Program directory
40 verified programs in Jacksonville and Duval County. Every one is free to use.
Arlington Community Services has run a neighborhood food bank in Arlington since 1980. It is for individuals and families in the Arlington community who are struggling to keep food on the table. The first step is to check what proof of need…
The Arlington Market Pantry is a drive-thru food distribution on Arlington Expressway, held the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon. There are no income limits and no geographic restrictions — guests of all ages and languages…
9501 Arlington Expressway, Jacksonville, FL 32225
BEAM is the Beaches' own hunger-relief pantry, distributing more than a million meals a year to low-income neighbors in Jacksonville's Beaches communities. If you live at the Beaches and money is tight, this is your local first stop for food assistance. Call…
This is a drive-thru food pantry in Arlington run by Catholic Charities Jacksonville, open to neighbors of all faiths who are struggling. You stay in your car: tickets are handed out from 8:00 a.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays, registration is at 8:30,…
1430 Bernita Street
City Rescue Mission serves free public meals at its New Life Inn downtown (234 W. State Street), including holiday meals at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is for men and women in Northeast Florida dealing with hunger, homelessness, or recovery. Call (904) 421-5161…
234 W. State Street
Clara White Mission runs one of Jacksonville's biggest feeding operations — about 94,000 breakfasts and meals to go a year, plus hundreds of thousands of bags of groceries. It serves people facing hunger and homelessness from its West Ashley Street campus downtown.…
613 W. Ashley Street
The Daily Bread Food Pantry at Mandarin Presbyterian gives weekly groceries — canned vegetables, soups and fruit, tuna or chicken, pasta, cereals, and oatmeal — to families in the Mandarin-area ZIP codes 32217, 32223, 32257, 32258, and 32259. It runs Tuesday evenings,…
11844 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville, FL 32223
This Davis Street clinic is where Duval County families enroll in WIC — healthy food on a WIC EBT card, nutrition education, breastfeeding counseling, and referrals to health care. It serves pregnant women, new moms (breastfeeding or not), infants, and children under…
921 N Davis St., Building B, Suite 260, Jacksonville, FL 32209
Breakfast is free for every Duval County Public Schools student, and lunch is free at most DCPS schools through the federal Community Eligibility Provision. The exception: 37 schools do not take part in CEP, and families at those schools need a Free…
Deermeadows Baptist Church runs a weekly food pantry for the under-resourced and hungry in the Baymeadows and Southside community, Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. Come to the church office entry, where volunteers are there to help. Call (904) 642-2200 with questions before you…
9780 Baymeadows Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256
DESC gives out groceries and clothing in downtown Jacksonville on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, 9 a.m. to noon. It is for neighbors who need food they can cook at home, plus clothing for the household. Before you go, gather the housing…
215 N. Ocean Street
The Emerald Tiger WIC clinic, at the South Jacksonville Health Services site on University Boulevard South, enrolls eligible families in WIC — healthy food on a WIC EBT card, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and health-care referrals. It serves pregnant women, new moms,…
3225 University Blvd. South, Jacksonville, FL 32216
Feeding Northeast Florida is the region's food bank — it rescues food and moves nutritious groceries through more than 400 partner pantries and programs across the area. It does not hand food to the public from one front door; you get food…
This is a monthly walk-up mobile pantry run by Feeding Northeast Florida at Bethany Ministries on Arlington Expressway. Guests choose the foods they prefer instead of receiving a pre-packed box, and any household needing food can come. Just walk up at the…
8550 Arlington Expy., Jacksonville, FL 32211
This is a monthly walk-up mobile pantry run by Feeding Northeast Florida at Calvary Baptist Church on Dunn Avenue. Guests choose the foods they prefer instead of receiving a pre-packed box, and any household needing food can come. Just walk up at…
4040 Dunn Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32218
This is a walk-up mobile pantry run by Feeding Northeast Florida at Chet's Creek Church on Terry Road. Guests choose the foods they prefer, and any household needing food can come — no application. It runs twice in most schedules: the 3rd…
