Miami residents in need of food assistance can turn to dozens of pantries, food banks, churches and community organizations offering free groceries on September 11, 12 and 13, according to a resource list compiled for the city and its surrounding areas.
The list brings together food banks, community pantries, churches and aid organizations spread across Miami's neighborhoods. Availability can change, and the compilation does not claim to include every food assistance resource in the city, so people are advised to call ahead to confirm hours and requirements before visiting.
Food pantries across Miami
Among the options is Food For Life Network, Inc., located at 3510 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 209, reachable at (305) 576-3663. Glory Temple Ministries, at 7950 NW 22 Avenue, can be reached at (305) 456-5217.
- Curleys House of Style - Hope Relief Food Bank, 6025 N.W. 6 Court, (305) 759-9805
- Pass It On Ministries Food Pantry, 14617 NW 7th Ave., (305) 681-1594
- Ministerio Intl Nuevas Fuerzas, 15160 SW 136 Street, (305) 255-4407
- Passageway Inc, 2255 NW 10 Ave., (305) 635-9106
- Missionaries of Charity, 724 NW 17 St., (305) 545-5699
- Volunteers of America of FL, 1492 W Flagler Street, (305) 644-0335
More pantries and churches offering help
The list also includes Holy Comforter Episcopal Church at 150 SW 13 Ave., Ebenezer United Methodist Church Food Pantry at 2001 NW 35 Street, and Ministerio Evangelistico at 2010 NW 36th Street, reachable respectively at (305) 643-2711, (305) 635-7413 and (305) 635-2858.
Other Miami locations include Victory Outreach and Camillus House, along with several churches and community centers.
- Victory Outreach, 710 NW 29 Street, 305-636-5311
- Camillus House, 1603 NW 7th Ave., (305) 374-1065
- St John Baptist Church, 1328 NW 3 Ave., (305) 371-3212
- Community Partnership for Homeless, 1550 N Miami Ave., phone not listed
- Miami Rescue Mission, 3553 NW 50th Street, (305) 571-2273
Options in other Miami neighborhoods
Additional resources include De Hostos Senior Center, Christ Fellowship Downtown, New Life Baptist Church and Miami Peniel Church Nazarene.
- De Hostos Senior Center, 2902 NW 2nd Ave., (305) 573-6220
- Christ Fellowship - Downtown, 500 NE 1 Ave., (305) 238-1818
- New Life Baptist Church, 1365 NW 54th St., (305) 758-7945
- Miami Peniel Church Nazarene, 5801 NE 2nd Ave., (305) 770-1960
- First Interdenom Haitian Church, 5846 NE 2nd Ave., (305) 756-8029
- Church of God of Prophecy, 4528 NW 1st Avenue, (305) 576-4992
- Church of the Rock Jesus Christ, 22400 SW 112th Avenue, (305) 233-9449
- City Reach Ministries, 12236 SW 128 Street, (305) 259-7677
Further options listed for other parts of the Miami area include Evangel Temple Assemble Of God (Life Impact) at 590 NW 159th Street, Good Sheppard for Christ at 11886 West Dixie Highway, Grove Outreach - St. Hugh Catholic at 3749 Grand Ave., and Haitian Emmanuel Baptist Church at 7321 N.E. 2nd Avenue.
Pantries in Kendall and additional locations
Further south, God Is Greater Food Pantry sits at 12205 SW 132nd Ct. and can be reached at (305) 259-5445, while Feed Miami Food Pantry - Kendall Campus, at 14266 SW 119 Avenue, can be reached at 786-370-9036.
The list also includes Harvest Fire Worship Center at 2260 N.W. 183rd Street, Allapattah Community Action, Inc at 2257 NW North River Drive, Bezerra de Menezes Food Pantry at 6450 NW 77th Court, and Stop Hunger Inc. Miami, which lists only a postal address, P.O. Box 611235. Upon This Rock Ministry and Services also appears on the list, though its address is not disclosed.
Anyone planning to visit one of these locations between September 11 and 13 is advised to call ahead to confirm that food service is available, along with requirements, hours and the quantities that can be distributed. The list is meant to serve as a resource guide and explicitly states that it does not represent a complete account of every food assistance option in Miami.
