If you live in Miami, and need immediate help with free food now, food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens are a great place to start. There are over 50 Miami food bank and food pantry locations. In this article, we will provide you with a complete list of food bank in Miami, including addresses and phone numbers.
The quickest way to get free food now is through food banks, food pantries and soup kitchens. We have provided below the list of food pantries in Miami, Florida.
Continue reading below to see the complete list of Miami food bank and food pantry locations near you.
However, over the long term, Florida food stamp (SNAP) benefits offer another way to get access to nutritious food, if you are struggling to provide food for your household.
To see if you qualify for food stamps, see our Florida Food Stamps Eligibility Guide.
In addition, if you are eligible for food stamps and have little or no income, you may qualify for expedited processing of your application through the Emergency Food Stamps Program.
If you are found to be eligible for expedited SNAP processing, you will get your food stamps benefits in 5 days.
For details on how to apply for SNAP benefits in Miami and details about expedited processing, continue reading below.
What is a Food Bank?
A food bank is a non-profit that safely stores millions of pounds of food that will soon be delivered to local food programs, like a food pantry.
Food banks range in size, with some being double the size of a Costco wholesale store.
The food they store is donated from local neighbors, retailers, grocery stores, and restaurants.
To get the food into the hands of the community, food banks hire drivers to make the deliveries. Every food bank serves a specific area that varies in size.
How different is a food bank from a food pantry?
A food pantry is a distribution center where hungry families can receive food. Supplied with food from a food bank, pantries feed hundreds of people per week!
At a mobile pantry, truckloads of food are distributed to people in pre-packed boxes or displayed on folding tables like a farmer’s market.
List of Free Food Banks in Miami, FL
Here is the list of all the free food pantry and food bank locations in Miami, including addresses and phone numbers.
Additionally, some of the food banks and pantries listed below offer food stamps pre-screening services for free.
This is to help you determine if you qualify for food stamp benefits in Florida.
There are 50 food pantry and food banks in Miami, Florida that can provide you with immediate food help.
See the complete list of the free food bank in Miami below:
Allapattah Community Action, Inc
2257 NW North River Drive
Miami, FL 33125
Phone: (305) 633-6466
American Veterans Newspaper Food Assistance Program – Food Distribution Center
1464 W Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33135
Phone: (786) 306-1304
Bezerra de Menezes Food Pantry
6450 NW 77th Court
Miami, FL 33166
Phone: (305) 477-4148
Camillus House
1603 NW 7th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Phone: (305) 374-1065
Central Christian Church – Food Distribution Center
222 Menores Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone: (305) 446-6132
Church of God of Prophecy
4528 NW 1st Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
Phone: (305) 576-4992
Church of the Rock Jesus Christ
22400 SW 112th Avenue
Miami, FL 33170
Phone: (305) 233-9449
Christ Fellowship – Downtown
500 NE 1 Avenue
Miami, FL 33132
Phone: (305) 238-1818
City Reach Ministries
12236 SW 128 Street
Miami, FL 33186
Phone: (305) 259-7677
Fax: (786) 249-0034
Coconut Grove Crisis Food Program – Food Distribution Center
3481 Hibiscus Street
Miami, FL 33133
Comm Partnership for Homeless
1550 N Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Curleys House of Style – Hope Relief Food Bank
6025 N.W. 6 Court
Miami, FL 33127
Phone: (305) 759-9805
Fax: (786) 953-7004
De Hostos Senior Center
2902 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
Phone: 305-573-6220
Ebenezer United Methodist Church – Food Pantry
2001 NW 35 Street
Miami, FL 33142
Phone: (305) 635-7413
Evangel Temple Assemble Of God (Life Impact)
590 NW 159th Street
Miami, FL 33169
Phone: (305) 945-4770
Feeding South Florida
Pembroke Park, FL 33023
Feed Miami Food Pantry – Kendall Campus
14266 SW 119 Avenue
Miami, FL 33186
Phone: 786-370-9036
First Interdenom Haitian Church
5846 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
Phone: (305) 756-8029
Food For Life Network, Inc.
