South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)
Where to find free meals during the pandemic
With the rapid spread of the coronavirus in the community, one of the biggest growing concerns has been putting food on the table.
Broward and Palm Beach County Public Schools along with other organizations have teamed up to make sure that families don’t go to sleep hungry. Here are some of the organizations offering free meals.
If your organization would like to be included on this list, email Brett Shweky at bshweky@sunsentinel. com. SOUTH FLORIDA
Farm Share
Dates: Vary
Details: Farm Share distributes fresh food free-of-charge to families, children, seniors and individuals in need throughout Florida. The local non-profit partnered with Lyft, the driving service, to deliver food to those unable to reach the distribution sites. Bags included fresh produce, frozen proteins, non-perishable goods and bottled water.
Where: Sites and dates vary; to find your closest and soonest site dates visit farmshare.org/food-distributions/
Phone: 305-246-3276
Email: information@farmshare. org
Feeding South Florida
Dates: Vary
Details: Anyone in need can access Drive-thru sites, and grabn-go BreakSpot sites, at various locations during different days during the week. Times and locations change from a week-to-week basis. Feeding South Florida also has a home delivery program and a network of partner agencies who are open and can assist.
Where: Sites and dates vary; to find your closest and soonest site dates visit feedingsouthflorida. org/covid19/
Phone: 954-518-1857 Website: feedingsouthflorida. org
Franklin Academy
Dates: Thursdays
Hours: 6:30 - 7:30 a.m.; 4 - 5 p.m. Details: Five-day packs of breakfast and lunch will be distributed to all children 18 years or younger. Franklin Academy’s Palm Beach Gardens campus will only be distributing meals during the mornings.
Where: Boynton Beach campus,
7882 S Military Trail; Cooper City campus, 6301 S Flamingo Rd.; Palm Beach Gardens, 5651 Hood Rd.; Pembroke Pines K-8 campus,
18800 Pines Blvd.; Pembroke Pines
K-12 campus, 5000 SW 207th Ter.; Sunrise campus, 4500 NW 103 Ave.;
Website: franklin-academy.org/ parent-information
Together 4 Broward
Dates: Vary
Details: As an online resource for the community, Together 4 Broward lists entities throughout the county that are assisting residents during the pandemic. With multiple locations around Broward County, healthy meals are offered from places such as food banks, Broward County public schools, churches and local government agencies.
Where: Sites and dates vary; to find your closest and soonest site dates visit broward.org/together4broward/Pages/default.aspx Email: face@browardschools. com
Website: broward.org/together4broward
BROWARD COUNTY
Area Agency on Aging of Broward County
Details: Seniors age 60 and up who are in need of food resources can request a frozen meal delivery to their residence for no cost. Those who are currently not receiving any food through meal programs or normally have meals at a congregate meal site that is closed can qualify for this service. Phone: 954-745-9779 Website: adrcbroward.org/
Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County
Dates: Monday - Saturday Hours: Monday - Friday: 2 - 8 p.m. ; Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Details: The Boys & Girls Club of Broward County will be offering meals for club members ages 6-18, while supplies last. Daily meals will include a variety of different sandwiches as well as healthy snacks such as cheese, fruit, vegetables and more. In order to receive their meals, families must show their Boys & Girls Club membership card upon arrival.
Sites: Carver Ranches Club,
2005 SW 44th Ave., West Park. Dr. Harold Reitman M.D. Club, 3025 W Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Florence A. DeGeorge Club, 1220 SW 130th Ave, Davie. Jim & Jan Moran Club, 27 S Dixie Hwy., Deerfield Beach. Lauderhill Club, 5455 NW 19th St., Lauderhill. Leo Goodwin Foundation Teen Center, 7201 Kimberly Blvd., North Lauderdale. Lester H. White Club/NFL Yet Center,
2621 SW 15th St., Fort Lauderdale. Marti Huizenga Club, 1111 N 69th W, Hollywood. Nan Knox Club, 832 NW Second St., Fort Lauderdale. Rick and Rita Case Club, 7525 NW 33rd St., Davie. S. Robert Levine Campus/ William E. Slaughter Club, 7201 Kimberly Blvd., North Lauderdale. Thomas D. Stephanis Club, 212 NW 16th St., Pompano Beach.
