Monday, April 7, 2025, from 3 pm to 6 pm

Tuesday, April 8, 2025. from 3 pm to 6 pm

Friday, April 11, 2025, from 9 am to 1 pm, with particular emphasis on seniors, individuals with physical disabilities, and people with special needs. We offer designated handicapped parking and a shopper who focuses on delivering food directly to their vehicle.

We welcome all low-income families, seniors, and individuals who meet the eligibility requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) low-income eligibility requirement. We are open afternoons and evenings and recently added a morning. You can come to the Food Pantry once (1) per week and twice (2) per month.

Residents of Utica, Rome, the Mohawk Valley, and surrounding areas are encouraged to use our services. We invite you to inform your friends and family about the JPC Food Pantry and its hours of operation through social media platforms, text messages, e-mails, or phone calls.

Please take a look at the flyer below, which lists the food that will be given to the community.

If you are visiting the Food Pantry for the first time, the head of the household must bring identification (ID) for everyone living in the household. We accept a variety of government-issued IDs, including:

1. Birth Certificates

2. New York State (NYS) Driver's Licenses

3. NYS Photo IDs

4. NYS Driver License Cards

5. NYS Benefit Cards

6. Medicaid Cards

7. Medicare Cards.

For those needing to recertify for the JPC Annual Low-Income Recertification, please bring your JPC Food Pantry Card (JPCFPC) and the required government identification for all household members. It's crucial to meet the USDA's eligibility guidelines, as the chart below states.

We have parking available if you are traveling by car. The entry point for our food distribution line is located in the 1400 block, starting from the corner of Arthur and West Streets and leading towards 1415 West Street at our registration station.

Our dedicated registration personnel will scan each head of household's JPC Food Pantry Cards (JPCFPC). To ensure a smooth process, please present a government-issued ID corresponding to your JPCFPC for verification.

If you need to get your JPCFPC, our registration personnel may ask that you print your name and check for processed cards. If your card cannot be found, you must complete a new Food Pantry Intake Application.

If you, as the head of the household, are visiting the JPC Food Pantry for any of the following reasons:

a. To pick up your JPCFPC, but it is not located, please complete a new Food Pantry Intake Application.

b. You can complete the Food Pantry Intake Application for your first visit.

c. Add or remove individuals from your existing Food Pantry Intake application filed.

d. To replace a lost JPCFPC.

Our registration personnel will guide you to the Intake Station, where friendly staff members are prepared to assist you in completing the necessary JPC Food Pantry Intake Application. You will be issued either a JPCFPC or a temporary JPCFPC, which you can use only for that day.

Please return and go to the:

I. food distribution line and the registration personnel to scan or review your JPCFPC or temporary JPCFPC.

ii. next station is to sign in and complete the documentation based on your JPCFPC or temporary JPCFPC.

iii. various food stations and exit the JPC Free Choice Food Pantry area.

Thank you for your unwavering support. We can create Positive Change at Johnson Park Center (JPC).

Rev. Dr. Maria A. Scates, D.D.

President / CEO / Founder

Based on Annual Incomes

2025 Guidelines

*Household Size------Income

1----------------------$35,213

2----------------------$47,588

3----------------------$59,963

4----------------------$72,338

5----------------------$84,713

6----------------------$97,088

7----------------------$109,463

8----------------------$121,838

For Each Additional Person:

Add: $12,375