Food Pantry in Palm Beach County, Florida

Our Social Services Office offers assistance with dry goods from our food panty, clothing from community donations, emergency furniture assistance for victims of natural disasters; and utility/rental assistance (when funding is available)

The Boca Raton Corps Of The Salvation Army Seeks To Meet The Needs Of The Community Through Spiritual Formation, Education, Food, Clothing, Social and Financial Services.

Feed the Hungry provides free food to feed our neighbors in need including disabled veterans, children, seniors, shut-ins, migrants and special needs teens across Palm Beach County. We also offer free food at Thanksgiving and Christmas, including the best toys ever to needy children. We deliver food to seniors and disabled people.

FBC Lantana Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. Food Pantry is opened every Wednesday Morning. It is First Come, First Serve. You MUST Bring a Photo ID With you.

In 1987 Dan and Jacquie Shorter began a small Christmas ministry at Belvedere Baptist Church. They fed 40 families that first year. Within a few years, they were helping several hundred people with food primarily at Thanksgiving and Christmas and during emergencies, too. In 1995 they moved to what is now Village Baptist Church and expanded to include a monthly feeding for the most needy of those helped at the holidays plus emergencies and referrals. We serve people throughout the county mainly from Lake Worth through Riviera Beach and out to Belle Glade. About 32% are Haitian, 28% Hispanic, 30% African-American and 10% Caucasian. There’s no full-time paid staff. For warehouse work, we employee a few part-timers. Hundreds of people volunteer to help from qualifying applicants to delivering food to sorting to making reminder calls. We also mentor dozens of smaller, mostly ethnic churches that are better able to reach the poor, especially in the Haitian and Hispanic communities. Feed the Hungry coordinates with other agencies to stop duplication and regularly provides our families with information about other agencies.

Monday: 12:30pm Lunch; Tuesday: 9:30am - 10:30am Food Pantry and clothes, 12:30pm Lunch; Wednesday: 4:30pm Dinner; Thursday (1st and 3rd week of each month) 4:30pm Dinner; Friday: 4:30pm Dinner

C.R.O.S. Ministries Community Food Pantries: Non-perishable food items are collected by congregations, groups, and individuals throughout Palm Beach County and taken to the closest pantry. In 2012, 46,770 people received emergency food, nearly half of them children. Volunteers are needed at the pantries Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., to sort and shelve food, to pack and distribute food bags, to pick-up food. Congregations and community groups are needed to collect food. Each bag of food distributed from the pantries contains a slip of paper which reads: "This is a gift of God's love from local churches and synagogues. The food pantry is a ministry of C.R.O.S. Ministries." Clients may go directly to the nearest food pantry to receive emergency food assistance if they have not visited the pantry in the past two months. For persons visiting the food pantries from families of four or less, bring photo identification for the person vising the pantry. For persons of families of five or more, bring photo identification for the person visiting the food pantry and some form of identification for all other family members. Lighthouse Food Pantry Hours: Tuesday and Thursday noon to 3 p.m.

C.R.O.S. Ministries Community Food Pantries: Non-perishable food items are collected by congregations, groups, and individuals throughout Palm Beach County and taken to the closest pantry. In 2012, 46,770 people received emergency food, nearly half of them children. Volunteers are needed at the pantries Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., to sort and shelve food, to pack and distribute food bags, to pick-up food. Congregations and community groups are needed to collect food. Each bag of food distributed from the pantries contains a slip of paper which reads: "This is a gift of God's love from local churches and synagogues. The food pantry is a ministry of C.R.O.S. Ministries." Clients may go directly to the nearest food pantry to receive emergency food assistance if they have not visited the pantry in the past two months. For persons visiting the food pantries from families of four or less, bring photo identification for the person vising the pantry. For persons of families of five or more, bring photo identification for the person visiting the food pantry and some form of identification for all other family members. Lake Worth Food Pantry Hours: Monday-Friday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The centerpiece of our outreach missions remains our Monday Night Meal Ministry. This ministry is now in its 12th year of serving those in need through an encounter with the love of God. Currently, volunteers from various area churches are successfully feeding over 100 guests at 5:00 p.m. every Monday night. A time of devotion led by Pastor Shirley occurs just before the meal and the volunteers also have a time of devotion. So our guests; both homeless and those in need, along with our volunteers, are being fed both nutritionally and spiritually!

