We found 12 food pantries listed for Brevard County, Florida. Call before you go to confirm hours and what to bring. You can also see Food banks in Brevard County, Florida.
Salvation Army Food Pantry Locations
We have located 4 Salvation Army Food Pantry locations in Brevard, Florida. You can also check your eligibility.
The Salvation Army - North Central Brevard County, FL
Phone: (321) 632-6060
Address: 919 Peachtree St, Cocoa, FL 32922. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
Services provided :
- Casework Services
- Character Building Programs
- Disaster Services
- Domestic Violence Services
- Emergency Financial Assistance
- Emergency Shelter
- Food & Nutrition Programs
- Seasonal Services
- Senior Citizen Clubs
- Store
- Women's Ministries
- Worship Services - Church
- Worship Services - Sunday School
- Worship Services - Young Adult
- Worship Services - Youth Ministries
Appointments :
Call (321) 632-6060 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Counties:
- Brevard
The Salvation Army - Melbourne, FL
Phone: (321) 724-0494
Address: 1080 S Hickory St, Melbourne, FL 32901. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
Services provided :
- Camping Activities
- Casework Services
- Character Building Programs
- Community Recreation & Education Programs
- Disaster Services
- Emergency Financial Assistance
- Food & Nutrition Programs
- Men's Ministries
- Military Personnel Assistance
- Music & Arts Programs
- Seasonal Services
- Senior Citizen Clubs
- Store
- Transitional Housing
- Visitation Services
- Women's Ministries
- Worship Services - Children's / Teen
- Worship Services - Church
- Worship Services - Sunday School
- Worship Services - Young Adult
- Worship Services - Youth Ministries
Appointments :
Call (321) 724-0494 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Counties:
- Brevard
The Salvation Army North Central Brevard Corps - Titusville Social Service Office
Phone: (321) 269-3110
Address: 1218 W Main St, Titusville, FL 32780. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
Located in East Central Florida, The Salvation Army North/Central Brevard Corps serves persons living in areas south of the Volusia/Brevard County line and north of the Pineda Causeway, to include areas west of the Atlantic Ocean and east of neighboring counties. Each Social Service location maintains a Food Pantry stocked with non-perishable foods, and distributes perishable items as they are received from local businesses. Soup Kitchen - Lunch meal: 11:30am - 12:30pm (every day); Dinner Meal: 4:30pm-5:30pm (Monday-Friday)
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (321) 269-3110 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Titusville
Help Residents of Counties:
- Brevard
The Salvation Army North Central Brevard Corps - Cocoa Social Service Office
Phone: (321) 632-6060
Address: 919 Peachtree St Bldg B, Cocoa, FL 32922. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
Located in East Central Florida, The Salvation Army North/Central Brevard Corps serves persons living in areas south of the Volusia/Brevard County line and north of the Pineda Causeway, to include areas west of the Atlantic Ocean and east of neighboring counties. Each Social Service location maintains a Food Pantry stocked with non-perishable foods, and distributes perishable items as they are received from local businesses.
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (321) 632-6060 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Cocoa
Help Residents of Counties:
- Brevard
Church Food Pantry Locations
We have located 2 Church Food Pantry locations in Brevard, Florida. You can also check your eligibility.
St. Paul's Anglican Church Food Pantry
Phone: (321) 259-1130
Address: 7200 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL 32940. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
Our food pantry is an important part of our ministry in the community. The Pantry is open on Wednesdays from 10:00 am - Noon and on Fridays from Noon - 3:00 pm. We are serving over 60 families per month and the need keeps growing. The pantry is always in need of non-perishable food items as well as personal hygiene items for men, women and children.
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (321) 259-1130 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Melbourne
Help Residents of Counties:
- Brevard
Grace Fellowship Church - Grace Food Pantry
Phone: (321) 636-3051
Address: 3420 Murrell Rd, Rockledge, FL 32955. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
Grace Food Pantry supplies food to more than 1500 Brevard County residents. Our food is distributed every Monday to anyone who is in need. We believe in reaching out to the community with love and all of our clients feel that love the moment they walk in. We start each session in a large circle and ask God to bless each one present as well as the food that He has provided. Clients can receive food once every 6 weeks from our food pantry. Grace Pantry works closely with Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida as well as other community food pantries in the area to provide the needs of families all over Brevard. Grace Food Pantry is also the home to Barb's Closet, a warehouse full of donated clothes and household items provided to families in need.
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (321) 636-3051 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Rockledge
Help Residents of Counties:
- Brevard
Catholic Charities Food Pantry Locations
We have located 1 Catholic Charities Food Pantry locations in Brevard, Florida. You can also check your eligibility.
Catholic Charities of Central Florida - Brevard County (Southern Region)
Phone: (321) 338-2986
Address: 5145 N Cocoa Blvd, Cocoa, FL 32927. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
The mission of Catholic Charities of Central Florida is to provide vital social services to people in need, regardless of their religious, social or economic background, to improve lives of individuals, families and the community. Food Assistance is available through Catholic Charities of Central Florida’s regional Food Pantries. Food Pantry: M-F, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (321) 338-2986 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Cocoa
Help Residents of Counties:
- Brevard
Food Pantry Locations
We have located 5 Food Pantry locations in Brevard, Florida. You can also check your eligibility.
