- Alachua County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services
- 3700 NE 53RD Ave
- Gainesville, FL 32607
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Phone: 352-955-7537
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 352-955-7290
- http://www.district.schoolnutritionandfitnee.com/alachuacps/
Hours: County Office Hours - Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Service: Free and reduced priced lunch in local elementary, middle and high schools for low income families; apply online. Free breakfast and lunch provided at the school sites during the summer for all children between 1 and 18 years old regardless of enrollment.
Required: Apply for Free and Reduced Meal Benefits online
Notes: Each public school in Alachua County as well as P.K. Yonge
- Archer Church of the Nazarene
- 3327 SW State Road 45
- Archer, FL 32618
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Phone: 352-495-2291
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
Hours: Food Pantry is open on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month from 2:00-4:00 pm
Service: Food Pantry: Available every 30 days
Required: Names of household members and current address are requested.
Notes: Entrance is located in the Beeman Building behind the church. Take the ramp entrance up.
- Bethel Christian Church
- 4600 NW 143rd Street
- Gainesville, FL 32609
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Phone: 352-575-6099
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://bethel-christian-church.org/
Hours: Wednesdays, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Service: Food Pantry and Delivery
Required: No restrictions
Notes: Call for other hours and delivery options
- Blessed Hope Foundation of Newberry FL
- 25039 SW 1st Avenue
- Newberry, FL 32669
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Phone: 352-472-4160
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://newberryblessedhope.com
Hours: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month
Service: Food Pantry, non-perishable and some perishable
Required: Initial paperwork, please bring photo ID
Notes: Please call for alternate hours if in need
- Catholic Charities - High Springs
- 15 SE 1 Ave
- High Springs, FL 32643
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Phone: 386-454-1000
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 386-454-1000
- http://www.catholiccharitiesgainesville.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Service: Food Pantry - Available every 30 days.
Required: You must have a picture ID (over 18); please bring social security cards for all family members
- Central Florida Community Action Agency
- 1405 NW 13 Street, Suite B
- Gainesville, FL 32601
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Phone: 352-373-7667
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://www.cfcaa.org
Service: Meals on Wheels for seniors and disabled in Newberry, Florida
Required: Initial application, photo id, social security card, income documentation
Notes: Call for availability
- Community Praise Center
- 303 NE 39th Avenue
- Gainesville, FL 32609
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Phone: 352-372-8200
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 352-372-7045
- http://cpcgainesville.org
Hours: Monday - Friday; 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Service: Food Pantry - Available once a week
Required: Initial record form
Notes: Please call ahead
- Compassion Outreach Ministries
- 320 Southeast 43 Street,
- Gainesville, FL 32641
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Phone: 352-373-1888
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 352-335-9684
- http://www.compassionateoutreach.org
Hours: Monday - Friday; 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Service: Food Pantry - Available three times a year
Required: Photo ID, name and address
- Department of Children and Families ACCESS Office
- 1000 NE 16th Avenue, Building J
- Gainesville, FL 32609
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Phone: 352-955-5016
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 352-955-3217
- http://myflorida.com/accessflorida
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Service: Food assistance (food stamps) application site; with full assistance lobby services
Required: Eligibility is determined by a caseworker after filling out an application
Notes: On the website you can apply for benefits, fill out a pre-screener, and find many locations to fill out the ACCESS application through the Community Partners link.
- Dome of Resources Food Pantry - Mount Olive AME Church
- 721 SE 8th Street
- Gainesville, FL 32601
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Phone: 352-378-9051
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 352-378-9498
- mt870@bellsouth.net
Hours: 2nd and 3rd Saturday of the month, 9:00 am - 11:00 pm
Service: Food Pantry
Required: No ID or paperwork needed, but must fill out simple initial paperwork
Notes: Food Pantry may have meats, breads and dry goods, subject to their supply.
- Downtown Ministry - Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
- 100 NE First Street
- Gainesville, FL 32601
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Phone: 352-372-4721
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 352-375-1797
- http://www.holytrinitygnv.org
Hours: Sunday, 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
Service: Free hot breakfast - Sunday mornings. Food vouchers for local food pantries may be available through the Downtown Ministry that runs every Tuesday and Thursday from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm.
Required: No paperwork required for breakfast
- Eldercare of Alachua County, Inc.
- 5701 NW 34 Street
- Gainesville, FL 32653
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Phone: 352-265-9040
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 352-265-9041
- http://www.eldercare.ufandshands.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Service: Food Pantry for walk-in seniors in emergency need. Meals on wheels. Private Pay meal plan $40.00 for a week.
Required:
Food pantry requires proof that you are 60 years of age and a resident
of Alachua County. Elgibility process for Meals on Wheels and Private
Pay.
Notes: Call with questions
- Feed My Sheep Ministries
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Phone: 352-222-0072
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://www.feedmysheepmission.wix.com
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 7:00 pm. May be available for emergency need outside of hours.
Service: Deliver food pantry items
Required: Eligibility determined when you call in.
