Food Distribution 

Food Distribution Schedules

Updates:

Brentwood Elementary: For July 11th and August 8th distributions time will be 2:30-4:00 pm

Riverview High School: Date of August distribution has been changed from August 2nd to August 9th.  The time will remain 5:00- 6:30 pm

Center of Hope: Starting in July open days will be Monday-Thursday instead of Monday-Friday

 

May-August

North Sarasota

View schedule- updated 6/27

South Sarasota

View schedule- updated 6/27

DeSoto

View schedule- updated 6/10

Food for children 18+ under in Sarasota and DeSoto during the summer

*Parents or guardians must accompany kids to school sites.

Parents must follow all security protocols at schools site ( have ID checked at front office and follow safety and security protocols). Meals are intended for children only 18 years and younger – meals must be consumed on site.

Hot meals in partnership with Food and Nutrition Services of Sarasota and DeSoto counties

Brentwood Elementary School (2500 Vinson Ave, Sarasota, FL 34231)
Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 am
Lunch: 10:30-11:30 am

Bee Ridge Park (4430 S Lockwood Ridge Rd Sarasota, FL 34231)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 7:30-8:30 am
Lunch: 12:00-1:00 pm

Wilkinson Elementary School (3400 Wilkinson Rd, Sarasota, FL 34231) Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 8:15-8:45 am
Lunch: 11:00am-12:00 pm

Fruitville Elementary School (601 Honore Ave, Sarasota, FL 34232)
Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 8:15-8:45 am
Lunch: 11:30 am-12:00 pm

Colonial Oaks Park (5300 Colonial Oaks Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34232)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 7:30-8:30 am
Lunch: 11:30 am-1:00 pm

Tatum Ridge Elementary School (4100 Tatum Rd, Sarasota, FL 34240) Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 8:00-8:30 am
Lunch: 10:30 am-12:30 pm

Emma E. Booker Elementary School (2350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Way, Sarasota, FL 34234)
Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 8:00-8:30 am
Lunch: 11:00-11:45 am

Booker Middle School (2250 Myrtle St, Sarasota, FL 34234)
Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 7:30-8:00 am
Lunch: 11:15-11:45 am

Booker High School (3201 N. Orange Ave, Sarasota, FL 34234)
Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 7:30-8:00 am
Lunch: 12:00-12:30 pm

Newtown Estates Park (2800 Newtown Blvd Sarasota, FL 34234)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 am
Lunch: 11:45 am-1:00 pm

Robert L. Taylor Community Complex (1845 34th Street, Sarasota, FL 34234)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 am
Lunch: 11:30 am-1:00 pm

Roy McBean Boys and Girls Club (1790 21st St, Sarasota, FL 34234) Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 am
Lunch: 11:00 am-1:00 pm

Janie’s Garden (2300 Central Ave Sarasota, FL 34234)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 9:00-9:30 am
Lunch: 12:30-1:00 pm

Sarasota Housing Authority (1912 N. Orange Ave, Sarasota, FL 34234) Mon-Thur June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 am
Lunch: 12:00-1:00 pm

SOAR Learning Center (2731 N Links Ave, Sarasota, FL 34234)
Mon-Thur June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 9:00-9:30 am
Lunch: 12:00-12:30 pm

Gocio Elementary School (3450 Gocio Rd, Sarasota, FL 34235)
Mon-Thur Jun 6 to Jul 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 8:00-8:40 am
Lunch: 11:00-11:45 am

Selby Library (1331 1st street, Sarasota, FL 34236)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
No breakfast; Lunch: 12:45-1:15 pm

Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences (717 Central Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236)
Mon-Fri June 6 to June 10
Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 am
Lunch: 12:30-1:00 pm

Tuttle Elementary School (2863 8th Street, Sarasota, FL 34237)
Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 8:00-8:30 am
Lunch: 11:00-11:30 am