6625 Terry Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32216
This is a monthly walk-up mobile pantry run by Feeding Northeast Florida at Deermeadows Baptist Church on Baymeadows Road. Guests choose the foods they prefer instead of receiving a pre-packed box, and any household needing food can come. Just walk up at…
9780 Baymeadows Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256
This is a monthly walk-up mobile pantry run by Feeding Northeast Florida at Hillcrest Baptist Church on Collins Road. Guests choose the foods they prefer instead of receiving a pre-packed box, and any household needing food can come. Just walk up at…
7673 Collins Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32244
This is a monthly walk-up mobile pantry run by Feeding Northeast Florida at JaxPAL on Monument Road. Guests choose the foods they prefer instead of receiving a pre-packed box, and any household needing food can come. Just walk up at the scheduled…
3450 Monument Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32225
This is a walk-up mobile pantry run by Feeding Northeast Florida at Paxon Revival Center on Commonwealth Avenue. Guests choose the foods they prefer, and any household needing food can come — no application. It runs the 2nd Wednesday of the month,…
5461 Commonwealth Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32254
Food Assistance — Florida's name for SNAP — puts a monthly EBT card in your pocket for groceries: breads, cereals, produce, meat, dairy, even seeds and plants to grow food. It is for Florida residents with low incomes, including seniors and people…
The Church of the Redeemer runs a Wednesday-morning food pantry on Southside Boulevard, open 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. It is a simple neighborhood church pantry — come during those hours and the volunteers will help you. The church does not publish eligibility…
7500 Southside Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32256
St. Mary's Food Pantry Ministry serves as many as 1,000 individuals and families a month with dry and canned goods, fresh bread, meat, and produce. It is for anyone who finds themselves without enough food to eat — no income test is…
1924 N. Laura Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206
The H.O.P.E. Food Pantry at FSCJ's Downtown Campus gives students anonymous, free access to nonperishable food in Room C-124 — no questions, no sign-up sheet with your name on it. It is for current FSCJ students. Walk in during pantry hours, or…
Room C-124, 101 W. State St., Jacksonville, FL 32202
The South Campus location of FSCJ's H.O.P.E. Food Pantry gives students anonymous, free access to nonperishable food in Room D-116 on Beach Boulevard. It is for current FSCJ students. Walk in during pantry hours, or use the online Food Pantry Request form…
Room D-116, 11901 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32246
The Jan Jirousek Food Pantry at Lutheran Social Services distributes food from the back of the LSS building on Philips Highway, weekdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone may visit for food up to once a month. The first step is to…
4615 Philips Highway
Lend-A-Wing is UNF's student-run pantry, giving students free, anonymous access to food, hygiene items, and school supplies in the Delaney Student Union (Building 58E, Room 1204). It stocks canned and boxed foods, fresh fruit and vegetables, and microwave meals. It is for…
John A. Delaney Student Union, Building 58E, Room 1204, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224
The Mandarin Food Bank is an all-volunteer ministry giving emergency food and clothing to neighbors in the Mandarin community, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, plus holiday meal boxes at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Anyone who lives in Mandarin qualifies, whatever your faith. Bring…
11730 Old St. Augustine Road
The Max Block Food Pantry at Jewish Family & Community Services gives emergency groceries — generous amounts of nutritious non-perishables plus hygiene items like toothpaste, soap, and deodorant — to anyone in Northeast Florida going through a difficult time. JFCS serves everyone,…
6261 Dupont Station Court East, Jacksonville, FL 32217
Mission House is a Jacksonville Beach day facility for adults experiencing homelessness, serving hot meals seven days a week — lunch at noon daily, plus a 6 p.m. dinner on weekdays. A meal visit also connects you to showers, a clothing closet,…
802 Shetter Ave, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
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