Food ServicesThe Food Stamp Program(EBT) helps people with low income to buy healthy food. The application can be done online. Please see the website for your local service center. The application is also used for Temporary Cash Assistance, Medicaid, and all other Department of Children and Families services.
Deaf/Hearing Impaired:
Florida Relay 711 or
TTY: 1.800.955.8771
National Kidney Foundation is a not-for-profit agency. They offer the Direct Aid program to help those with kidney and urinary tract diseases. Please call 800.927.9659 or visit website for more information.
Grant Assistance includes:
Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. provides the Loaves & Fish Food Pantry in two locations:
The William Neece Center
Open Monday thru Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm, after hour services available by request
2221 Patterson Ave
Key West, FL 33040
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Thrift Shop
Open Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays 11:00am to 2:00pm
800 Center Street
Key West, FL 33040
Call for more information.
Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless provides Sun Houses Transitional Shelter for single men, single women, and families. It is a safe and substance-free place to learn and practice life skills for education, work, stable employment, raising children, and stable housing. Call for more information.
Food with Care provides home delivered meals. Meals are frozen and microwavable. They have meals to meet several dietary restrictions. Please see website for more details.
Glad Tidings Community Church is part of 461 Response. They help provide food to those in need. A temporary food assistance program for individuals and families is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to noon. Every Sunday afternoon there are hot meals available for seniors in need. Call for more information.
KAIR is a USDA certified food pantry. They offer “Meals to Go” – pre-made meals for the homeless. They offer bags of groceries to those who have cooking facilities. They also offer food baskets at Thanksgiving and Christmastime. The pantry is open five days a week during office hours or by appointment. Call for more information.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 9am to 12 noon
Wednesday from 2 to 5 pm
or by appointment, if necessary
Metropolitan Community Church provides Cooking with Love. Every Saturday, hot meals are delivered to elderly and other home-bound persons. Call for more information.
This group offers the Critical Financial Assistance Program. The program helps military families with grants and not loans. Help is also given in the form of grocery cards. The payments are made directly to service providers. There are eligibility criteria that must be met. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Usual Types of Assistance Are:
The Salvation Army provides the following social services:
Call for more information.
