Community Resources for Families

Below are community resources for families

Hillsborough County Grab-and-Go Food Locations: Click here for details

Duval County Public Schools – Grab-and-Go Lunches: School lunch: Beginning Tuesday, March 17, a “grab and go” school lunch and snack will be available for ALL students. These lunches may be picked up curbside at all district managed school campuses between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Students may receive the meal at their nearest school location. They do not have to go to their attendance school; however, the student must be present to receive the meal.

Leon County Public Schools – Grab-and-Go Lunches: Leon County Schools (LCS) is partnering with Second Harvest of the Big Bend food bank and the United Way of the Big Bend to help provide nutritious food for up to 10,000 food insecure Leon County school children during the COVID-19 pandemic school closures, scheduled to take place March 23-27.

Orange County Public Schools – Grab-and-Go Meals: Monday March 23rd to Friday March 27th from 10am-2pm at the list of schools below. LYNX is offering free bus service to all children and their parents going to the school for Grab-and-Go Meals.

Aloma Elementary School McCoy Elementary School Apopka Middle School Meadow Woods Elementary School Azalea Park Elementary School Meadow Woods Middle School Bonneville Elementary School Memorial Middle School Carver Middle School Mollie Ray Elementary School Castle Creek Elementary Schools Oak Ridge High School Catalina Elementary School OCPS ACE K-8 School Colonial High School Orlo Vista Elementary School Conway Middle School Pinar Elementary School Dover Shores Elementary School Pine Hills Elementary School Dr. Phillips High School Pineloch Elementary School East River High School Rock Lake Elementary School Eccleston Elementary School Rolling Hills Elementary School Edgewater High School Rosemont Elementary School Evans High School Sally Ride Elementary School Forsyth Woods Elementary School Shingle Creek Elementary School Frangus Elementary School Tangelo Park Elementary School Gotha Middle School Union Park Middle School Hungerford Elementary School University High School Ivey Lane Elementary School Washington Shores Elementary School Jones High School Wedgefield K-8 School Lake Gem Elementary School Wekiva High School Lake Weston Elementary School Wheatley Elementary School Lancaster Elementary School Wolf Lake Elementary School Maxey Elementary School Zellwood Elementary School

Pasco County Public Schools – Grab-and-Go Meals: Monday, March 23rd to Friday March 27th at seven locations. The school feeding sites will offer lunch and breakfast for the next day. They will be open from 11am to 1pm. See the listing of sites below:

Crews Lake Middle School – 15144 Shady Hills Road, Spring Lake

Fivay High School – 12115 Chicago Avenue, Hudson

Gulf Middle School – 6419 Louisiana Avenue, New Port Richey

New River Elementary School – 4710 River Glen Blvd, Wesley Chapel

Pasco High School – 36850 State Road 52, Dade City

Sunray Elementary School – 4815 Sunray Drive, Holiday

Zephyrhills High School – 6335 12th Street, Zephyrhills

Lee County Community Cooperative Resources:

Café is serving To-Go only, hot meal, handed out on the front porch of Café

Fort Myers Beach Outreach is serving bagged To-Go Lunch only

Meals On Wheels is still being delivered on a normal schedule

Mobile Food Pantries remain on same schedule but will be delivering pre-bagged food in a drive- thru. No one is to get out of car. Locations are varying slightly due to school closures so the locations will be continually updated on our website and Facebook

St. Martin de Porres - St. Martin is serving dinners in takeout only containers from 3-6 Monday through Friday. They are distributed outside. The pantry is operating outside with only one individual at a time able to select food handled only by volunteers. No more than 5 can stand together. We will try it this Friday and determine if we will move to pre-packaged bags or not.

Social Services is triaging clients at the gate. Food pantry, basic needs (i.e. toiletries & mail) They have pre-packed groceries for market customers. All client meetings will be done via phone. They are not completing any ACCESS applications at this time.

St. Matthew’s House Thrift Stores and Programs are open.

Harry Chapin Food Bank is open for operations. We are continuing to support agencies in our network as best we can with limited donations and volunteers. As always, we do not serve individuals directly at our facilities. Senior kit distributions are continuing unchanged. Some distribution sites may close, and timing may shift. Clients should check our website for updates. Our mobile pantries are operating normally right now, with adjustments to protect participants from infection. Mobile pantries will transition soon to a drive-thru model distributing kits of shelf-stable items supplemented with fresh food as available.

SWFL Free Pain Clinic at this time, is still scheduling appointments for healthy individuals on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 5pm. We do not take walk-ins. 239.307.7107 for appointments and eligibility.

Cape Vineyard Community Church will be doing our Thursday night food pantry and dinner church much differently. We will be going drivethru instead of inside and sit down. From 4:306:30pm guests will be able to drive thru our lines in the parking lot behind our church (the club square parking lot) to register and receive free groceries (open to all, once a month) as well as the Harry Chapin Care & Share groceries (open to those who meet the Harry Chapin requirements, once a month). They will also receive a delicious hot meal to-go style for each person in their household (no restrictions, available each week). We invite anyone and everyone in Lee County who needs assistance to come and receive it here, you do not have to go to this church to receive free groceries.

Pinellas County Schools Grab-and-Go Breakfast and Lunches: Meals will be served March 23rd – March 27th. Meals are FREE to anyone 18 years and under. Child/Teen must be present to receive meals.