Notes: Servicing NW Gainesville, call for availability
- GAAP - Gainesville Area Aids Project
- 3131 NW 13th Street, Ste 61
- Gainesville, FL 32609
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Phone: 352-373-4227
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://gaaponline.org/services.html
Hours: Tuesdays, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Service: Hot meals for anyone who is HIV + or HIV Friendly and LGBT Friendly.
Required: No paperwork is required
Notes: Must be HIV and LGBT friendly
- Gainesville Community Ministry
- 238 SW 4 Avenue
- Gainesville, FL 32601
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Phone: 352-372-8162
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 352-372-8131
- http://www.gcmhelp.org
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
Service:
1) Food Pantry - Available every 30 days; 2) USDA distribution on the
fourth Tuesday of every month from 10:00 am until the food runs out;
food pantry closed during this time.
Required:
Social Security cards, picture ID, Alachua County residence needed for
the Food Pantry. For USDA food you only need Alachua County residence.
- Gospel Food Ministries
- 3536 NW 8 Avenue
- Gainesville, FL 32605
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Phone: 352-271-1115
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://www.gospelfoodministries.com
Hours: 4th Saturday of the month. 8:00 -10:30 am
Service: Low cost food boxes that can be ordered. Low cost Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets.
Required: No restrictions
Notes: If you order online you must bring receipt upon pickup. If someone else is picking up the food for you, you must tell them in advance.
- Hawthorne Assembly of God (King's Pantry)
- 19815 SE Hawthorne Road (SR 20)
- Hawthorne, FL 32640
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Phone: 352-481-5255
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 386-684-1337
- http://www.hawthorneassemblyofgod.com/
Hours: Thursdays, 8:15 - 11:00 am
Service: Food Pantry - available every 30 days and may be available twice a month to residence within the 32640 and 32641 area zip codes.
Required: Proof of residence requested.
Notes: Please allow 15 to 30 minutes to fill out initial paperwork.
- Iglesia Evangelica Bautista Church
- 800 NW 40 Avenue
- Gainesville, FL 32609
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Phone: 352-373-8845
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://iebgainesville.org/
Hours: Saturdays, 9:00 - 10:00 am
Service: Food Pantry at above address on Saturday mornings - 9:00 - 10:00 am, provides cooked and uncooked items. Sunday - hot meals provided at 6:30 pm at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 426 NW 2nd Street, Gainesville, FL.
Required: No paperwork needed
Notes: Spanish and English speaking
- Interfaith Hospitality Network
- PO Box 5189
- Gainesville, FL 32627-5189
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Phone: 352-378-2030
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 352-378-2720
- http://www.ihngvl.org/
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Service: Families involved in this program will be cooked for and taken care of during their stay.
Required: Must be homeless and have children under the age of 18. Everyone will be screened to determine their eligibility for services.
Notes: Services are provided on a waiting list.
- Iskcon of Alachua Hare Krishna Temple
- 17306 NW 112th Blvd
- Alachua, FL 32615
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Phone: 386-462-2017
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 386-462-2641
- http://www.alachuatemple.com
Hours: Monday - Friday, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Service: Santa Fe College - lunch: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, $4.00 donation by cash or credit card requested for all you can eat vegetarian food. Sunday meal - weekly 6:00 pm, free but donation requested.
Required: Open to the public, no identification needed
Notes: Santa Fe College site located near the bookstore in front of the S building
- Kids Cafe' at Bread of the Mighty Food Bank
- 325 NW 10th Avenue
- Gainesville, FL 32601
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Phone: 352-336-0839
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://www.breadofthemighty.org
Hours: After School snack is generally around 2:30 - 3:30 pm at the after school site.
Service: Summer food service while school is out. After School Snack program. Please call for the full list of times and feeding sites.
Required: Must be under 18 years old
Notes: Director Joe Manasco
- Krishna Lunch
- 214 NW 14 Street
- Gainesville, FL 32603
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Phone: 352-336-4183
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
Hours: Monday - Friday; 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Service: $4.00 donation by cash or credit card requested for all you can eat vegetarian food.
Website: krishnalunch.com/about/what-is-krishna-lunch.html
Notes: Lunch also served on the UF Plaza of the Americas: Monday - Friday, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm.
- Lazarus Project
- 3019 NE 20 Way Box 5
- Gainesville, FL 32609
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Phone: 352-514-6417
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 352-338-3299
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 am -1:00 pm
Service: Food Pantry - available every 30 days
Required: Picture ID, fill out initial forms
- North Central Florida - WIC Program - Fernside Family Service Center
- 3600 NE 15 Street
- Gainesville, FL 32609-2484
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Phone: 352-225-4343 or 1-800-494-2543 or 352-392-6911
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://www.wic.ufl.edu
Hours: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Mondays through Fridays, except 2nd Tuesday, am only
Service: Food Assistance checks for three months
Required: Pregnant, breast feeding, or had a baby within last 6 months; infant or child up to 5th birthday. Must already be using Medicaid, food stamps, cash assistance or meet the low income guidelines.
Notes: Recertification's by appointment only.
