Your Food
Food Pantry
Open M, W, F
9-11:30am
Open year-round on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9 am to 11:30 am, our food pantry is the largest source of free, healthy food in Schenectady County. We provide shelf-stable pantry essentials and fresh produce, along with a limited selection of baby and personal care items.
Food Programs FAQs
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Anyone who lives in Schenectady County can access our food services.
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Our staff and volunteers are proficient in English. Some of our staff also speak Spanish and Guyanese Creole. We strive to accommodate guests needing to communicate in different languages.
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Any document with your name and address that can help us determine proof of residency in Schenectady County.
Those without documentation will still be served.
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Guests can be served up to two times each month.
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Sycamore Collaborative partners with the Food Pantries of the Capital District and provides some deliveries to people who are not able to access our services at the pantry. For more information, please call 518-458-1167.
Check out our seasonal programs, free community events, and special support opportunities!
Summer Meals
July 1 to September 4
When school is out for the summer, one source of a healthy meal for children is off the table. Our Summer Meals program has been filling the gap for over thirty years.
Operating at sites throughout the city of Schenectady, the program provides fresh, healthy meals to hundreds of children and youth ages 18 and under and offers opportunities to spend time outdoors in the community.
Find a 2026 site near you!
Mobile food sites
Access to food, where you need it.
Follows the SCSD calendar; will return for the 2026/2027 school year.
To make sure we provide healthy food to as many people as possible, we have mobile food sites around the city. The mobile sites are one more way we’re working to make it easier to access healthy food.
Our hope is to reduce the worry of putting good food on the table, so that people can focus on other important needs in their lives.