Food Pantry Program provides short-term assistance to those individuals and families suffering through periods of unemployment or under-employment.

The Care Ministry strives to alleviate emergency needs and improve the quality of life, both spiritually and physically, for those seeking assistance and help them become more productive members of our society.

St. Joan Of Arc Food Pantry collects non-perishable food items and distributes to local families and individuals in need.

Started in 1994, the St. Mary Catholic Church Pantry offers an opportunity for people in need to secure emergency food and clothing. The pantry and clothing store are located in a garage behind the Youth House. The Church Pantry serves not only Catholics but all the needy of the community and surrounding areas. Clothing: Wednesday 10am And Saturday 7am; Our pantry is now open for those family's who need food assistance. The new hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 11am.

Boca Helping Hands is a community-based, nonprofit organization that provides food, medical and financial assistance to meet basic human needs as well as education, job training and guidance to create self-sufficiency.

Pantry Bag Program provides bags free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry that needs. We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion.

Pantry Bags distribution times vary by location.

Hot Lunches: Served Monday through Saturday to the hungry. No one is turned away. Family Night Dinners: Served every Thursday Evening from 4:30 to 6:00 P.M. to needy families. Please note, only families will be admitted to the Thursday night dinners. Entertainment is provided for the children. Pantry Program: Available Monday through Saturday. Grocery staples plus bread and various miscellaneous food items provided to eligible families and individuals.To sign up for this program please come to the reception area Monday-Friday from 10:30am to 12:30pm.

Open Heart, Open Hands Food Pantry provides for extremely poor families and individuals through a food bank program in the heavily poverty-stricken areas of the city of Riviera Beach. Individuals and families can pick up perishable and non-perishable packages of food bi-monthly. Along with the food we provide information about available social services, nutrition, buying and preparing low cost nutritional food and health issues.

Emergency Food & Pantry Program at J.A.Y. Ministries serves hot meals at four locations in northern Palm Beach County. Additionally, J.A.Y. provides emergency food baskets for hungry individuals and families. Food products are collected, processed and distributed by men participating in the J.A.Y.s Residential Recovery Program and provides an avenue for men to give back to the community.

Community Outreach Program offers case management, counseling and support groups, financial assistance, meals on wheels, senior services, the Jacobson family food pantry, educational workshops to the community at large. For more information call 561-852-3333.

La Casita is a food pantry program providing a small room from where some 100 families and children in need receive food monthly.

Hours of Operation
2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
For more Food Pantry info:
561-594-7371

Family Outreach & Intervention provides various family outreach and intervention programs, initiatives and critical services to families and children who are navigating the public child welfare system. All programs and services are aimed at supporting and blessing children and families dealing with the traditional dependency/child welfare and foster care systems, meeting emergency and family preservation needs and expanding the ministry reach of Place of Hope.

Gateway Community Outreach safeguards and protect our most vulnerable community members by providing food, housing assistance, referrals and intensive case management to those in need of emergency aid.

Our successful program utilizes a case management system, consisting of a 90-day plan to connect clients with services and referrals (e.g.) food, bus passes, baby needs, gift cards for clothing, rent/mortgage and water bill assistance.

Project Homeless Connect provides homeless individuals with services such as free food, clothing, haircuts, health screening, vision checks, eyeglasses, bikes and comfort kits. In addition services such as resources, referrals and assistance are provided for housing, food stamps, employment, obtaining identification cards and other direct services.

Food Pantry program provides groceries to the people in need including children, families, poor and individuals.

