Dept. of Probation and Neighborhood Opportunity Network Nutrition Kitchens offering free family food boxes

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The New York City Department of Probation and Neighborhood Opportunity Network (NeON) Nutrition Kitchens will partner with the Food Bank for New York City and the NYC Young Men’s Initiative to distribute free family food boxes to those in need at the South Bronx and Harlem NeON Kitchen locations.

Each free family food box will include fresh produce, milk, canned and packaged food goods. The distribution of food boxes will begin this week and continue through Oct. 28, 2020. During this time, the NeON Nutrition Kitchens continue to provide one week of free pre-packaged groceries to New Yorkers in need in all five boroughs.

Boxes will be distributed at 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at South Bronx NeON (198 East 161 Street) and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays at Harlem NeON Nutrition Kitchen (302 West 124 Street).