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Help in Hempstead
51 service locations · 23 recurring meetings
Family and youth
Family support services
65 Alantic Avenue, Hempstead · 516-485-4900
Salvation Army community center
Hempstead Head Start
Child care and early childhood education
65 Dartmouth St, Hempstead · 516-538-8292
Head Start early childhood program — 93 funded slots; operated by Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County,.
Financial assistance
EAC Inc.
Utility assistance
175 Fulton Ave, Hempstead · 516-565-4327
LIHEAP intake office serving Nassau County
Food assistance
Academy Charter High School
Meal program
127 N Franklin Ave, Hempstead · (516) 408-2202
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Academy Charter School.
Academy Charter School
Meal program
117 N Franklin Ave, Hempstead · (516) 408-2202
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Academy Charter School.
Agape Ministries Food Pantry
Food pantry
50 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead
Church of God of Prophecy Hempstead FP
Food pantry
249 Jerusalem Avenue, Hempstead
Community Service SDA
Food pantry
265 Belmont Parkway, Hempstead
EAC-Meals on Wheels
Food pantry
175 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead
Family & Children's Assoc - Hempstead C.D.T.C.
Food pantry
126 North Franklin Street, Hempstead · 516-486-7200
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–20:00
Harmony Healthcare
Food pantry
619 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead
Hempstead AOG/Open Arms Food Pantry
Food pantry
622 Front St, Hempstead
Hempstead Assembly of God
Food pantry
622 Front Street, Hempstead · 516-489-7337
Thu/Fri 14:00–17:00
Hispanic Counseling Center, Inc.
Food pantry
344 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead
Iglesia Long Island Para Cristo, Inc.
Food pantry
177 Harvard Street, Hempstead
INN - Mary Brennan
Food pantry
100 Madison Avenue, Hempstead · 516-486-6243
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–14:00
Jackson Main Elementary School
Meal program
451 Jackson St, Hempstead · (516) 434-4135
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Hempstead UFSD.
Joseph Mcneil School
Meal program
335 S Franklin St, Hempstead · (516) 434-4135
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Hempstead UFSD.
Kennedy Memorial Park
Meal program
335 Greenwich St, Hempstead · (516) 860-0971
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Island Harvest.
Mary Brennan Inn Soup Kitchen
Meal program
100 Madison Ave., Hempstead
Millennium Toyota
Food pantry
257 North Franklin Street, Hempstead
National Council of Negro Women
Food pantry
60 Peninsula Blvd, Hempstead · 516-225-5242
Tue 11:00–13:00
New Jerusalem Church SDA
Food pantry
181 Greenwich St., Hempstead · 516-967-3700
Sun 11:00–13:00
New Jerusalem Seventh Day Adventist
Food pantry
181 Greenwich Street, Hempstead
New Life Ministries
Food pantry
167 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead · 516-481-1103
Sat 09:30–11:30
New Life Ministries/Hempstead
Food pantry
167 Fulton Ave, Hempstead
Rehoboth Fellowship Center
Food pantry
232 Front Street, Hempstead · 516-505-0514
Mon 18:30–19:30
Rehoboth Fellowship Center
Food pantry
232 Front St, Hempstead
Salvation Army - Hempstead
Food pantry
65 Atlantic Ave., Hempstead · 516-485-4900
Seventh Day Adventist
Food pantry
265 Belmont Parkway, Hempstead · 516-603-6596
Sun 09:00–11:30
South Hempstead Baptist Church
Food pantry
81 Maple Ave, Hempstead · 516-481-7090
Thu 10:00–14:00
South Hempstead Baptist Church
Food pantry
81 Maple Avenue, Hempstead
Spanish Hempstead SDA Church
Food pantry
280 Main Street, Hempstead
St. George Church
Food pantry
319 Front St, Hempstead · 516-483-2771
Wed 12:00–14:00
St. George's Church
Food pantry
319 Front Street, Hempstead
The Hempstead Community Action Program
Food pantry
134 Jackson Street, Hempstead
The Mary Brennan Inn FP
Food pantry
100 Madison Ave, Hempstead
The Salvation Army/Hempstead Food Pantry
Food pantry
65 Atlantic Avenue, Hempstead
Union Baptist Church
Food pantry
24 Clinton C. Boone Place, Hempstead · 516-483-3088
Fri 10:30–12:00
United Way of Long Island - Youth Build
Food pantry
50 Clinton Street, Hempstead
Health care
Community health centersliding-scale fees
619 Fulton Ave, Hempstead · 516-572-1300
Housing and shelter
Village Of Hempstead Ha
Housing assistance
260 Clinton St, Hempstead · 516-489-8500
Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher agency
Legal aid
Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Hempstead
Legal aid services
One Helen Keller Way, Hempstead
LSC-funded legal aid main office of Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc.
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
312 Greenwich Street, Hempstead · 516-292-6449 x100
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
175 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead · 516-481-0052
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
175 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead · 516-486-3222
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facility
126 North Franklin Street, Hempstead · 516-486-7200
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityEmergency shelter
194 Front St, Hempstead · 800-728-7825
Salvation Army adult rehabilitation center
Substance use treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
344 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead · 516-538-2613 x262
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
16 Main Street, Hempstead · 516-489-2322 x1005
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
250 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead · 631-696-4357
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Recovery & support meetings
AA meetings
Mon 20:00 · in-person · 71 James A. Garner WayOpenSpanish
Mon 20:00 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Tue 19:30 · in-person · Jackson Mem AME Zion Ch
Tue 20:00 · in-person · 71 James A. Garner WayOpenSpanish
Tue 20:00 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Tue 21:00 · in-person · Jackson Mem AME Zion ChClosed
Wed 20:00 · in-person · 71 James A. Garner WayOpenSpanish
Wed 20:00 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Thu 20:00 · in-person · 71 James A. Garner WayClosedSpanish
Thu 20:00 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Fri 20:00 · in-person · 71 James A. Garner WayOpenSpanish
Fri 20:00 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Sat 12:30 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Sat 15:00 · in-person · 71 James A. Garner WayOpenSpanish
Sat 19:00 · in-person · Jackson Mem AME Zion ChStep study
Sat 20:00 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Sat 21:00 · in-person · Jackson Mem AME Zion ChOpen
Sun 10:00 · in-person · 71 James A. Garner WayOpenSpanish
Sun 12:30 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Sun 20:00 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
NA meetings
The Journey Continues Womens Group
Tue 18:30 · in-person · Mental Health Associates of NassauWomenWheelchair accessible
Hope in Hempstead
Wed 19:00 · in-person · Mental Health Associates of NassauOpenWheelchair accessible
The Late Show
Sat 22:00 · in-person · Mental Health Associates of NassauOpenWheelchair accessible
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