3510 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 209
Miami, FL 33137
Phone: (305) 576-3663
Glory Temple Ministries
7950 NW 22 Avenue
Miami, FL 33147
Phone: (305) 456-5216
God Is Greater Food Pantry
12205 SW 132nd Court
Miami, FL 33186
Phone: (305) 259-5445
Good Sheppard for Christ
11886 West Dixie Highway
Miami, FL 33161
Phone: (305) 385-8770
Grove Outreach – St. Hugh Catholic
3749 Grand Avenue
Miami, FL 33133
Phone: (305) 444-8363
Haitian Emmanuel Baptist Church
7321 N.E. 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33138
Phone: (305) 757-7515
Harvest Fire Worship Center
2260 N.W. 183rd Street
Miami, FL 33056
Phone: (305) 620-2986
Helping Hands with your Hearts – Food Distribution Center
10820 NW 8th Avenue
Miami, FL 33168
Phone: (786) 290-4316
Holy Comforter Episcopal Church
150 SW 13 Avenue
Miami, FL 33135
Phone: (305) 643-2711
Jewish Community Services Kosher Food Bank
Phone: (305) 947-8093
KJM Pantry
14089 SW 147 Avenue
Miami, FL 33186
Miami Gardens Food Pantry – Food Distribution Center
18041 NW 22nd Avenue
Miami Gardens, FL 33056
Phone: (305) 610-4004
Miami Kosher Food Bank
1622 NE 205th Terrace, Suite B
Miami, FL 33179
Phone: (786) 567-8770
Miami Rescue Mission – Food Service
2010 NW 1st Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
Phone: (305) 571-2241
Miami Peniel Church Nazarene
5801 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
Phone: (305) 770-1960
Miami Rescue Mission
3553 NW 50th Street
Miami, FL 33127
Phone: (305) 571-2273
Ministerio Evangelistico
2010 NW 36th Street
Miami, FL 33142
Phone: (305) 635-2858
Ministerio Intl Nuevas Fuerzas
15160 Sw 136 Street
Miami, FL 33196
Phone: (305) 255-4407
Missionaries of Charity
724 NW 17 Street
Miami, FL 33136
Phone: 305-545-5699
New Beginning – Food Distribution Center
7140 N Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33150
Phone: (954) 825-5693
New Life Baptist Church
1365 NW 54th St
Miami, FL 33142
Phone: (305) 758-7945
Nourishing Souls Food Bank
1306 NE 123rd Street
North Miami, FL 33161
Phone: (786) 534-3896
North Miami Church of Nazarene – Food Distribution Center
1195 NW 124th Street
North Miami, FL 33168
Phone: (305) 688-0143
Passageway Inc
2255 NW 10 Ave
Miami, FL 33127
Phone: (305) 635-9106
Pass It On Ministries Food Pantry
14617 NW 7th Avenue
Miami, FL 33168
Phone: (305) 681-1594
Prayer and Praise International Ministry – Food Distribution Center
6087 NW 17th Avenue
Miami, FL 33142
Phone: (786) 380-3209
St John Baptist Church
1328 NW 3 Ave
Miami, FL 33136
Phone: (305) 371-3212
Stop Hunger Inc. Miami
P O Box 611235
Miami, FL 33169
Phone: (305) 713-7123
Upon This Rock Ministry and Services
Miami, FL 33127
Phone: (813) 551-5723
Verbo Community Outreach – Food Distribution Center
7320 NW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33126
Phone: (305) 261-5505
Victory Outreach
710 NW 29 Street
Miami, FL 33127
Phone: (305) 636-5311
Volunteers of America of FL
1492 W Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33135
Phone: (305) 644-0335
How to Qualify for Florida SNAP Benefits
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits help you pay for food.
You can use SNAP and Florida EBT benefits to shop for food at grocery stores, supermarkets, and farmer’s markets.
Anyone can apply for SNAP benefits. You may be eligible even if you have a job, receive SSI or disability benefits, own a home, or own a car.
Who is Eligible for Food Stamps in Miami?
The categories of people that are eligible for food assistance in Miami, FL include:
- Any Florida household or individual (including homeless) with no or low income
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients
- College students who meet eligibility requirements
- Legal permanent residents and qualified immigrants
- Elderly (age 60 or older) and disabled household members
If you are eligible and approved for benefits, you will receive SNAP benefits within 30 days.
Additionally, certain households with little income or savings, or with high housing costs, can receive SNAP benefits within five days (see below for details).
For details about Florida SNAP eligibility and how to apply in Miami, visit our Miami Food Stamps Guide or continue reading below.
How to Get Emergency SNAP in Florida
You may be eligible for expedited SNAP if you meet one of the following:
- Your household has $100 or less in liquid resources and less than $150 in gross monthly income.
- You are a migrant or seasonal farmworker household with $100 or less in liquid resources and you have not received any income since you applied for SNAP.
- Your household’s monthly income and liquid resources together are less than the total of your monthly rent or mortgage and heating costs and utilities (electricity, telephone, and water).
How to Apply for Food Stamps in Miami
There are three ways you can apply for food stamps in Miami – online, in-person, or by phone (or fax).
Option 1 – Online at ACCESS Florida
The easiest and quickest way to apply for Florida Food Stamps in Duval or Nassau County is online at the My ACCESS Florida website.
You can complete and submit for Florida Food Stamps application online through the ACCESS Florida website by visiting www.myflorida.com/accessflorida.
Option 2 – By Phone
You can call your local Miami food stamps office or county DCF office to apply for food stamp benefits by phone or to have an application mailed to you.
Here is the number to call:
Miami FL DCF Customer Service Phone Number: 904-723-2000
You can complete the paper SNAP Application and return it to the Duval or Nassau County DCF office for processing.
Miami Food Stamps Application
If you are completing your Florida SNAP Application by phone or fax, download the Florida Food Stamps SNAP Application.
Option 3 – In Person
Lastly, you can apply for food stamp Miami in-person at any of the Department of Families and Children Services offices.
To locate the Florida DCF Office in Miami-Dade County near you, click here.
After you submit an application, you will be contacted by an eligibility worker to complete the online application.
Miami-Dade County Office Locations
Here’s the list of southern region Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) Office locations in Miami-Dade County.
All of the Miami-Dade DCF office locations handle Florida food stamp applications and benefits.
Florida DCF – Rohde Building
401 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33128
305-377-5055
Florida DCF – Miami Beach
945 Pennsylvania Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
(888) 356-3281
Florida DCF – University Park
9766 SW 24th Street, Ste 35
Miami, Florida 33165
(866) 762-2237
Florida DCF – University Shopping Center
1607 SW 107th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33165
(866) 762-2237
Florida DCF – Southern Heights Miami
12340 Quail Roost Drive
Miami, Florida 33177
(305) 506-3475
Miami-Dade County DCF Food Stamps Fax Number
Additionally, you can fax your completed application to the Miami DCF Office at 305-377-5547.
Get the complete list of all the Florida DCF office locations in Miami-Dade County here.
Food Bank in Miami Summary
We hope this post on the Food Pantry and Food Bank locations in Miami was helpful to you!
To find more food pantry and food bank locations in Florida, check out our Jacksonville Food Bank guide, Clearwater Food Bank guide and Orlando Food Bank guide.
If you have more questions about your Florida EBT or SNAP Benefits, please let us know in the comments section below.
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