In Northeast Florida, multiple nonprofits have set up programs to serve food-insecure residents who are struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Farm Share, one of the state’s largest food banks, is distributing food at multiple locations in Jacksonville and the surrounding area over the next week, potentially serving hundreds of households.
Food-insecure residents can get fresh produce and non-perishable goods from Farm Share at drive-thru locations set up to minimize contact and reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.
Recipients who show up are required to wear a mask and bring a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed to hold the food.
Farm Share will be set up at the following locations and times:
Event: Farm Share food distribution withAmerican Legion Post 250
Date: Tuesday, July 13, from 8 a.m. until supplies last
Location:3939 Co Road 218, Middleburg, Fl. 32068
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Event: Farm Share food distribution withLegacy Ministries (Serving 200 households)
Date:Wednesday, July 14, from 8:30 a.m. until supplies last
Location:825 University Blvd. N, Jacksonville, Fl. 32211
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Event: Farm Share food distribution withFirst Baptist Church Callahan (Serving 400 households)
Date:Thursday, July 15, from 4:30 p.m. until supplies last
Location:45090 Green Ave., Callahan, Fl. 32011
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Event: Farm Share food distribution withSt. Matthew Baptist Church (Serving 200 households)
Date:Friday, July 16, from 8 a.m. until supplies last
Location:3811 Moncrief Road, Jacksonville, Fl. 32209
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Event: Farm Share food distribution withMLK Memorial Foundation (Serving 200 households)
Date:Saturday, July 17, from 9 a.m. until supplies last
Location:2500 W 20th St., Jacksonville, Fl. 32209
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Event: Farm Share food distribution withPaxon Revival Center Church (Serving 300 households)
Date:Saturday, July 17, from 9 a.m. until supplies last
Location:5461 Commonwealth Ave., Jacksonville, Fla. 32254
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Event:Farm Share food distribution withCelebration Church Orange Park (Serving 300 households)
Date:Saturday, July 17, from 9 a.m. until supplies last
Location:512 Kingsley Ave., Orange Park, Fla. 32073
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Event: Farm Share food distribution withCouncilman Reggie Gaffney, CRC, and The Citadel Church of Jacksonville (Serving 400 households)
Date:Saturday, July 17, from 10 a.m. until supplies last
Location: 1057 Arlington Road, Jacksonville, Fla. 32211
The No Kid Hungry Florida organization has also announced a new batch of grants totaling $2.6 million to over 50 organizations throughout the state to help school districts and nonprofits provide free, healthy meals to kids over the summer while school is out.
Pandemic waivers at the state and federal level have acted as grants to provide for meal delivery, refrigeration and transportation costs.
No Kids Hungry has an online map where residents can find dozens of locations throughout Duval and nearby counties that provide free breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks at designated times weekly.
Texting “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 877-877 will also direct interested households to eligible sites in their neighborhood.
Raymon Troncoso can be reached at rtroncoso@wjct.org, 904-358-6319 or on Twitter at @RayTroncoso.
