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Food Assistance at Lynn and Locally

The Impact Lab sponsors a food pantry, offering free nonperishable foods for food-insecure students, and there are other resources both at Lynn and locally in Boca to help.

Local Food Pantries and Assistance

Get help locally

  1. Boca Helping Hands

Boca Helping Hands has become one of the largest nonprofit service providers in South Florida.

Locations:

East Boca (Main Facility)

1500 NW 1st Ct

Boca Raton, FL 33432

  • Pantry Bag Pick Up: Mon-Sat 9:00am-12:00pmb. Thursdays 4:30pm-6:00pm
  • Hot Meal Program (Open to All): Mon-Sat 11:00am-12:30pm

West Boca – CrossBridge Church

101 Judge Winikoff Rd.

Boca Raton, FL 33428

  • Pantry Bag Pick Up: Saturdays 9:00am-10:30pm

  1. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church

This local church’s Meals with Meaning provides tangible items to those in need.

Location:

100 NE Mizner Blvd.

Boca Raton, FL 33432

  • Mobile Food Pantry (nonperishables, hygiene products, toiletries, water): Weekdays 10:00am-12:00pm
  • Sunday Meals (hot lunch, cold drinks, sandwiches, and desserts): Every Sunday 2:00pm-3:00pm

  1. Palm Beach County Food Finder Map

Visit this Google Map created by the United Way of Palm Beach County to find all kinds of food resources.

  1. Food Pantries.org

Provides listings of pantries, food closets, food banks, soup kitchens, congregate meal locations, food boxes, vouchers, etc. Our comprehensive list of food assistance programs provides full descriptions, pictures, hours, and volunteer information.

  1. Feeding South Florida

Lists local food pantries and assists with emergency assistance and help signing up for SNAP benefits. You can go directly to their list of food pantries, or fill out the form for help with benefits and emergency food or shelter needs.