Church of Saint Luke Soup Kitchen: 818 Main St., Stroudsburg. Soup kitchen is open from 1 to 2 p.m. every Saturday at the Church of St. Luke. Information: 570-421-9097, churchofsaintluke.org.
Christian Awareness Ministries Ecumenical: Route 447 and High Acres Park, Canadensis. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to noon Mondays for food distribution. Office hours are from 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday and Friday. CAME serves residents of Barrett, Price and the northern and eastern ends of Paradise townships. Federal income guidelines apply. Some financial assistance for utilities and rent may also be available for residents. Service in parking lot only. Information: Becky Leister, 570-595-9141 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Daughters of Thunder Outreach Ministry Soup Kitchen: Offers a soup kitchen at the Stroudsburg United Methodist Church, take-out meals will be handed out to anyone in need from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays at the Ann Street entrance of the church, Stroudsburg. Information: 570-421-6020, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Effort United Methodist Church Supplemental Food Resource Center: Merwinsburg Road, Effort. The Supplemental Food Resource Center is a temporary emergency needs food pantry for West End residents. Pantry is open from 10 to 11 a.m. on the second Saturday and 10 a.m. to noon on the fourth Saturdays of the month. Information: 570-629-1890, effortumc.org.
Eglise Evangelique De La Renaissance Church: 129 Lower Swiftwater Road, Swiftwater. Provides a food pantry for Monroe County residents. The Swiftwater Food Pantry will be open from 9 to 11 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. To minimize person-to-person contact, the pantry will use drive-up service only. Information: 570-895-2344, egliserenaissance.org or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Feeding Families Ministry Inc.: The Mountain Center, 354 Route 611, Room 1, Tobyhanna. Open from 1 to 3 Thursdays and Fridays. Drive thru only. Must be Pennsylvania resident. Must bring photo identification and current household bill (electric, cable) which matches address on photo identification. Information: 570-977-3702.
Innovation Church: Route 940, Cresco, 10 a.m. to noon by appointment only. Information: 570-595-2000, ext. 117. For urgent needs, call the emergency hot-line at 570-620-5182.
Monroe County Meals on Wheels: 901 Polk Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Delivers meals to the home bound who are physically or mentally unable to shop for and/or prepare meals for themselves. Information: 570-424-8794, monroemeals.com.
Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network Food: 2334 Route 209, Sciota (just east of the Chestnuthill Diner). Serves the residents of Chestnuthill, Eldred, Hamilton, Jackson, Polk and Ross townships. Federal income guidelines apply, identification and proof of residency required. Food distribution by appointment. New clients must call to register prior to distribution. Information: 570-992-3136 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or pven.net.
Pocono Mountain Ecumenical Hunger Ministry: Coolbaugh Municipal Building basement, Memorial Boulevard, Tobyhanna. Pantry hours are 9 a.m. to noon on the first Wednesday of the month and first Saturday of the month. Serves Pocono and Coolbaugh townships, borough of Mount Pocono and parts of Paradise and Tobyhanna townships. Income guidelines apply. Identification and proof of residence required. Information: Michael Stern at 570-894-2072. Will reply to local calls only.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church: 158 Fish Hill Road, Tannersville, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays. Not held on holidays. Information: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 570-629-1992.
Salvation Army: 226 Washington St., East Stroudsburg. Call for appointments. Monthly food distribution with prior registration, emergency food assistance available. Held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month, must be registered two weeks prior to distribution to be included. Served residents of Smithfield and Stroud townships as well as the boroughs of East Stroudsburg, Stroudsburg, Delaware Water Gap and parts of Pocono Township. Information: Jill Brink, 570-421-3050.
Stroudsburg United Methodist Church — Soup Kitchen: 547 Main St., Stroudsburg. Soup kitchen open 4 to 4:30 p.m. every Sunday and 5 to 6 p.m. every Tuesday. Information: 570-421-6020, stroudsburgumc.com.
Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church Food Pantry: 915 N. Fifth St., Stroudsburg. Provides those in need with a meal and supplemental food items to take home. Pantry is available from noon to 1 p.m. every Monday and Thursday. Clients do not need to pre-register. Information: 570-421-0750, stroudsburgwesleyan.org.
The Oasis of Love: 814 Monroe St., Suite 201, Stroudsburg. Based on emergency and need. Drive through only. For appointment or to make a request, call 570-972-0838.
Top of the Mountain Ecumenical: Five Loaf House, 133 Firehouse Road, Pocono Pines. Distributes from 9 to 11 a.m. on the second Monday and the Tuesday that follows. Drive through only. Information: 570-646-7456.
Pike County
Bushkill Outreach: Lehman Township Community Park, 168 Lehman Park Road, Bushkill. Hours: 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday or by appointment. Serves residents of Lehman and Middle Smithfield townships (Pike and Monroe counties). Federal income guidelines apply. Drive-up service only. Information: 570-588-0660 or BushkillOutreach.org.
Ecumenical Food Good Shepherd Church: 321 Fifth St., Milford. Hours: Noon to 2 p.m. and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fridays. Proof of residency required. For PIke County residents only. Information: 570-618-1568.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church: 103 Delaware Crest, Dingmans Ferry. Pantry hours are by appointment only. Serves Pike County residents. Federal income guidelines apply, identification required. Information, 570-828-7411, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit htlcpa.org.
Loaves & Fishes: Paupack United Methodist Church, Route 507, Paupack. Pantry hours are from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on the first Friday of the month. Serves Pike County, particularly Palmyra Township. Information, 570-857-1141 (if contacting by phone, please leave message) or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Pike County Food Pantry: Dreher Township Building, 899 Main St., Newfoundland. Hours: noon to 2 p.m. third Thursday of month. Federal income guidelines apply, identification and proof of income are required. Serves Greene Township residents only. Information: 570-676-4066.
Newfoundland Community Food Pantry: Dreher Township Building, 899 Main St., Newfoundland. Hours: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. second Friday. Serves Southern Wayne County (Salem, Sterling, Lehigh and Dreher townships). Information: 570-689-0574.
Free Food Database: Free food is being given away every week to anyone in need. The database covers every ZIP code in every state. Those in need of free food only have to type in a ZIP code and they will get a list of all the places of worship, community organizations, private organizations, etc., that are giving away free food every week. The Database is: whyhunger.org/find-food/.