2024 Summer Food Sites- 

Food for children 18 and under in Sarasota and DeSoto 

 

School & Family Pantries

Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Public Library – food boxes available
2801 Newtown Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34234
Mon, Wed: 10 am-6 pm
Tues, Thur: 10 am-8 pm
Fri-Sat: 10 am-5 pm

Roy McBean Boys & Girls Club
1790 21st St, Sarasota, FL 34234
June 5
July 17
August 7
4:30-5:30 pm

Suncoast School for Innovative Studies
845 S School Ave, Sarasota, FL 34237
June 6, 13, 20, 27
July 11, 18, 25
August 1, 8
2:30-4:00 pm

Wilkinson Elementary School
3400 Wilkinson Rd, Sarasota, FL 34231
June 12, 26
July 10
8:30-9:30 am

Lift Church
695 Center Rd, Venice, FL 34285
June 10, 24
July 8, 22
2:00-3:30 pm

DeSoto YMCA
185 W Winifred St, Arcadia, FL 34266
May 28
June 4, 11, 18, 25
July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
August 6
4:00-6:00 pm

 

Hot meal sites

**Please enter school sites through front office to check in**

Longwood Park
6050 Longwood Run Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34243
Breakfast – 8:00-8:30 am
Lunch – 11:00-11:30 am
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24

Emma E. Booker Elementary School
2350 Dr Martin Luther King Way, Sarasota, FL 34234
Breakfast – 8:00-8:30 am
Lunch – 12:00-1:00 pm
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 11
*Site closed July 4 week*

Tuttle Elementary School
2863 8th St, Sarasota, FL 34237
Breakfast – 8:00-8:30 am
Lunch – 11:00-11:45 am
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 11
*Site closed July 4 week*

Newtown Estates Park
2800 Newtown Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34234
Breakfast – 8:00-9:00 am
Lunch – 11:45 am-1:00 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24
*Site closed July 4 week*

Selby Library
1331 1st St, Sarasota, FL 34236
No breakfast
Lunch – 12:45-1:15 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24

Robert L. Taylor Community Complex
1845 John Rivers St, Sarasota, FL 34234
Breakfast – 8:00-9:00 am
Lunch – 11:30 am-1:00 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24
*Site closed July 4 week*

Roy McBean Boys & Girls Club
1790 21st St, Sarasota, FL 34234
Breakfast – 8:00-9:00 am
Lunch – 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24
*Site closed July 4 week*

Janie’s Garden
2350 Central Ave, Sarasota, FL 34234
Breakfast – 9:00-9:30 am
Lunch – 12:30-1:00 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24
*Site closed July 4 week*

Sarasota Housing Authority
269 S Osprey Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236
Breakfast – 8:15-8:45 am
Lunch – 12:00-12:30 pm
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 24

Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences
717 Central Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236
Breakfast – 8:00-9:00 am
Lunch – 12:30-1:00 pm
Mon-Fri, May 30-June 9
*Site closed July 4 week*

Booker High School
3201 N Orange Ave, Sarasota, FL 34234
Breakfast – 7:30-8:00 am
Lunch – 12:00-12:30 pm
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 24
*Site closed July 4 week*

Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club
3100 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota, FL 34237
Breakfast – 8:30-9:30 am
Lunch – 11:00 am-12:45 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24
*Site closed July 4 week*

Sarasota City YMCA Branch
1075 S Euclid Ave, Sarasota, FL 34237
Breakfast – 8:00-9:00 am
Lunch – 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24

Palmer Ranch YMCA Branch
8301 Potter Park Dr, Sarasota, FL 34238
Breakfast – 8:00-9:00 am
Lunch – 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24

Bee Ridge Park
4430 S Lockwood Ridge Rd, Sarasota, FL 34231
Breakfast – 7:30-8:30 am
Lunch – 12:00-1:00 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24

Arlington Park
2650 Waldemere St, Sarasota, FL 34239
Breakfast – 8:00-8:45 am
Lunch – 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24

Suncoast School for Innovative Studies
845 S School Ave, Sarasota, FL 34237
Breakfast – 8:00-9:00 am
Lunch – 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24
*Site closed July 4 week*

Colonial Oaks Park
5300 Colonial Oaks Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34232
Breakfast – 7:30-8:45 am
Lunch – 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24

Triad Alternative School
4430 S Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL 34233
Breakfast – 7:00-7:30 am
Lunch – 12:00-12:30 pm
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 11
*Site closed July 4 week*

Wilkinson Elementary School
3400 Wilkinson Rd, Sarasota, FL 34231
Breakfast – 8:15-8:45 am
Lunch – 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 11
*Site closed July 4 week*

