Beacon Food and Nutrition Resources Guide
Open Arms Christian Ministry Grocery Distribution
Address: 23 West Center Street, Beacon, NY 12508
Hours: Saturdays – 10:00am
Salvation Army – Beacon Food Pantry
Address: 372 Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508
Phone: 845-831-1253 ** Call Ahead – If it is your first time, bring your photo ID
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – 8:00am – 3:00pm
Saint Andrew’s/Luke’s Food Pantry
Address: 15 South Avenue, Beacon, NY 12508
Phone: 845-831-1369
Hours: Saturday – 10:00am – 11:00am
Beacon First Presbyterian Church Tiny Food Pantry
Address: 50 Liberty Street, Beacon, NY 12508
Phone: 845-831-5322
Tiny Pantry: Open 24/7
Dinner Served Every Friday: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Beacon’s Backyard: Breakfast Meal + Lunch to Go
Address: 12 Hanna Lane, Beacon, NY 12508
Phone: 845-600-0109
Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 6:30am – 8:30am
Mutual Aid Beacon: Free Groceries 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of Every Month at 2 Locations
1. Beacon Recreation Center:
Address: 23 West Center Street, Beacon, NY 12508
Hours: 8:30am until gone – 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of Every Month
2. Memorial Park:
Address: 61 Robert Cahill Drive, Beacon, NY 12508
Hours: 9:00am – 10:00am, drive through service – 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of Every Month
Fareground Food + Community:
Address: 37 Lamplight Street, Beacon, NY 12508
Phone: 845-375-7194 **call or text for food deliveries or pick up upon request
Email: fareground@gmail.com
1. Fareground Welcome Table, Free Community Dinners:
Address: 50 Liberty Street, Beacon, NY 12508
Hours: Fridays – 5:30pm – 7:30pm
2. Faregrounds & Regional Food Bank of the Hudson Valley Free Farm Stand:
Location: Memorial Park, 61 Robert Cahill Drive, Beacon, NY 12508
Hours: Last Friday of the month from 9:30am – 10:30am
WIC (Women, Infants & Children) – Sun River Health:
We offer money vouchers to buy healthy food and infant formula for People who are pregnant, People who are up to 6 months postpartum or 12 months, if breastfeeding, Children under the age 5, supported by parents and caregivers (including foster parents and grandparents)
Location: 6 Henry Street, Beacon, NY 12508
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm *Tuesday 10:00am – 6:00pm
Phone: 845-831-7402
Website: www.sunriver.org/other-supports/programs/wic/
Dutchess County Office for the Aging:
The Office for the Aging plans, coordinates and provides an array of community-based services to the elderly and persons who require assistance in the long-term care system, in an effort to promote independence, dignity and quality of life.
Location: 114 Delafield Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Phone: 845-486-2555
Website: www.dutchessny.gov/aging
- Home Delivered Meal Program & Emergency Meals:
FREE weekly Home Delivered Meals for needy individuals who are 60+ years old (not income based)
To see if eligible and begin sign-up process please call: NY CONNECTS 845-475-3511 - Beacon Congregate Dining Site at Beacon Friendship Center:
In-person lunch meal for seniors 60+ years old. Meal reservations are required.
Location: 1 Forrestal Heights, Beacon, NY 12508
Hours: Monday – Friday, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Phone: 845-838-4871
Beacon City School District:
Proudly participates in the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program. For more details, click here.
Location: 10 Education Drive, Beacon, NY 12508
Phone: 845-838-6900
Regional Hudson Valley Resources
Beacon Light Tabernacle SDA Church Food Pantry
Address: 1568 NY 9D, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Phone: 845-440-0148
Hours: Tuesdays – 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Zion Episcopal Church Food Pantry
Address: 12 Satterlee Place, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Phone: 845-297-9797
Hours: Wednesday – 12:00pm – 2:00pm & 6:00pm – 7:00pm
CAP for Dutchess County – Wappingers Falls
Address: 7 Mill Street, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Phone: 845-831-2620
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm
closed for lunch M-T-W-F 12:00pm – 1:00pm & Thursdays 11:00am – 12: 00pm
Family Community Church Food Pantry
Address: 5 Elm Street, Fishkill, NY 12524
Phone: 845-375-7194
Hours: Open the 2nd and 4th Saturday each month from 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Fishkill Community Center Free Farm Stand
Address: 793 New York 52, Fishkill, NY 12524
Phone: 845-549-6282
Hours: Fridays – 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Fishkill Food Pantry
Address: 717 Route 9 South, Fishkill, NY 12524
Phone: 845-896-4546
Please Note: Please call to make an appointment
Hours: Monday – 9:00am – 12:00pm, 2:30pm – 6:00pm
Tuesday – 9:00am – 12:00pm
Wednesday – 2:30pm – 6:00pm
Thursday – 9:00am – 12:00pm
Friday – 9:00am – 12:00pm
Dutchess County Food Resource Guide: For a comprehensive list of current food assistance resources throughout Dutchess County, click here.