A new food pantry opened in Flatbush yesterdeay. Called the Client Choice Food Pantry, it’s located at 2241 Church Avenue. There’s actually a special food distribution for clients today from 9:30am-1:00pm. The regular schedule for the pantry will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30am-1:00pm. It’s operated by CAMBA. Per an email:

According to the Food Bank for New York City, the City’s emergency food programs (EFPs) provided food to approximately 1.3 million New Yorkers in 2007. This represents an increase of 24% since 2004. Thirty-one percent of EFP beneficiaries are children under the age of 17, an increase of 20% since 2004. CAMBA has long been a leader in the response to hunger in Brooklyn. Our food pantry provides over 5,000 food packages a year to hungry adults and children. The Client Choice pantry is modeled after a regular grocery store, allowing people coming for emergency food to choose what food they need instead of receiving pre-packed bags of food. Only the fourth Client Choice Pantry in New York City, this marks the first Client Choice model at CAMBA.

More info about CAMBA here.