Phone: 954-537-1010 Website: bgcbc.org
Broward County Public Schools
Date: Vary
Details: Free meals will be distributed at all Broward County Public School elementary, middle and high schools for all children 18 years and younger. Meal distribution times vary at school locations during the school day.
To increase access to meals, select high schools will be open for meal distribution every Tuesday and Thursday, from 4 — 5 p.m.
Adults are welcomed to purchase meals for $1.80 per breakfast and $2.75 per lunch.
Where: Visit browardschools. com/food-service, call 211 or contact a school near you for individual service time. Phone: 754-321-0000
Website: browardschools.com/ food-service
Inter Miami CF and DeliverLean
Dates: Wednesdays
Hours: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Details: DeliverLean will distribute non-perishable items or fresh meals to anyone in need on Wednesdays at Inter Miami CF Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. Food will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis and will take place in the stadium’s parking lot for the foreseeable future.
Where: Inter Miami CF Stadium,1350 NW 55th St., Fort Lauderdale
Website: deliverleancares.com Email: info@deliverlean.com
The Local Church
Date: Saturday, Feb. 13
Hours: 9 - 11 a.m.
Details: The Local Church and the City of Davie will be holding a free meal distribution for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Through Feeding South Florida, meals will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
Where: 1775 S Flamingo Rd, Davie
Phone: 954-518-1857 Website: feedingsouthflorida. org/covid19
Miramar Cultural Center
Dates: Tuesdays
Hours: 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. Details: The Miramar Cultural Center has partnered with FLIPANY to feed 100 families weekly on a first-come, first-serve basis. Located at the MCC Stage Door parking lot, school-aged children can receive a seven-day supply of fresh, healthy food. Registration is required; visit flipanymcc.eventbrite.com.
Where: 2400 Civic Center Pl., Miramar
Phone: 954-602-4500 Website: miramarculturalcenter.org
Quiet Waters Park
Date: Friday, Feb. 19
Hours: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Details: Quiet Waters Park will be distributing free meals on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. To follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, individuals and families will remain in their vehicles and open their trucks to receive free meals.
Where: 401 Powerline Rd., Deerfield Beach
Phone: 954-518-1857 Website: feedingsouthflorida. org/covid19
Salvation Army of Broward County
Date: Every Thursday
Hours: 9 a.m. - noon
Details: The Salvation Army of Broward County will be distributing non-perishable items and other pantry goods to more than
100 underserved families. Recipients must show proof of Broward residency to be eligible for the free meals distribution.
Where: 1445 W Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
Website: salvationarmyflorida. org/fortlauderdale/
Gwen Cherry Park
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 3 Hours: 9 - 11 a.m.
Details: Food will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Social distancing guidelines will be in effect during the distribution.
Where: 7090 NW 22nd Ave., Miami
Phone: 954-518-1857 Website: feedingsouthflorida. org/covid19 PALM BEACH COUNTY
Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County
Date: Monday - Sunday Hours: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Details: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County will distribute breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks to all children under the age of 18 to pick up via drive-through style. Seven clubs throughout Palm Beach County will be handing out
meals to children. Partnered with Fresh RX Kids, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach will also be providing a week’s worth of meals to entire club families. The Boca Raton and the Neil S. Hirsch Boys and Girls Clubs will only be offering free meals distribution Monday through Friday.
Sites: Belle Glade Teen Center, 350 SW 10th St., Belle Glade. Delray Beach, 1451 SW Seventh St., Delray Beach. Florence De George Club, 4105 Pinewood Ave., West Palm Beach. Marjorie S. Fisher Club, 905 Drexel Road, West Palm Beach. Max M. Fisher Club, 221 W 13th St., Riviera Beach.
Monday - Friday only, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Boca Raton, 300 Newcastle St., Boca Raton. Neil S. Hirsch Boys & Girls Club, 1080 Wellington Trace, Wellington.
