Since 2020, Astoria Food Pantry (AFP) has been providing free resources to neighbors. This August, for the fifth year running, we’re hosting a school supply drive to help families send their children to school ready to learn, whether they’re starting kindergarten or getting ready to graduate. With your help, we can ensure that kids know they’re walking through those doors in September equipped with everything they need to learn.

Email astoriafoodpantry@gmail.com if you'd like to host a backpack drive for us, or have another idea to partner!

🎒Prefer to buy backpacks for us? See this document for backpacks we'd love to receive. You can drop backpacks off during our open hours at 2582 Steinway Street:

MONDAYS: 7 – 10:30 AM AND 6 – 8 PM

TUESDAYS: 3 – 4 PM AND 5:30 – 7:30 PM

WEDNESDAYS: 11:30 AM – 2:30 AND 4:30 – 6:30 PM

THURSDAYS: 3 – 9 PM

SATURDAYS: 8 AM – 1:30 PM

*Closed the last Tuesday evening shift and first Wednesday of each month

Back to School Fundraiser 2026

help us purchase school supplies for neighborhood families!