Brentwood Elementary School
2500 Vinson Ave, Sarasota, FL 34232
Breakfast – 8:30-9:00 am
Lunch – 10:30-11:30 am
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 11
*Site closed July 4 week*

Alta Vista Elementary School
1050 S Euclid Ave, Sarasota, FL 34237
Breakfast – 8:00-8:45 am
Lunch – 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 11
*Site closed July 4 week*

Girls Inc.
201 S Tuttle Ave, Sarasota, FL 34237
Breakfast – 9:00-9:30 am
Lunch – 12:00-12:30 pm
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 24

Suncoast Polytechnical High School
4650 S Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL 34231
Breakfast – 7:00-7:30 am
Lunch – 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 11
*Site closed July 4 week*

Laurel Park
509 Collins Rd, Nokomis, FL 34275
Breakfast – 7:30-8:45 am
Lunch – 11:30 am-1:00 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24

**Please enter school sites through front office to check in**

Venice Elementary School
150 Miami Ave E, Venice, FL 34285
Breakfast – 8:15-9:15 am
Lunch – 10:30 am-12:00 pm
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 11
*Site closed July 4 week*

Robert and Joan Lee Boys & Girls Club
920 Gulf Coast Blvd, Venice, FL 34285
Breakfast – 8:00-8:45 am
Lunch – 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24
*Site closed July 4 week*

Woodmere Park
3951 Woodmere Park Blvd, Venice, FL 34293
Breakfast – 8:00-8:30 am
Lunch – 12:00-1:00 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24

**Please enter school sites through front office to check in**

Gene Matthews Boys & Girls Club
6851 S Biscayne Dr, North Port, FL 34287
Breakfast – 8:30-9:30 am
Lunch – 11:00 am-12:30 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24
*Site closed July 4 week*

Lighthouse Baptist Church
14251 Chancellor Blvd, Port Charlotte, FL 33953
No breakfast
Lunch – 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24
*Site closed July 4 week*

George Mullen Center
1602 Kramer Way, North Port, FL 34286
Breakfast – 7:45-8:15 am
Lunch – 11:50 am-12:40 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24

North Port High School
6400 W Price Blvd, North Port, FL 34291
Breakfast – 7:00-7:30 am
Lunch – 12:00-12:30 pm
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 24
*Site closed July 4 week*

North Port Library
13800 Tamiami Trl, North Port, FL 34287
No breakfast
Lunch – 12:00-1:00 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-Aug 2

Gulf Coast Christian Academy
2800 Pan American Blvd, North Port, FL 34287
Breakfast – 8:30-9:00 am
Lunch – 11:30 am-12:00 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24

Glenallen Elementary School
7050 Glenallen Blvd, North Port, FL 34287
Breakfast – 8:00-8:45 am
Lunch – 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 11
*Site closed July 4 week*

Lamarque Elementary School
3415 Lamarque Ave, North Port, FL 34286
Breakfast – 8:00-9:00 am
Lunch – 10:30-11:45 am
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 11
*Site closed July 4 week*

Imagine Elementary School
1000 Innovation Avenue, North Port, FL 34289
Breakfast – 7:45-9:15 am
Lunch – 11:00 am-12:30 pm
Mon-Fri, June 3-July 24

Imagine School Upper Campus
2757 Sycamore Street, North Port, FL 34289
Breakfast – 8:00-8:45 am
Lunch – 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 27
*Site closed July 4 week*

Cranberry Elementary School
2775 Shalimar Terrace, North Port, FL 34286
Breakfast – 8:00-8:30 am
Lunch – 11:00-11:30 am
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 11
*Site closed July 4 week*

Toledo Blade Elementary School
1201 Geranium Ave, North Port, FL 34288
Breakfast – 8:00-8:30 am
Lunch – 11:00-11:30 am
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 11
*Site closed July 4 week*

Atwater Elementary School
4701 Huntsville Ave, North Port, FL 34288
Breakfast – 8:00-8:45 am
Lunch – 11:00-11:30 am
Mon-Thur, June 3-July 11
*Site closed July 4 week*

**Please enter school sites through front office to check in**

DeSoto County High School
1710 E Gibson St, Arcadia, FL 34266
Breakfast – 7:30-8:00 am
Lunch – 10:45-11:30 am
Mon-Thur, May 29-June 27

West Elementary School
304 W Imogene St, Arcadia, FL 34266
Breakfast – 7:45-8:30 am
Lunch – 10:45-11:30 am
Mon-Thur, May 29-July 31
*Site closed July 3 & 4, 2024*

