Food Pantry

If you have questions or would like to volunteer in our food pantries, please contact us at foodpantry@atlanticcape.edu.  We look forward to assisting you.

What is NJ SNAP? 

New Jersey’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, NJ SNAP, provides food assistance to families with low incomes to help them buy groceries through a benefits card accepted in most food retail stores and some farmers markets. Eligibility is set by several factors, such as income and resources. You can use SNAP benefits to stretch your food budget and buy nutritious foods that can keep you and your family healthy.

To find out more, visit:

• NJ SNAP Program
• Learn About NJ SNAP in Spanish

Who is Eligible?

If you are you a student, age 18 to 49 enrolled at least half-time in a college, university, community college, or business, technical, trade, or vocational school that requires a high school diploma? If so, you may be eligible for food assistance through NJ SNAP. 

• SNAP for College Students Fact Sheet
• NJ SNAP Eligibility
• NJ SNAP Frequently Asked Questions

How do I apply?

• Application Process
• Ways to Apply for NJ SNAP
• Need help with your application? Contact foodpantry@atlanticcape.edu to be connected with an Atlantic Cape counselor! 

How and Where to Use Your SNAP Benefits

• Using Your Benefits 
• SNAP Retailer Locator

• Food Pantries - food pantries are places where people in need can access food.
  • Community Food Bank of NJ
  • Atlantic County Food Banks
  • Cape May County Food Pantries
• School Nutrition Programs
  • The New Jersey Department of Agriculture maintains information on a variety of school nutrition programs.
• Women Infants & Children (WIC)
  • WIC is a preventive public health nutrition program that provides nutrition and breastfeeding education, nutritious foods, and improved access to regular health care and social services to low and moderate-income pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women and young children with, or at risk of developing nutrition-related health problems.
• Senior Nutrition Programs
  • The New Jersey Department of Health offers Information on the Senior Farmers’ Market Program and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program