Distribution Points and Times:

Dunedin Elementary – 10:45-11:45 – 900 Union Street, Dunedin

Eisenhower Elementary – 11:00am-Noon – 2800 Drew Street, Clearwater

Marjorie K. Rawlings Elementary – 11am-Noon – 6505 68th Street North, Pinellas Park

John Hopkins Middle School – 10:30am-11:30am – 701 16th Street South, St. Petersburg

New Heights Elementary – 10:45am-11:45am – 3901 37th Street North, St. Petersburg

Ponce De Leon Elementary – 11:15am-12:15pm - 1301 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Clearwater

Southern Oak Elementary – 11:15am-12:15pm – 901 Walsingham Road, Largo

Tarpon Springs Elementary – 10:30am-11:30am – 555 Pine Street, Tarpon Springs

Hernando County Schools Grab-and-Go Meals – Click here for details.

City of Jacksonville - JaxReady

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JaxReady on Facebook - JaxReady

City of Orlando Hispanic Office for Local Assistance (HOLA) – HOLA will be offering services virtually and residents can call 407-246-4310 or email [email protected]. La Oficina de HOLA cerrará operaciones al público, incluyendo el acceso a asistencia para solicitar cupones de alimentos, Medicaid y seguro médico hasta nuevo aviso. HOLA estará ofreciendo servicios virtualmente y residentes pueden contactarnos al 407.246.4310 o al correo electrónico [email protected].

Metropolitan Ministries Family Support Center Hillsborough and Pasco Counties – Food and hygiene boxes with essential items will be provided for all families, seniors and those in need and will be available for drive up service on the two Metropolitan Ministry Campuses, Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm. Financial assistance will move to a digital platform. Click here for details.

City of Tampa Social Services – Click here for details on services available in Tampa.

City of Tampa Resources for Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities – Click here for details.

Conscious Discipline – Understanding Trauma Webinar Series – In support of COVID-19 response, this resource is available at no cost for 90 days. This 3-Part webinar series from Dr. Becky Bailey disrupts the cycle of trauma by bringing new awareness to our current trauma epidemic and building healthy, healing relationships through self-regulation, connection and resilience interventions that have the power to heal individuals, communities and generations of those who suffer.

The St. Petersburg Free Clinic is open and providing free food and healthcare. Pre-bagged pantry items are available and the clinic is working on reducing wait times and ensuring clients are appropriately spaced out. For information, visit https://stpetersburgfreeclinic.org/ or call (727) 821-1200 or (727) 327- 0333.

Tampa Bay’s Local Transportation Service:

Hillsborough: HART continues to operate normal service with an enhanced disinfection regime, and will adjust service as needed based on changing conditions. If service is adjusted, advance notice will be provided to the public. If you are ill, please stay home.

Pinellas: PSTA is temporarily going fare-free on all routes until further notice due to the growing threat of COVID-19. PSTA requests use the back door to get on and off the bus, as an added safety measure.

PASCO: Transit on PCPT is free until further notice. Fare-free ridership assists customers experiencing financial hardship from the COVID19 closures, allowing riders to enter the back of the bus and helps drivers maintain CDC-recommended social distancing.

Manatee: MCAT vehicles underwent comprehensive sanitation procedure March 18th, which will continue twice a week until further notice to combat the potential spread of COVID-19. Vehicles will also be wiped down daily when not undergoing sanitation.

Hernando: Enhanced procedures have been enacted on TheBus, with buses cleaned and sanitized daily. Bus service continues as scheduled, but may be re-assessed as the COVID-19 situation develops. Breakspots Open Statewide to provide meals while children are out of school. Click here for locations near you.

St. Johns Care Connect – Click Here if you live in St. Johns County and need assistance

Pinellas County Resources:

St. Petersburg Free Clinic – Free Food and Healthcare – Click here for details

Burger King – Two free kid’s meals for every adult mead ordered. Only available for online and Burger King app orders. Customers can redeem this offer once per day, every day through April 6th. Order online at https://mobile.bk.com/ or search "Burger King" in the app store, then apply the coupon at checkout.

Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger – Click Here for details

211 Tampa Bay Cares – Click here to find resources

Pia’s Trattoria – Free pasta dish for two between 11am and 4pm for seniors aged 65 and older. Call (727) 327-2190 for more information.

Three Birds Tavern – Free child's lunch (aged 12 and under) with the purchase of an adult meal. 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (727) 895-2049 for more information.

Maple Street Biscuit Company - Free cinnamon biscuit or biscuit with jam during store hours to children home from school. Call (727) 290-6211 for more information.

The Littlest Trunk - Free baby formula. Limited to two cans per family. Call (727) 289-7069 or message them on Facebook @thelittlesttrunk for pick up details.

The Kind Mouse provides non-perishable food items to students every week through their Mouse Nibbles program. For more information, visit https://thekindmouse.org/ or call (727) 575-7834.

RCS Pinellas distributes food via its food bank every week day. Individuals and families may utilize the service once per month due to supply shortage and will receive three to four days' worth of food per household member. A photo ID, Social Security card and piece of mail with current address are required. For more information, visit https://rcspinellas.org/help/ or call (727) 443-4031 ext. 506.

Feeding Tampa Bay - Feeding Tampa Bay's website, http://feedingtampabay.org/, features a variety of food pantries and free meal services throughout the area. For scheduling and locations, call 813-254-1190.

Tarpon Springs Shepherd Center - visit http://tscenter.org/ or call (727) 939-1400 ext. 401.