DeSoto Public Library
125 N Hillsborough Ave, Arcadia, FL 34266
Lunch – 12:00-1:00 pm
Tues-Thur, May 29-July 31
*Site closed July 3 & 4, 2024*

Casa San Juan Bosco – PICK-UP ONLY
2274 SE Arnold Andrews Ave, Arcadia, FL 34266
1:00-2:00 pm
Monday only, May 29-July 31

Heron Cove Apartments – PICK-UP ONLY
2019 SE Heron Cove, Arcadia, FL 34266
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Monday only, May 29-July 31

Groceries

Caritas Food Ministry
1661 Main St, Sarasota
Mon-Fri
10:00 am-2:00 pm

Church of the Palms
3224 Bee Ridge Rd, Sarasota
Groceries:
Mon-Fri
10:00 am-1:00 pm
Mobile Farm Market:
July 3, 17
August 7
10:30-11:30 am
Veterans’ Pantry:
June 11, 25
July 9, 23
9:00-10:30 am

Salvation Army
1701 S. Tuttle Ave, Sarasota
Groceries:
Mondays and Thursdays
12:00-2:00 pm
Served Meal:
Tuesdays
12:00-2:00 pm

GraceLife Food Pantry
1801 N Lockwood Ridge Rd, Sarasota
Mondays
12:00-1:30 pm

Sarasota Hope House
1872 18th St, Sarasota
June 10, 24
July 8, 22
10:30-11:30 am

Brentwood Elementary School
2500 Vinson Ave, Sarasota
June 10
July 8
5:00-6:30 pm

Booker Middle School
2250 Myrtle St, Sarasota
June 3, 17
July 1, 15
August 5
5:00-6:30 pm

First Congregational Church
1031 S Euclid Ave, Sarasota
June 24
July 22
5:00-6:30 pm

Friendship Baptist Church
5700 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota
May 28
June 11, 25
July 9, 23
10:30-11:30 am

Riverview High School
1 Ram Way, Sarasota
June 4
August 6
5:00-6:30 pm

Gulf Gate Elementary School
6500 S Lockwood Ridge Rd, Sarasota
June 18
July 16
5:00-6:30 pm

Truvine Baptist Church
1947 31st St, Sarasota
June 11
July 9
5:00-7:00 pm

Roy McBean Boys and Girls Club
1790 21st St, Sarasota
May 29
June 12, 26
July 10, 24, 31
9:30-10:30 am

St Thomas More Catholic Church
2506 Gulf Gate Dr, Sarasota
Wednesdays
3:00-6:00 pm

New Life Worship Center
2105 Worrington St, Sarasota
Wednesdays
5:00-6:00 pm

St Jude Catholic Church
3930 17th St, Sarasota
Wednesdays
5:00-6:30 pm

Fruitville Elementary School
601 Honore Ave, Sarasota
July 17
5:00-6:30 pm

First Presbyterian Church
2050 Oak St, Sarasota
Thursdays
9:30-11:00 am

The Harvest Food Pantry
3650 17th St, Sarasota
Thursdays
10:00 am-12:00 pm

Bethlehem Baptist Church
1680 18th St, Sarasota
Thursdays
3:00-4:30 pm

Faith Lutheran Church
7750 S Beneva Rd, Sarasota
Thursdays
5:00-6:30 pm

Northminster Presbyterian Church
3131 61st St, Sarasota
June 27
July 25
4:30-6:30 pm

Glasser Schoenbaum Center
1750 17th St, Sarasota
June 7, 21
July 19
August 2
9:00-11:00 am

Dollar Dynasty
1922 Dr MLK Way, Sarasota
Fridays
11:00 am-2:00 pm

Restoration Fellowship
5614 Richardson Rd, Sarasota
Served Meal:
Fridays
10:30 am-12:30 pm
Mobile Farm Market:
June 28
July 26
11:00 am-12:00 pm

St Wilfred Episcopal Church
3773 Wilkinson Rd, Sarasota
Fridays
1:00-3:00 pm

St Jude Catholic Church
3930 17th St, Sarasota
Saturdays
8:30-9:30 am

Ed Smith Stadium
2700 12th St, Sarasota
July 13
9:00-10:30 am

St Paul Lutheran Church
2256 Bahia Vista St, Sarasota
Saturdays
9:00-10:30 am

Truvine Baptist Church
1947 31st St, Sarasota
June 22
July 27
9:00-11:00 am

Van Wezel
777 N Tamiami Trl, Sarasota
June 22
July 27
9:00-10:30 am

Robarts Arena
3000 Ringling Blvd, Sarasota
June 6
9:00-10:30 am

Islamic Society of Sarasota & Bradenton
3150 44th St, Sarasota
June 1, July 6, August 3: 3:30-5:00 pm
June 15, July 20: 9:30-11:00 am