- North Central Florida - WIC Program - High Springs Library
- 135 NW 1st Avenue
- Hiigh Springs, FL 32655
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Phone: 352-225-4343 or 1-800-494-2543 or 386-454-7479
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://www.wic.ufl.edu
Hours: Mondays, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm (closed for lunch)
Service: Food assistance checks for three months
Required: Pregnant, breast feeding, or had a baby with last 6 months; infant or child up to 5th birthday. Must already be using Medicaid, food stamps, cash assistance or meet the low income guidelines.
Notes: Appointments only. Inside the High Springs Library conference room.
- North Central Florida - WIC Program - Park Avenue
- 910 NW 57th Street
- Gainesville, FL 32605
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Phone: 352-225-4343 or 1-800-494-2543
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://www.wic.ufl.edu
Hours: Wednesday and Friday, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Service: Food assistance checks for three months
Required: Pregnant, breast feeding, or had a baby with last 6 months; infant or child up to 5th birthday. Must already be using Medicaid, food stamps, cash assistance or meet the low income guidelines.
Notes: Appointments only.
- North Central Florida - WIC Program - Wiles Elementary School
- 4555 SW 75th Street
- Gainesville, FL 32607
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Phone: 352-225-4343 or 1-800-494-2543 or 352-392-4017
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://www.wic.ufl.edu
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8:15 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 - 4:00 pm,;Thursdays 8:14 am - 4:00 pm; 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 8:15 am - 12:00 pm
Service: Food assistance checks for three months
Required: Pregnant, breast feeding, or had a baby with last 6 months; infant or child up to 5th birthday. Must already be using Medicaid, food stamps, cash assistance or meet the low income guidelines.
Notes: WIC is in Building #3. Recertification's by appointment only.
- Office of Homelessness
- 703 NE 1st Street
- Gainesville, FL 32601
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Phone: 850-922-4691
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://www.alachuahomeless.com/
Hours: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Service: Restaurant food stamp program for the homeless
Required: Must be homeless
- Project Downtown Gainesville
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Phone: (561) 727-4030 (voice mail available)
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- pdgainesville@gmail.com
- http://www.pdgainesville.org
Hours: 1:00 - 2:00 pm, Saturdays and Sundays
Service: Hot meals served every Saturday and Sunday on the street in front of Gainesville City Hall, 200 E. University Avenue, Gainesville; periodic assistance with toiletries, clothing, as available.
Required: No restrictions.
- Red Cross
- 1425 NW 6 Street
- Gainesville, FL 32601
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Phone: 352-376-4669
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 352-376-4267
- http://www.redcrossncfc.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Service: Pre-paid food card is given to qualitfying victims of fire or disaster such as a tree falling on your house
Required: Call to have someone come and assess your eligibility for this program.
Notes: This phone number is also an emergency contact number and can be called to receive service night or day.
- Saint Frances House
- 413 S Main Street
- Gainesville, FL 32601
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Phone: 352-378-9079, ext. 305
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 352-378-1883
- http://www.stfrancishousegnv.org
Hours: Everyday, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Service: Daily lunch - 10:30 am - 1:00 pm requires police clearance. 35 homeless residents provided meals three times a day.
Required: You must obtain police clearance from the Alachua County Police Department
- Salvation Army
- 639 East University Avenue
- Gainesville, FL 32601
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Phone: 352-376-1743
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
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Fax: 352-375-3235
- http://www.uss.salvationarmy.org/uss/www_uss_gainesville.nsf/
Hours: Pantry hours - Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Soup Kitchen hours - Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 3:00 - 4:00 pm. Feed Veterans the 1st Thursday of every month from 8:30 -10:30 am at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center.
Service: Food Pantry, Soup Kitchen.
Required: Food Pantry requires photo id and short paperwork to fill out. Soup Kitchen does not require anything.
- Showers of Blessing Harvest Center
- 2615 SE 15th Street
- Gainesville, FL 32641-1440
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Phone: 352-375-3589
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://www.showersofblessing.org
Hours: Thursday, 12:00 pm
Service: Soup Kitchen
Required: No requirement
- The Children's Table
- 12969 SW 170 Street
- Archer, FL 32618
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Phone: 352-486-6525
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://www.childrenstable.org
Hours: Wednesdays, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Service: Food Pantry. $2.50 is requested as a donation to cover gas costs.
Required: Only the name and number of household members is needed.
Notes: You can call to receive food if you have an emergency need for food between distribution times.
- Upper Room Church of God in Christ
- 3575 NE 15th Street
- Gainesville, FL 32609
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Phone: 352-264-0006
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://Urwelcomehere.org
Hours: Mondays, 9:00 - 11:00 am
Service: Manna Market Mondays Food Pantry
Required: No paperwork or ID needed, only your name.
- Warriors for Christ - Bo Diddly Plaza Downtown
- 111 E University Avenue
- Gainesville, FL 32635
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Phone: 352-246-6623
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
- http://www.warriorsforchrist.tv/
Hours: Sundays, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Service: Soup Kitchen
Required: No restrictions
- We're for Jesus Christian Center
- 2222 NW 6 Street
- Gainesville, FL 32609
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Phone: 352-226-2973
- TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)
Hours: Sundays, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Service: Food Pantry
Required: Nothing needed
Notes: Soup Kitchen will be held twice a month, call for hours.
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