Food Assistance

Telephone: 305-246-3276 (Main)

Address and Telephone:

  • Broward County Warehouse:
    Pompano State Farmers’ Market
    1255 W. Atlantic Blvd. Bldg 1, Dock 28, Pompano Beach, FL, 33069
    954-942-6785

 

  • Miami-Dade County Farm Share Storage Facility:
    Florida City State Farmers’ Market
    300 N. Krome Ave, Building 12, Florida City, FL, 33034
    305-246-3276

 

Website: farmshare.org

Hours: Check website for constant updates on food distribution locations and times

Address and Telephone:

  • Main Warehouse:
    2501 SW 32 Terrace, Pembroke Park, FL 33023
    954-518-1818
  • Feeding Palm Beach County:
    4925 Park Ridge Blvd, Boynton Beach, FL 33426
    561-331-5441

Website: feedingsouthflorida.org

Program Description: Feeding South Florida’s mission is to end hunger in South Florida by providing immediate access to nutritious food, leading
hunger and poverty advocacy efforts and transforming lives through innovative programming and education.

Feeding South Florida also hosts drive-through distribution sites in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties. Click here to access a list of  food distribution sites. This list is updated daily. Dates, times, and locations may change. If you plan to attend a distribution, please review the list the day-of to confirm the schedule.

Address: 701 NW 1st Court, Miami, FL 33136
Telephone:

  • Meals for the Elderly
    305-514-6000
  • Meals On Wheels Program
    786-469-4654

Website: miamidade.gov

Eligibility: Seniors at least 60 years old and homebound can receive free meals at home through the Meals on Wheels Program. In addition, seniors that are not homebound are eligible to receive meals at one of the 21 locations throughout Miami-Dade County.

Program Services:

  • Meals on Wheels: Eligible Meals on Wheels participants receive seven
    free frozen meals each week at their residence, along with fresh fruit,
    milk and other food items. The meals are delivered between 8 a.m. and
    5 p.m. on weekdays.
             Telephone: Call 786-469-4707 to determine eligibility
  • Meals at Senior Centers: There are 21 locations offering meals for seniors. Eligible participants receive daily nutritionally balanced hot meals, nutrition education, counseling, transportation and a wide variety of educational, cultural, recreational activities and health wellness services. Free meals are served Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Address: 610 NW 3rd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311

Telephone: 954-358-1481

Website: thepantryofbroward.org

Program Description: The Pantry of Broward is a “one-stop shop” for
seniors (ages 60+) struggling to live on low fixed incomes and grandparents
raising their grandchildren. Each of our clients meets with the Director of
Client Services regularly to review their individual needs and determine
how The Pantry of Broward can best help them.

Program Services:

  • Nutritional Food Monthly: The Pantry of Broward provides its 425 clients with a 55-pound box of nutritional food, including fresh fruits and vegetables and breads. According to USDA calculations, this food is enough to prepare at least 46 meals each month.

Website: Browardschools.com/food-service

Program Description: BCPSFNS offers FREE curbside Grab-and-Go meals for all children 18 years of age or younger at all elementary, middle, and high schools. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the Summer Feeding Program, which allows BCPSFNS to offer meals at no cost to all children in the community. Parents must have identification for their child to pick up meals if the child is not present. The recommended forms of identification include student ID, report card, or birth certificate. Identification must be presented at each meal service. Adults are welcome
to purchase meals for $1.80 per breakfast, and $2.75 per lunch. 

Hours: Meal bundles will be distributed on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Thursday meal bundles include both Saturday and Sunday meals. Distribution times vary between school locations.

Telephone: Main Florida SNAP Assistance – 866-762-2237

Website: fns.usda.gov/snap

Address and Telephone:

  • Southeast Regional Office (SERO):
    61 Forsyth St., SW Room 8T36, Atlanta, GA 30303-3427
    404-562-1801
  • Florida Southeast Regional Office:
    111 S. Sapodilla Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
    561-837-5078
  • Broward County Office:
    1400 West Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
    954-375-6092

 

Eligibility: To get SNAP benefits, you must apply in the state in which you currently live and you must meet certain requirements, including resource and income limits.

Program Description: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a federal program that provides nutrition benefits to low-income individuals and families that are used at stores to purchase food. The program is administered by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) through its nationwide network of FNS field offices. Local FNS field offices are responsible for the licensing and monitoring of retail food stores participating in SNAP.