Faith to Faeth Ministries
8484 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota
June 2
July 7
August 4
11:00 am-12:00 pm

Laurel Civic Association
509 Collins Rd, Laurel
June 6, 20
July 18
August 1
10:00 am-12:00 pm and 4:00-6:00 pm

Nokomis Park Community Center
234 Nippino Trl, Nokomis
June 12, 26
July 10, 24
11:00 am-12:30 pm

The Salvation Army Venice
1051 Albee Farm Rd, Venice
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri
10:00 am-12:00 pm and 1:00-3:00 pm

South County Food Pantry
121 Warfield Ave, Venice
Mon-Fri
9:00 am-12:00 pm

Trinity Presbyterian Church
4365 State Road 776, Venice
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9:00-10:30 am

The Center of Hope
2395 Shamrock Dr, Venice
Opening July 9
Tue-Thu
8:00-11:00 am

Good Shepherd
1115 Center Rd, Venice
June 5
July 3, 17
August 7
10:00-11:30 am

Senior Friendship Center of Venice
2350 Scenic Dr, Venice
Wednesdays
8:00-9:00 am

Colonial Baptist Church
2400 Taylor Ranch Trl, Venice
June 6
August 1
5:00-6:30 pm

Venice Middle School
1900 Center Rd, Venice
June 13
July 11
5:00-6:30 pm

Trinity United Methodist Church
4285 Wesley Ln, North Port
Mondays: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
June 5, July 3, August 7: 4:30-6:00 pm

7th Day Adventist Church
4330 S Biscayne Dr, North Port
May 28
June 11, 25
July 8, 23
11:00 am-1:00 pm

Awaken Church Food Pantry
4940 Pan American Blvd, North Port
Tue, Thu, Sat: 9:00 am-1:00 pm
Wednesdays: 3:00-7:00 pm
Fridays: 9:00 am-12:00 pm

Lamarque Elementary
3415 Lamarque Ave, North Port
June 12
July 10
5:30-7:00 pm

St Nathaniel Episcopal Church
4200 S Biscayne Dr, North Port
June 6, 20
July 18
August 1
10:00-11:30 am

Atwater Elementary
4701 Huntsville Ave, North Port
June 27
July 25
5:00-6:30 pm

Glenallen Elementary School
7050 Glenallen Blvd, North Port
June 20
July 18
5:00-6:30 pm

North Port City Hall
4790 City Hall Blvd, North Port
June 1
August 3
9:00-10:30 am

Fly Away Unto the Lord International Ministries
12450 Tamiami Trail Unit F, North Port
June 8, 22
July 13, 27
2:00-3:00 pm

Englewood Elks Lodge
401 N Indiana Ave, Englewood
June 3
July 1
August 5
10:00-11:00 am

Englewood Bible Church
501 Yale St , Englewood
Tuesdays: 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Thursdays: 5:00-7:00 pm

Englewood Helping Hand
700 E Dearborn St, Englewood
Wed-Thu
8:00 am-1:00 pm

Englewood Sports Complex
1300 S River Road, Englewood
June 27
July 25
9:00-10:00 am

Englewood Methodist Church
700 E Dearborn St, Englewood
June 15
July 20
9:00-10:00 am

**Please enter school sites through front office to check in**

DeSoto County High School
1710 E Gibson St, Arcadia, FL 34266
Breakfast – 7:30-8:00 am
Lunch – 10:45-11:30 am
Mon-Thur, May 29-June 27

West Elementary School
304 W Imogene St, Arcadia, FL 34266
Breakfast – 7:45-8:30 am
Lunch – 10:45-11:30 am
Mon-Thur, May 29-July 31
*Site closed July 3 & 4, 2024*

DeSoto Public Library
125 N Hillsborough Ave, Arcadia, FL 34266
Lunch – 12:00-1:00 pm
Tues-Thur, May 29-July 31
*Site closed July 3 & 4, 2024*

Casa San Juan Bosco – PICK-UP ONLY
2274 SE Arnold Andrews Ave, Arcadia, FL 34266
1:00-2:00 pm
Monday only, May 29-July 31

Heron Cove Apartments – PICK-UP ONLY
2019 SE Heron Cove, Arcadia, FL 34266
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Monday only, May 29-July 31

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

Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Public Library
Mon: 10 am-6 pm
Tues-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

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