New Life Christian Fellowship - Impact Food Pantry
Phone: (321) 269-7578
Address: 6755 S Washington Ave, Titusville, FL 32780. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
The New Life Impact Center exists to assist families in breaking the spiral of poverty and defeat. We do this by creating a Safe Place for the residents of Brevard. Clients are offered prayer and a nonjudgmental environment. We feed and clothe, free of charge, the homeless and less fortunate people in Brevard County. Impact Food Pantry: Open Thursday 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (321) 269-7578 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Titusville
Help Residents of Counties:
- Brevard
Daily Bread Inc. - Distribution Center
Phone: (321) 953-8000
Address: 1408 Morningside Dr, Melbourne, FL 32901. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
In October, 1995 we opened our Distribution Center. Every year, we conduct two major food drives, one in May with the Letter Carriers and one in November with the Boy Scouts. The food collected from these drives is taken to our distribution center and is shared with twenty three other agencies which distribute food to the poor, hungry and homeless.
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (321) 953-8000 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Melbourne
Help Residents of Counties:
- Brevard
Daily Bread Inc. - Soup Kitchen
Phone: (321) 723-1060
Address: 815 E Fee Ave, Melbourne, FL 32901. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
Daily Bread's soup kitchen is a lifeline for over 4,200 men, women and children in our community each year. Serving between 200 and 250 people daily, the kitchen is open seven days a week, 365 days a year, providing a hot mid-day meal plus hygienic services, including shower, laundry and mail service, to anyone in need. Daily Bread has served more than 1.6 million needy meals since it's inception in 1988.
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (321) 723-1060 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Melbourne
Help Residents of Counties:
- Brevard
Grace UMC Food Pantry
Phone: (321) 452-2420
Address: 65 Needle Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
The Grace UMC Food Pantry (part of the Standing in the Gap ministry) seeks to provide food to those who are hungry & in financial need. Jesus fed thousands of his followers during his ministry, having compassion upon them for their hunger. In seeking to be a church modeled after Christ, we want to also have compassion upon those who are in need.
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (321) 452-2420 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Merritt Island
Help Residents of Counties:
- Brevard
Sharing Center of Central Brevard
Phone: (321) 631-0306
Address: 113 Aurora St, Cocoa, FL 32922. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
The Central Brevard Sharing Center provides emergency assistance to those in our community who are struggling to obtain life’s most basic needs. Emergency Food Pantry: We provide an emergency supply of food to individuals and families. Services are provided Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CLIENT REQUIREMENTS: Reside in the central section of Brevard County – Pt. St John south to the Pineda Causeway, Orange/Brevard County line east to the ocean; Complete and sign Client Assistance Form; Household representative must present a picture ID and provide an original social security card for every member in the household (every time you apply); Households will be eligible for food no more than every 60 days. Community Kitchen: We provide a nutritious and well balanced meal through our community kitchen program. Everyone is welcome. Serving times are: Monday through Saturday: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Sundays: A bagged lunch is served from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (321) 631-0306 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Cocoa
Help Residents of Counties:
- Brevard
A number of food banks, soup kitchens for hot meals and free emergency food pantries in Brevard, Florida distribute groceries to individuals or families who are in some form of an emergency situation.
There are also meals, free bags of food, personal toiletries and household goods for low to moderate income families from food pantries near you.
Distribution centers can include churches, non-profit organizations, community action agencies, and many other local charities as well as non-profits.
Salvation Army Food Pantry
The Salvation Army is dedicated to eliminating food insecurity.
The Salvation Army offers free food help through local centers. Contact the branch nearest Brevard, Florida to confirm hours and requirements. The charity organization is involved in feeding millions of families each year, with a large percentage of those assisted being children as well as the elderly.
Church Food Pantry
A number of churches around Brevard, Florida have food pantries for those in their neighborhoods who are in need of food items.
Church pantries often rely on food donations gathered through food drives.
Some churches also deliver food items to older adults who are unable to drive to a nearby community food pantry. Please contact your local church directly.
Catholic Charities Food Pantry
Resources provided by Catholic Charities organizations can include help with food, holiday, and immigration needs.
Families of all religions, backgrounds, and cultures can contact Catholic Charities centers for help.
Catholic Charities locations in and around Brevard, Florida may offer groceries, food boxes, and items to prepare a meal. Hours and walk-in rules vary, so call before you go.
Some of these food pantries work like grocery stores, letting clients choose the items they need from the groceries available on site.
First-time clients may need to fill out a short application with basic household information.
Helping Hands Food Pantry
Some independent food pantries use the Helping Hands name. Any Helping Hands pantries we have listed around Brevard, Florida appear on this page.
Food supplies, hours, and services differ from one pantry to the next, so call before you go.
These pantries often rely on donations and volunteers from their local communities.
Find a local helping hands food pantry open near you.
Mobile Food Pantry
Mobile food pantries bring free food directly to families in need in communities around Brevard, Florida, often during large one-day distributions.
Some mobile pantries hand out pre-packed boxes, while others let you shop market-style.
