ACT Food Insecurity Screening
USDA Food Insecurity Screening Questions
Please fill out this google form to screen for food insecurity.
Scoring – Each Positive Response is a point
0 – 1 – High Food Security
2 – 4 – Low Food Security - Refer to any of the below food resources.
5 – 6 – Very Low Security - Refer to any of the below food resources and assess need for PAF Emergency Grocery Delivery.
ACT Follow up Questions
In the past 30 days, have you gone to a food pantry or a soup kitchen to obtain food?
If the answer is yes, which pantry/soup kitchen?
Were you able to obtain enough food from the pantry to last you the rest of the month?
Were you able to obtain enough food from the pantry to last you the rest of the month? If not, for how long did the food from the party last for you and/or your family?
In the past 30 days, has there been a time that you needed to obtain food, but were unable to go to a food pantry?
If the answer is yes, what prevented you from being able to go to the food pantry?
Hours
Transportation
Work
Location
Other
SNAP (Food Stamps)
Screen for SNAP eligibility
Is anyone in your household (including children) an American citizen or permanent resident (green card holder)?
If yes, and interested in receiving food stamps, refer to social work for assistance with application.
Food Pantry Locators
Use this website to begin a search for food pantries in the area. Aunt Bertha.
For more COVID-specific resources, check out the Hunter College Food Resource Guide
An additional food resource locator from Get Food NYC.
Nutrition Resources
Please refer to this google slide deck for information about NUTRITION CORPS, including an INFO PAMPHLET you can use to help refer patients!
PDFs: Stellar Farmers Markets Recipes (English_Spanish) Stellar Farmers Markets Recipes (English_Spanish) Nutrition Education Handouts (English_Spanish) DASH Diet (Hypertension) DASH Diet Sample Menus (Hypertension) Good and Cheap Cookbook
NYC GetFood
If your patient is currently food insecure and interested in food deliveries, please complete a request here. Be sure to add delivery information, confirmation numbers and last date of delivery in the patient's Epic chart. This will ensure the case can be followed up with, if needed! These deliveries typically contain pre-packaged foods that require refridgerating.
WestSide Campaign Against Hunger
If your patient is interested in a more grocery-style food pantry, please refer them to the WestSide Campaign Against Hunger. Main Phone: (212) 362-3662 Fax: (212) 769-4341 Email: info@wscah.org
General Questions: x126
Hours of Operation
For prompt service, arrive at least ½ hour before closing time!
Tuesday – Friday 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
New York Common Pantry
Services: Please refer any patient interested in food pantry services or access to other food/nutrition programs in East Harlem or the South Bronx to New York Common Pantry (NYCP). We can also refer to NYCP for benefits case management and services for homeless individuals (hot meals, showers, laundry, housing case management).
How to Refer We have a new referral protocol for NYCP that utilizes the Mount Sinai Community Resource Guide - a specialized Aunt Bertha portal. Through this system, we will be able to follow-up on all referrals to ensure patients were successfully enrolled at NYCP.
First, you will need to set up your MSHS Community Resource Guide (Aunt Bertha) account.
1)Go to mshsstaff.auntbertha.com and log in with your Icahn email/credentials.
2)Your account will be created upon log-in for the first time. Please email jacob.sherman@icahn.mssm.edu to let him know that your account has been created. He will then add you to the EHHOP Team on MSHS Aunt Bertha system. You do not need to wait for this step before completing a referral!
To refer someone to NYCP:
1)Log-on to the same site: mshsstaff.auntbertha.com.
2)Enter 10029 or the patient’s zip code.
3)Search “New York Common Pantry”.
4)Click “Refer” for the “Choice Pantry Program”.
5)Enter patient’s information.
6)Add in comments:Enter patient’s address and explain what the services the patient is interested in (pantry services, case management for benefits, senior nutrition program, health and nutrition programs, hot meals, showers/laundry/housing case management for homeless individuals).
7)Submit the referral.
8)Let the patient know they will get a call from NYCP within 3 business days of the referral to register and schedule a pantry appointment. NYCP will call 3 times over the course of 1 week in order to try to reach the patient.
Meals and Brown Bags to Go Hot meals are available to anyone (no registration needed) on Monday-Friday from 2:30 - 3:30 PM. Brown bag to-go meals are available on Saturday and Sundays from 4:00 - 5:00 PM.
Location/Contact:
8 East 109th Street
Phone: (917)720-9700, (212)410-2264 *Ext. 4 for Case Manager
For questions regarding registration: Suheddy Pena (347)988-9563
Fax: 917-720-9665
Website: http://www.nycommonpantry.org/
Bronx Pantry: Choice Pantry services are available at Choice Pantry Bronx at 1290 Hoe Avenue, Ground Floor, Bronx, NY 10459 on Thursday-Saturday. Guests may sign up for services on Tuesdays-Saturdays.
