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Help buying groceries and getting meals for you and your family. Your state runs food benefits (SNAP), WIC for pregnant people and young children, and school meals. Food banks and free meal sites near you can help too, often the same day.Help in Florida.

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Tell us more about what you need. We answer first, then show the programs that fit, then ask a few questions to narrow it down.

Programs in Florida

Florida programs for this kind of help. Each agency decides who qualifies.

  • Florida Department of Children and Families

    Food Assistance Program

    Food Assistance helps eligible households buy groceries with monthly benefits.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePhonePaperIn person

    Apply online Agency pageCall 850-300-4323

  • Florida Department of Health

    Women, Infants, and Children Program

    In Florida, WIC is called Florida WIC.

    WIC provides eligible families with food benefits, nutrition support, and referrals.

    Ways to apply:PhoneIn person

    Apply online Agency pageCall 850-245-4444

  • Florida Department of Education

    National School Lunch Program

    The program helps schools provide free or reduced-price meals to eligible students.

    Ways to apply:PaperIn person

    Agency pageCall 850-245-0505

Checked on October 8, 2026

Food banks that serve Florida

Food banks in the Feeding America network supply the food pantries and meal sites near you. Call yours or check its website to find one close by.

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