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Free Food Distribution events in South Florida UPDATED

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Patti Roth

Organizations are offering free food distribution in South Florida for families that need help, with some sites offering drive-through pick-ups. Others offer doorstep deliveries for eligible participants.

 

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Request from reader — “As a volunteer at the food drive …  encourage people to clean out their trunk and put a cooler with ice packs for the frozen and cold food. Or cloth food bags or boxes. It makes it a lot safer for the cold and frozen food and is easier on volunteers.”

Free outdoor food distributions

  • Feeding South Florida and its partners offer free food distribution events in Broward, Palm Beach & Miami-Dade, including these & others. Some are drive-through.
    Please use an online tool to verify any events you are interested in. Occasionally, events are deleted, or relocated to a different venue. Others are added. We recommended verifying each event when you intend to participate. To verify each day, log in here & press “distribution locator” button on right to download a freshly revised list. 
    Feeding South Florida Events include:

    •  10 a.m. to 12 p.m. November 25 Sunrise at Tennis Club, 9605 West Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise 33351
    •  10 a.m. to 12 p.m. December 2 Sunrise at Tennis Club, 9605 West Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise 33351
    • 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. December 3 1955 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach 33062
    • 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. December 3  Miramar Regional Park, 16801 Miramar Parkway, Miramar 33027
    • 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. December 3 Mills Pond Park 2201 NW 9 Avenue Fort Lauderdale 33309
    • 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. December 4 Quiet Waters Park, 401 Powerline Road, Deerfield Beach 33442
    • 8 a.m. to  10 a.m. December 4 Pembroke Pines City Center, 601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines 33025
    • Others online use “distribution locator” button on right to download the list
  • Broward Schools events for students & families
  • Farm Share, a non-profit organization that distributes fruits, vegetables & other food items, is offering drive-through distribution events in Florida. Free food items provided usually include fresh produce, non-perishable items & water.  To obtain food, you need to arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed. Information on drive-through pick-ups is online, First-come, first served. Financial donations are accepted via FarmShare.org or texting “EAT” to 41-444
  • For Deerfield residents only, Photo ID required — 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursdays while event is on, St. Ambrose Catholic Church Deerfield Beach, 380 South Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach 33441, masks required, 954-427-2225, Please phone to verify event is on

Other Food Distribution Programs

  • Free meals for Kids & Teens 18 & younger at participating sites in South Florida. Offered via Summer BreakSpot oganization. For information on sites near you, use the interactive-map feature online, or phone 2-1-1 & inquire, or Text FoodFl to 877-877
  • 2-1-1 Broward is free helpline offering referrals for Broward residents, dial 2-1-1 or website
  • Pantry of Broward is occasionally offering free drive-through distributions, 610 NW 3rd Avenue Fort Lauderdale 33311, information online
  • Pantry of Broward offers food assistance program, including home deliveries, for seniors and grandparents with custody of grandchildren, are receiving home deliveries, information on eligibility online or 954-358-1481
  • Food pantry at Soref JCC in Plantation, drive-through pick-ups  by appointment. To receive an appointment, participants need to register with a partnering social service agency. For information on social service agencies, use Broward  2-1-1, online or dial 211

Food aid for seniors

  • Dial 2-1-1 on your phone for free helpline offering information on services
  • Area Agency on Aging of Broward’s Elder Helpline for seniors over 60 in need of food, 954.745.9779
  • Pantry of Broward offers food assistance program, including home deliveries, for seniors and grandparents with custody of grandchildren, are receiving home deliveries, information on eligibility online or 954-358-1481
  • Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami is providing meals to those in need 60 or older, who live independently in their homes and are registered with the program, information is online
  • Meals On Wheels South Florida offers free food to eligible home-bound seniors 60 & older, apply   954-714-6946 or online
  • Aging & Disability Resource Center assists with food delivery for seniors who self-quarantined, 954-745-9779 for information, or online

Food Assistance For Pets

Read Animal organizations in South Florida offer opportunities for free pet food

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  1. Gail says

    As a volunteer at the food drive in Corsl Springs, can you encourage people to clean out their trunk and put a cooler wirh ice packs for the frozen and cold food (milk, oj, etc). Or cloth food bags or boxes. It makes it alot safer for the cold snd frozen food and is easier on volunteers.

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