Mobile food pantries usually visit churches, community centers, schools, shopping centers, and other convenient locations. They usually go to areas where there aren't grocery stores or other food pantries.
Mobile Food Pantry Schedule 2026
Unlike traditional food pantries where you go to them, mobile pantry trucks come to you. Food banks sometimes have an online mobile food pantry schedule.
Mobile food pantries often visit a community once a week or once a month. There may be last-minute cancellations or changes, so recheck the mobile food pantry schedule before you plan to go.
St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry
Some St. Vincent de Paul food pantries around Brevard, Florida may operate much like a grocery store, where people in need can choose their own food.
Services vary by location, so call the pantry near you to ask what is available.
Food Pantry Delivery Program
Some food banks run delivery programs that bring food and other products to partner agencies in more remote areas. Ask a food pantry around Brevard, Florida whether delivery is available near you.
Drive-thru Food Pantries
Drive-thru food pantries are a convenient and efficient way to distribute food to neighbors in need. Many are open to anyone who needs help with food, but rules vary by location, so call ahead if you can.
Who can visit a drive-thru pantry?
Drive-thru pantries are generally open to anyone who needs help getting food. Requirements vary, so check with the pantry before you go.
You may be asked to provide:
- Your zip code, and
- Number of people in your household.
You usually do not need an appointment. Drive-thru pantries are generally first-come, first-served, so plan to arrive early because lines can fill quickly and popular items may run out.
How do drive-thru pantries work?
Volunteers and staff manage the distribution line. Here is how most drive-thru pantries operate:
Staff and volunteers direct visitors to the distribution area.
Visitors pull up in their car and are guided into a clearly marked queue. Staff move cars forward to keep the line moving quickly.
Check-in.
You may be asked about your zip code, household size or income for the pantry's records.
Food is loaded into your car.
Pre-packed bags of food — typically including shelf-stable items like pasta, canned fruit, and peanut butter, as well as fresh produce and meats — are loaded by volunteers directly into your trunk.
Pet Food Pantry
Some pet owners give up their pets because they cannot afford to care for them. Pet food pantries help fill a gap left by assistance programs such as SNAP, which cannot be used to buy pet food.
Pet food pantries may provide free pet food for a limited time to pet owners who cannot afford to feed their pets in Brevard, Florida.
Who is eligible for a pet food pantry?
Rules vary by pantry, but many help people who are:
- All ages, races and marital status
- Unemployed or underemployed
- Retired, living on social security or other limited income
- Physically or mentally disabled
- Experiencing homelessness or housing instability
Tips for Visiting a Food Pantry
Show up early.
This is very important. This means you will be first in line and have a chance to get the items that are sought after and in limited quantities such as fresh produce, dairy and frozen food.
You don't usually need to show up hours ahead of time but coming at least an hour before is usually a good idea.
Remember all documentation.
Some food pantries require documentation to prove who you are, and in some cases, where you live.
This is to make sure people are not coming more than they are allowed or using fake names to do so. Call ahead of time to find out what documentation is needed.
This is often a photo ID and a piece of mail that verifies your address.
Use several food banks.
Using more than one food bank (when available) is smart because you may be able to get something at one that you may not get at another.
For instance, one may have a deal with a local gardener that gives them their extras. This may mean this food bank has more produce.
Eligible for other programs?
Ask your Department of Social Services office if you are eligible for other assistance programs to supplement your household’s food supply.
They can easily tell you if you can apply for WIC (Women, Infants, and Children), USDA Commodities or SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits.
Ask about extras.
If you have special needs for infants or special diets, the pantries may be able to assist you.
Many times, they can help with diapers, baby formula, baby food, personal hygiene products, and even special diet items like gluten free or sugar free foods.
Go on different days of the week.
Depending on the food pantry, they may be open only one or two days a week or they may be open all seven days. When you have a choice, going midweek is often best as it is less crowded.
Be polite to workers.
Nearly everyone at a food bank is a volunteer. Be polite to the workers there as they often deal with highly emotional situations.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
1. What is the difference between a food bank and a food pantry?
Independent community food pantries are self-governing and usually distribute food to their clients on a once-a-month basis. A food bank is the storehouse for millions of pounds of food and other products that go out to the community. A food pantry functions as the arms that reach out to that community directly.
2. What kind of food is at a food pantry?
Food pantries typically provide shelf-stable items such as:
- Peanut butter
- Canned soup
- Canned fruit
- Canned vegetables
- Pasta
- Canned beans
- Canned stew
- Canned fish
3. Who can go to a food pantry?
Rules vary by food pantry. Many ask only that you say you need help, while others may ask for ID, proof of address, income information, or a referral. Call ahead to find out what to bring.
4. What is the difference between a food pantry and a soup kitchen?
A food pantry often provides food packages meant to last a few days to families that have a place to live, but not enough food. These packages are designed to provide nutritionally balanced meals. Soup kitchens serve individuals in need of a hot meal, the only meal of the day for many of them.
5. How does a food pantry work?
Food banks acquire large donations of food from the food industry and distribute it to organizations that feed hungry people. Those organizations then provide this food directly to families in need.