Lee Wetherington Boys and Girls Club (3100 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota, FL 34237)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 am
Lunch: 11:00-1:00 pm

Suncoast School for Innovative Studies (845 S School Ave, Sarasota, FL 34237)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 8:15-9:15 am
Lunch: 11:00 am-12:00 pm

Alta Vista Elementary School (1050 S Euclid Ave, Sarasota, FL 34237) Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 8:00-8:45 am
Lunch: 11:00 am-12:00 pm

CoreSRQ Sarasota (1075 S Euclid Ave, Sarasota, FL 34237)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 am
Lunch: 11:45 am-12:45 pm

Sarasota High School (2155 Bahia Vista St, Sarasota, FL 34239)
Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 7:00-7:30 am
Lunch: 10:00-11:00 am

Arlington Park (2650 Waldemere St, Sarasota, FL 34239)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 8:00-8:45 am
Lunch: 11:30 am-1:00 pm

Longwood Park (6050 Longwood Run Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34243)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 8:00-8:30 am
Lunch: 12:00-1:00 pm

CoreSRQ Potter Park (8301 Potter Park Dr, Sarasota, FL 34238)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 8:00-8:30 am
Lunch: 11:30am-12:30 pm

Laurel Nokomis School (1900 Laurel Rd E., Nokomis, FL 34275)
Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 8:15-8:45 am
Lunch: 10:45 am-12:15 pm

Laurel Park (509 Collins Rd. Laurel, FL 34272)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 7:30-8:30 am
Lunch: 11:30am-1:00 pm

Robert and Joan Lee Boys and Girls Club (920 Gulf Coast Blvd, Venice, FL 34285)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 8:00-8:45 am
Lunch: 11:30 am-1:00 pm

Woodmere Park (3951 Woodmere Park Blvd, Venice, FL 34293)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 8:00-8:30 am
Lunch: 12:00-1:00 pm

George Mullen Center (1602 Kramer Way, North Port, FL 34286)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 7:45-8:15 am
Lunch: 11:50 am-12:40 pm

Cranberry Elementary School (2775 Shalimar Terrace, North Port, 34286)
Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 8:00-8:30 am
Lunch: 11:00-11:30 am

Lamarque Elementary School (3415 Lamarque Ave, North Port 34286) Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 8:00-8:40 am
Lunch: 10:30-11:30 am

Lighthouse Baptist Church (14251 Chancellor Blvd, Port Charlotte, FL 33953)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
No breakfast; Lunch: 11:00 am-12:00 pm

Gene Matthews Boys and Girls Club (6851 S Biscayne Dr, North Port, FL 34287)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 am
Lunch: 11:00 am-1:00 pm

Gulf Coast Christian Academy (2800 Pan American Blvd, North Port, FL 34287)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 am
Lunch: 11:30-11:45 am

North Port Public Library (13800 S. Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL 34287)
Mon-Fri June 6 to July 29
No breakfast; Lunch: 12:00-12:45 pm

Glenallen Elementary School (7050 Glenallen Blvd. North Port, FL 34287)
Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 8:00-8:45 am
Lunch: 11:30 am-12:30 pm

North Port High School (6400 West Price Blvd, North Port, FL 34291) Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 7:00-7:30 am
Lunch: 11:30 am-12:30 pm

Atwater Elementary School (4701 Huntsville Ave, North Port, FL 34288) Mon-Thur June 6 to July 21 (closed week of July 4)
Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 am
Lunch: 11:30 am-12:30 pm

Imagine School Upper Campus (2757 Sycamore St, North Port, FL 34289)
Mon-Thur June 13-July 14
Breakfast: 8:00-8:30 am
Lunch: 10:50-11:50 am

DeSoto County High School (1710 E Gibson St, Arcadia, FL 34266)
Mon-Fri, June 1-28
No breakfast; Lunch: 12:11-12:41 pm

