Sites to check out if you need food assistance in SWFL

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — In response to an increasing need for food assistance in our area, we are compiling the following list for our community.

If you have a resource that should be added to this list, please email shari.armstrong@fox4now.com.

Food Pantries

• Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida — https://harrychapinfoodbank.org
• South Fort Myers Food Pantry — https://sfmfoodpantry.com
• Gladiolus Food Pantry — https://gladiolusfoodpantry.org
• Community Cooperative (Soup Kitchen & More) — https://communitycooperative.com
• Meals of Hope (Collier County Mobile Pantry) — https://mealsofhope.org/pantry

WATCH FOX 4's Community Correspondent Anvar Ruziev's recent coverage on the increasing need for food assistance on Sanibel:

Government & SNAP Assistance

• Florida SNAP — https://www.myflfamilies.com/services/public-assistance/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap
• CareerSource SWFL SNAP E&T — https://careersourcesouthwestflorida.com/snap

Additional Support & Tools

• Feeding Florida “Find Food Now” — https://www.feedingflorida.org/feeding-florida/florida-food-banks
• Lee Health Community Food Resources — https://www.leehealth.org/community-resources/food-resources
• Florida TEFAP Recipient Agencies — https://www.fdacs.gov/Food-Nutrition/Nutrition-Programs/The-Emergency-Food-Assistance-Program-TEFAP/Recipient-Agencies