to availability, quantities may be limited): Bread, milk, cereal, juice, cooking oil, nuts, disposable diapers, period products.
We have limited shopping bags, please bring your own.
We do not serve prepared meals.
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How to register
New visitors can come to the Food Pantry on any Saturday from 9am to 12pm and should inform the entrance worker that they wish to register. No documentation or ID is needed. New visitors will be able to shop immediately after registering.
Personal information obtained by the Camp Friendship Food Pantry is kept private and is only used for the purposes of operating the food pantry.
How To Donate
We accept donations of unexpired and unopened non-perishable goods at Camp Friendship, located at 339 8th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues), Brooklyn, NY.
Donations can be dropped off: Fridays 6pm-7pm and Saturdays 9am-12:30pm
Most Needed Pantry Items:
Canned Tuna, Salmon, Chicken
Rice (1lb. packages preferred)
Pasta, Tomato Sauce
Boxes of Cereal, Shelf stable milk (dairy and non-dairy)
Dried or Canned Beans, Lentils
Canned Veggies, Cans of Hearty Soups
Disposable Diapers (for children’s sizes 2-5 and adults)
Period Products
If you're able, please consider making a financial contribution. We spend approximately $2500 a week purchasing fresh produce.
Please drop by any Saturday morning and see us in action! Some neighbors drop by every Saturday and make it part of their routine to donate groceries on their way back from their weekly trip to the supermarket.
Also, if you’re interested in joining our wonderful community of volunteers, check out our Volunteer Page.
Our Partners
We are proud of the partnerships we have been building and strengthening since 2020.
We are grateful for this unified community of neighbors helping neighbors.