DeSoto Middle School (420 E Gibson St, Arcadia, FL 34266)
Mon-Fri, June 1-28
No breakfast; Lunch: 11:30 am-12:40 pm

West Elementary School (304 W Imogene St, Arcadia, FL 34266)
Mon-Fri, June 1-July 29 (closed July 1-4)
No breakfast; Lunch: 10:35 am-12:44 pm

DeSoto Public Library (125 N Hillsborough Ave, Arcadia, FL 34266)
Tues-Fri, June 7-July 28 (closed July 1-4)
No breakfast; Lunch: 12:00-12:30 pm

Groceries at School/Family Pantries

Roy McBean Boys and Girls Club (1790 21st St, Sarasota, FL 34234)
Wednesday 6/1, 6/15, 7/20, 8/3: 4:30-5:30 pm

Wilkinson Elementary School (3400 Wilkinson Rd, Sarasota, FL 34231)
Wednesday 6/8, 6/22, 7/13: 1:30-2:30 pm

Suncoast School for Innovative Studies (845 S. School Ave, Sarasota, FL 34237)
Every Thursday: 3:30-5:30 pm

Gocio Elementary School (3450 Gocio Rd Extention, Sarasota, FL 34235)
Thursday 6/16, 6/30, 7/14: 1:45-2:45 pm

Precious Jewels Academy (5001 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34234)
Every Friday: 4:00-6:00 pm

Lift Church (695 Center Rd, Venice, FL 34285)
Monday 6/13, 6/27, 7/11, 7/25: 2:00-3:00 pm

Heron Creek Middle School (6501 W Price Blvd, North Port, FL 34291)
Monday 6/13, 6/17, 7/11, 7/25: 1:00-2:00 pm

Nocatee Elementary School (4846 SW Shores Ave, Arcadia, FL 34266)
Thursday 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21: 11:30 am-1:00 pm

Snack bags for kids at libraries

Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Public Library
Mon, Wed: 10 am-6 pm
Tues, Thur: 10 am-8 pm
Fri-Sat: 10 am-5 pm

Fruitville Public Library
Mon-Wed: 10 am-8 pm
Thur: 10 am-6 pm
Fri-Sat: 10 am-5 pm

Gulf Gate Public Library
Mon-Wed: 10 am-8 pm
Thur: 10 am-6 pm
Fri-Sat: 10 am-5 pm

Selby Public Library
Mon-Thur: 10 am-8 pm
Fri-Sat: 10 am-5 pm

William H. Jervey, Jr. Venice Public Library
Mon, Tues, Thur: 10 am-8pm
Wed: 10 am-6 pm
Fri-Sat: 10 am-5 pm

Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Public Library
Mon: 10 am-6 pm
Tues-Thur: 10 am-8 pm
Fri-Sat: 10 am-5 pm

North Port Public Library
Mon, Thur: 10 am-6 pm
Tues-Wed: 10 am-8 pm
Fri-Sat: 10 am-5 pm

Shannon Staub Public Library
Mon, Tues, Thur: 10 am-8pm
Wed: 10 am-6 pm
Fri-Sat: 10 am-5 pm

Elsie Quirk Public Library
Mon, Wed: 10 am-8 pm
Tues, Thur: 10 am-6 pm
Fri-Sat: 10 am-5 pm

DeSoto County Library
Tues-Fri: 9 am-6 pm
Sat: 9 am-2:30 pm

SNAP (FOOD STAMPS) Application Assistance: All Faiths Food Bank provides assistance to individuals in Sarasota and DeSoto counties who would like to enroll for SNAP benefits.

For Sarasota County: contact our Benefits Specialist, Tatiana Franco (Spanish and English) 

Email: tfranco@allfaithsfoodbank.org 

Phone: 941-376-0120

For Desoto County:

Phone: 941-379-6333

 

Additional Resources

Find information on additional resources and assistance available

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email: program.intake@usda.gov

 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.