Cost: Free
Food MD
Food MD is a prescription food program that is being offered to patients at EHHOP in collaboration with New York Common Pantry.
In order to qualify, patients must be food insecure and have one of the following conditions: (pre)hypertension, (pre)diabetes, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, or BMI > 25.
The program is 3 months long, during which patients with qualifying conditions will receive two boxes of pantry staples and farmshare boxes containing 10 lbs of fruits and vegetables biweekly, along with nutrition classes. During the duration of the program, patients are taught how to cook with the items they receive as well as how to cook meals on a very tight budget. In addition to the biweekly food pickups and classes, patients are asked to come in for lab work at the start of the program and at a 3 month progress point. If patients attend all nutrition classes, they will have an opportunity for a three month extension of both pantry and farmshare boxes.
Referrals to FoodMD are now being handled by Nutrition Corps. To refer a patient to Food MD, please fill out this google form
If you would like to submit a referral directly to FoodMD without your patient being considered for Nutrition Corps, please fill out this google form
For all questions, please reach out to Niklas Koehne (NC Chair, niklas.koehne@icahn.mssm.edu), Mackenzie Langan (mackenzie.langan@icahn.mssm.edu) or Nima Assad (nima.assad@icahn.mssm.edu).
Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
WIC Program
Contact
2253 Third Avenue 2nd Floor at Taino Towers [located at Boriken]
Phone: Lillian at (212)289-6650
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Services: Provides services to those with basic needs issues, including clothing, emergency aid, shelter, food, housing, social security, and transportation.
Appointments: Need appointment and medical referral form from doctor
Referral Instructions
Eligibility: Pregnant women, and children under the age of 5. Need proof of address and income. Guidelines for income eligibility and residency requirements on website.
WIC Website
Cost: Free and sliding scale services
Catholic Charities at St. Cecilia’s Parish
Catholic Charities at St. Cecilia’s Parish
Contact:
125 East 105th Street (near Park Avenue)
Call Nancy Cabrera at (212)348-0488x12
Hours: Food Pantry: Wednesday - Friday 9:30am - 11am, Case Management: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Services:
Emergency food to residents of 10029/10035. Wednesdays reserved for new immigrants.
Case Management: Rental arrears, distribute some funding for rent after assessment. Offer new carriages, beds. Also provides emergency aid, case management, tenants’ rights, immigrant advocacy. Refer to another place if necessary.
Eligibility: Based on benefits screening. Proof of address is helpful but not essential. Immigration status not an issue.
Cost:* Free
Community Kitchen
Community Kitchen
Contact
252 W 116th St.
For food stamp line info: (212)566-7855
Direct contact: Daryl Foriest dforiest@foodbanknyc.org
Foodbank NYC Website
Soup Kitchen – Dinners served on-site and family meals packaged for pick-up
Hours: Open for dinner Monday-Friday 4-6pm
Food Pantry – Fresh produce and packaged food items for pick-up in supermarket-style setting; Registered clients can pick up food items and produce on Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday from 11am-3:30pm as well as Wednesday from 1-8pm.
Cost: Free
Appointments: To register, visit on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday from 3:30-5 pm or Wednesday from 11am-1pm. Please bring proof of address.
Eligibility: For food bank eligibility info/consult: (212)566-7855x4
Languages: English
Harlem Greenmarket aka Fresh Connect Farmers Market
Harlem Greenmarket aka Fresh Connect Farmers Market
Contact:
125th & Adam Clayton Powell in front of State Office Building
Email: 125thStreetFarmersMarket@gmail.com
Hours: Tuesdays 10am - 7pm, Mid-July through November
Services: Fruits and vegetables directly from farmers.
Cost: Subsidized, accepts food stamps
Leonard Covello Center
Leonard Covello Center
Contact:
312 E 109th St; near 2nd ave
Call Esther at (212)423-9665
Hours: Monday - Friday, Breakfast: 8:30am - 9:30am, Lunch: 12pm - 1pm
Services: Breakfast and Lunch served at the senior center
Appointments: Register with Judith, the social worker. Everyone is welcome
Cost: Breakfast 25 cents, Lunch $1
Eligibility: Seniors
Languages: English
East Harlem Senior Nutrition Program
East Harlem Senior Nutrition Program (Casabe Senior Center)
Contact:
Casabe Senior Center: 150 East 121 Street
Phone: (212)722-2205
Schomburg Senior Center: 1309 5th Avenue
Phone: (212)369-9390
Building Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9AM - 4PM Wednesday 9AM - 1PM Lunch Hours: 12PM - 1PM
Services: Congregate meals, homebound meals referral, case assistance, information, recreational/education activities, tax credit and legal services information and referrals.
Cost: Free
Languages: English and Spanish available. Translation service for 32+ additional languages.
Appointments: No appointment required, but should make one if seeing case manager. Accept Walk-In’s
Eligibility: Individuals over 60 years old