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Holy Name of Jesus
1040 Pearl Street
Schenectady, NY 12303

Schenectady County

Food Resources

“The Daily Bread Food Pantry is an equal opportunity provider.”

The Daily Bread

Food Pantry


The Daily Bread Food Pantry is the second-largest food pantry in Schenectady County. Annually the pantry provides over 100,000 parcels of food to our neighbors.

Food Requests!

No walk-ins please.
We are open Mondays from 3pm until 6pm.

To place an order please call 518-836-5310 between Sunday at 5:30pm and Monday at 9:30am and leave a message with your name (spell it), phone number, and date of birth. We will call you back to take an order. Indicate the Holy Name of Jesus / Mont Pleasant location for your order.

Guidelines and Rules

We are open Mondays from 3:00pm until 6:00pm.

Our volunteers will return your call, take your order, and set up a time for you to pick up your food. Please be patient and call only once, it may take a while before we get to you, but we will call you. Please be near your phone to receive our call. We will call you three times, if you are unavailable you will need to call the next day to request food.

You may use the pantry every 28 days, please make sure that you have waited long enough before you call.

The first time you use the food pantry you will need to provide proof of identity for you and everyone in the household (photo ID is preferred). Proofs include; SSI, SSDI, SNAP, Medicaid, WIC, NYS Benefit card, or income eligible. Please also bring proof of address, we need you to live in Schenectady County (a power bill, insurance bill, anything addressed to you works).

Bethesda House Food Pantry

334 State St., Schenectady, NY 12307

Phone: 518-374-7873

Please Note: Open 2nd and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 9 until 11am and from 1 until 2pm.

Bethesda House – Yates Village Food Pantry

Yates Village Community Center, C38 Wood Ave., Schenectady, NY 12308

Phone: 518-374-7873
Please Note: Closed the first Thursday of the month.
Thursday from 9 until 11am.

Braman’s Hall Food Pantry

Duanesburg Florida Baptist Church, 7963 Route 30, Delanson NY 12053

Phone: 518-956-1758
Wednesday from 5 until 7pm.
Thursday from 1 until 3pm.

Our Lady of Fatima Food Pantry

35 Alexander Rd., Delanson, NY 12053

Phone: 518-895-1003
Open by appointment only.

Press Mojica Studios

1610 Eastern Parkway, Schenectady NY 12309

Monday from 12:30am until 3:30pm.
Wednesday from 12:30am until 3:30pm.
Saturday from 1:30 until 3:30pm.

Salvation Army – Schenectady Food Pantry

222 Lafayette St., Schenectady, NY 12305

Phone: 518-346-0222
By Appointment Only Wednesday through Friday from 9:30 until 11:30am.

Scotia Glenville Food Pantry

132 Mohawk Ave., Scotia, NY 12302

Phone: 518-588-8214
Tuesday from 5:30 until 7pm
Friday from 9 until 11am.

Street Soldiers

153 Nott Terrace, Schenectady, NY 12308

At the Parking Lot on  Sundays at 4pm.

Sycamore Collaborative

839 Albany St. Schenectady, NY 12307

Phone: (518) 374-2683
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9am until 11:30am. 

Trinity Baptist Church

2635 Balltown Rd., Schenectady, NY 12309

Phone: 518-393-2506
Please Note: Open 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.
Thursday from 6:30 until 7:30pm

Villa Fusco Food Pantry

955 Balltown Rd., Schenectady, NY 12309

Phone: 518-280-5935
Please Note: Open 3rd Saturday of the month, and by appointment. Saturday from 10am until 2pm.