Food Resources
FIND NUTRITIOUS FOOD NEAR YOU
We want to make sure families and community members have access to healthy foods. Listed below are city-wide resources to help you find nutritious food for you and your family. Check back for additional resources and updates.
Visit our SNAP Resources page for important information and tips on how to benefit from your SNAP dollars.
The Groceries for Good program (launched by The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia and the Giant Company) to provide Philadelphia families with 10 pounds of healthy food. Click here learn more and find a site near you.
When schools are closed, many Parks & Rec sites offer free on-site meals for students up to 18 years old. Meals are distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis from mid-afternoon until early evening. Contact your local rec center for more information on meal sites.
CITY WIDE RESOURCES
The phila.gov/food map has food sites, student meal sites, senior meal sites, outdoor meal sites, and food pantries.
The Food Trust's Farmers markets accepting SNAP benefits and Food Bucks.
Find free food for kids through Philabundance's backpack distributions.
Nutritional Development Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia offers meal sites and food pantries.
No kid Hungry Free Meals Texting Line
Families can text “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 304-304 and receive a text back with the closest free meal sites.
Rebel Ventures, a youth-powered healthy food business, is providing children and families with kitchen supplies, such as knives and cutting boards, through the Healthy Deliciousness at Home Fund! Residents of Philadelphia 13 and older can apply here.