Phone: 561-683-3287 Website: bgcpbc.org
BH3
Date: Fridays
Hours: Noon until supply runs out
Details: The free meal drivethru distribution is open for residents and neighbors of Delray Beach who have been impacted by the pandemic. Drivers must enter from Southwest First Street heading north towards Atlantic Avenue.
Where: 21 SW Sixth Ave., Delray Beach
Website: bh-3.com
FLIPANY Grab N’ Go
Dates: Monday - Thursday Details: Flipany, a community partner of the School District of Palm Beach County, is offering additional food distribution sites.
Where: Sites and times vary; 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Arms of Hope, (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) 1512 Wingfield St., Lake Worth Beach. Ebenezer Church, (Tuesday - Thursday) 200 NE 12th St., Boca Raton. Delray Shores, (Monday - Thursday) 622 Davis Road, Delray Beach. First Haitian Church of God, (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) 2611 Broadway Ave., West Palm Beach. Grace Fellowship Center, (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) 233 W. Ave A, Belle Glade. Haitian Baptist Church of Lake Worth, (Monday - Friday) 2000 N. D St., Lake Worth Beach. Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, (Monday Friday) 124 W. Blue Heron Blvd., Riviera Beach. New South Bay Villas, (Monday - Friday) 845 West Palm Beach Road, South Bay. Okeechobee Center, (Monday Friday) 101 Everglades St., Belle Glade. Osceola Center, (Monday - Friday) 1204 NW Ave. L, Belle Glade. Pick Wick Mobile Home Park, (Monday, Wednesday) 1 E Pick Wick Park, Greenacres. Provident Baptist Church, (Monday, Tuesday) 1015 NW Fourth St., Boynton Beach. Student Aces, (Monday - Friday) 915 S. Main St., Belle Glade.
3-5p.m.
Achievement Center of Delray Beach, (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday) 555 NW Fourth St., Delray Beach. Boynton Beach Church of God, (Wednesday, Thursday)
135 NE Seventh Ave., Boynton Beach. Community Deliverance Church, (Friday) 202 NW Ninth
Court, Boynton Beach. Phone: 954-354-7269 Website: flipany.org/
City of Greenacres
Dates: Second and fourth Thursday of the month until further notice
Hours: 4-6p.m.
Details: CROS Ministries will be offering bimonthly pantry distribution on a first-come, first-served basis for any individuals. Those who attend will be asked to remain in the vehicles while the follow the directions given by the volunteers.
Where: Greenacres Community Recreation Center, 501 Swain Blvd., Greenacres
Phone: 561-642-2000 Website: greenacresfl.gov/ community-rec
Hospitality Helping Hands
Dates: Monday - Sunday Hours: 1-6p.m.
Details: Hospitality Helping Hands is supporting those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by distributing free meals at five different locations to laid-off workers. The free meals are distributed contactless as drivers are asked to roll down their windows or tell the helpers where to put food. Weekly groceries are also being distributed on Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at
3950 Georgia Ave. in West Palm Beach. To apply for the weekly grocery program, call the number listed below. Services will conclude after Friday, May 22.
Sites: Howley’s Restaurant,
4700 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach. Hullabaloo Italian Gastropub, 517 Clematis St., West Palm Beach.
Phone: 561-833-5691 Website: hospitalityhelpinghands.org
Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches
Dates: Tuesdays
Details: The non-profit organization is delivering frozen dinners to homebound seniors on a shortterm emergency basis. The service is available for homebound seniors 70 years or older and can be scheduled by calling Debbie Emerick. Phone: 561-802-6979 Website: mealsonwheelspalmbeaches.org/
Palm Beach County Public Schools
Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays Hours: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.; 3 p.m. 5 p.m.
Details: Palm Beach County Public Schools will be distributing three days worth of meals on Tuesdays and two days worth on Thursday. Meals are free to all children and students 18 years and younger. Parents or children must bring a form of valid identification to receive meals. A facial covering or mask is also required.
Sites: Locations vary; Find the closest site near you by visiting the Palm Beach County website. Phone: 561-434-8000 Website: palmbeachschools. org/cms/