Miami Rescue Mission is dedicated to helping men, women and children with meals, safe shelter and life-changing residential programs resulting in transformed lives. Our passion is to follow the Lord Jesus Christ's great commission by serving others.

Jacobson Family Food Pantry delivers non-perishable groceries, some fresh fruits and vegetables and challah every other week free of charge to families and individuals experiencing serious financial difficulties.

The program help alleviate the burden of hunger so that those in our community who are experiencing this challenge can direct their efforts towards improving their situation.

St. Ann Place is the Church's outreach center for services to homeless women and men. Its mission is to witness Gospel values by providing a comfortable, clean, safe place where clients receive services in a dignified and respectful manner regardless of race, religion, or gender. Food Program: The food program is available Monday - Friday. Breakfast is served daily from 8:00 – 9:00 AM. Coffee, breakfast pastries, fresh fruit and cereal are served. Lunch is served from 10:00 to 11:30 AM. A to go bag is provided that includes a meat and cheese sandwich, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, crackers/chips and juice drink. Pastries are also provided upon request.

The Jacobson Family Food Pantry delivers non-perishable groceries, some fresh fruits and vegetables and challah every other week free of charge to people experiencing serious financial difficulties. Founded in 1996, the Food Pantry was established to ensure that no individual or family in our community goes hungry. The Food Pantry's mission is to help alleviate the burden of hunger so that those in our community who are experiencing this challenge can direct their efforts towards improving their situation. Providing for those who are lacking the means to afford basic necessities is also the essence of Tzedakah, which asks us to help those in need live with more dignity and comfort.

Hunger and poor nutrition are serious problems within the communities served by Extended Hands Community Outreach. Over 80% of the families we help subsist at or below the Federal Poverty Line. Extended Hands provides over 25,000 meals, bags of non-perishable food items and other food supplementation annually through our Hands of Love Food program. Food Bank: Bags of non-perishable food items, perishable meats and fish, bread and fresh vegetables are available on a monthly basis. This food is available to anyone unable to provide adequate food for themselves or their families. Food Bank Available Thursdays from 9:00 am - 11:00 am (or until supplies last). Emergency food pick up by appointment only. Hot Meals: Hot Meals: Nutritious, hot meals are served 3 days a week on-site at Extended Hands Community Outreach. These meals provide not only a sustaining meal for hungry families, but also a time when residents can socialize and learn about essential social services that may be available to them. Extended Hands provides breakfast from 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m, Wednesday and Friday. Lunch is provided on Thursday from 12 noon -1:30 p.m. All meals are provided at no cost. Hands of Love Health Fair: Guest speakers from partnering healthcare agencies speak to guests about Nutrition and Health education. screening services aRE provided by HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND other nonprofit organizations . Health fairs are held at various times through the year, see calendar for next scheduled event.

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.

Our Food Pantry provides groceries to anyone in need, regardless of religious affiliation; we currently provide food for approximately 1,500 people each month. The pantry is located in the church building and is entirely staffed by volunteers; most of the financial support comes from donations from the MCCPB congregation and friends in our community. Food distribution takes place on the first, second and third Wednesday of every month from 1 to 4 pm, and on the fourth Wednesday from 3 to 6 pm. The pantry is closed whenever there is a fifth Wednesday in the month to give our volunteers a chance to rest. Donations are gladly accepted and appreciated. Food donations are collected anytime and can be dropped off at the church office.

Our Mission Statememt: To address the root causes of poverty by an innovative integration of social services programs, economic development (through small business incubation), nutrition education, and access to a healthy, affordable, and sustainable food center. Hope & Opportunity! For Individuals, Families, and Community! Breaking the cycle of poverty through healthy food and nutrition education. Emergency Food Pantry - An emergency food pantry, an affordable food distribution program, access to USDA food, application assistance for food stamps The pantry is open 9 AM to 1 PM Monday, Wednesday, & Friday. Congregations, business, individuals, and organizations contribute non-perishable food items to stock the pantry. Community service groups and individual residents in Boynton Beach also support the food pantry through financial contributions. Contributions and our Urban Farming Project help to provide fresh fruit and vegetables to clients. The pantry contains various ethnic foods and a kosher shelf to meet the needs of our diverse community.

C.R.O.S. Ministries Community Food Pantries: Non-perishable food items are collected by congregations, groups, and individuals throughout Palm Beach County and taken to the closest pantry. In 2012, 46,770 people received emergency food, nearly half of them children. Volunteers are needed at the pantries Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., to sort and shelve food, to pack and distribute food bags, to pick-up food. Congregations and community groups are needed to collect food. Each bag of food distributed from the pantries contains a slip of paper which reads: "This is a gift of God's love from local churches and synagogues. The food pantry is a ministry of C.R.O.S. Ministries." Clients may go directly to the nearest food pantry to receive emergency food assistance if they have not visited the pantry in the past two months. For persons visiting the food pantries from families of four or less, bring photo identification for the person vising the pantry. For persons of families of five or more, bring photo identification for the person visiting the food pantry and some form of identification for all other family members. Jupiter Food Pantry Hours: Tuesday and Friday 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Soup Kitchen Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, established in 1983 with a very focused goal - to help the less fortunate members of our community. We feed the hungry and assist in our humble way to keep families together by providing them nourishment, clothing and education. We provide a safe, clean, uplifting environment for guests in need of food and fellowship. We provide assistance to anyone who walks through our doors – no paperwork, no questions and no fear of embarrassment. The Soup Kitchen provides meals at no cost to our guests and it is sustained by committed and compassionate volunteers and also, by the generous contributions of donors. In fact, The Soup Kitchen relies completely on the generosity of individuals, businesses and select foundations for support. We have never requested nor have we ever received any form of government assistance because the dignity of the people we serve is of utmost importance. HOURS OF OPERATION: Meals served: 9 am to 12 pm from Monday through Saturday; Food Drop off: 7 am to 1 pm – Monday through Saturday

New Hope Charities is a multi-faced organization offering many wonderful programs at our Family Center in Pahokee.

C.R.O.S. Ministries Community Food Pantries: Non-perishable food items are collected by congregations, groups, and individuals throughout Palm Beach County and taken to the closest pantry. In 2012, 46,770 people received emergency food, nearly half of them children. Volunteers are needed at the pantries Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., to sort and shelve food, to pack and distribute food bags, to pick-up food. Congregations and community groups are needed to collect food. Each bag of food distributed from the pantries contains a slip of paper which reads: "This is a gift of God's love from local churches and synagogues. The food pantry is a ministry of C.R.O.S. Ministries." Clients may go directly to the nearest food pantry to receive emergency food assistance if they have not visited the pantry in the past two months. For persons visiting the food pantries from families of four or less, bring photo identification for the person vising the pantry. For persons of families of five or more, bring photo identification for the person visiting the food pantry and some form of identification for all other family members. Delray Beach Food Pantry Hours: Monday - Friday noon to 3 p.m.

C.R.O.S. Ministries Community Food Pantries: Non-perishable food items are collected by congregations, groups, and individuals throughout Palm Beach County and taken to the closest pantry. In 2012, 46,770 people received emergency food, nearly half of them children. Volunteers are needed at the pantries Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., to sort and shelve food, to pack and distribute food bags, to pick-up food. Congregations and community groups are needed to collect food. Each bag of food distributed from the pantries contains a slip of paper which reads: "This is a gift of God's love from local churches and synagogues. The food pantry is a ministry of C.R.O.S. Ministries." Clients may go directly to the nearest food pantry to receive emergency food assistance if they have not visited the pantry in the past two months. For persons visiting the food pantries from families of four or less, bring photo identification for the person vising the pantry. For persons of families of five or more, bring photo identification for the person visiting the food pantry and some form of identification for all other family members. West Palm Beach Food Pantry Hours: Friday 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.