Food Resources
Food Resources
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday
7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
If you need an emergency food box, call the number listed below; an operator will direct you to the nearest food bank location to pick up a food box.
Hours of Operation: Fridays
8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
United Food Bank provides food boxes to those in need.
263 N. Center St.
Mesa, AZ 85201
480-926-4897
Students experiencing homelessness may visit the addresses below for emergency food boxes.
Please be sure to bring a photo ID.
3131 W. Thomas St.
Phoenix, AZ 85009
602-242-3663
13050 W. Elm St.
Surprise, AZ
602-242-3663
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday | 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Currently, all of the following St. Vincent De Paul dining rooms are providing sack lunches only at the front door.
Phx Dining Room - Human Service Campus
1075 W. Jackson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
El Mirage Dining Room
14013 N. Verbena St.
El Mirage, AZ 85335
Mesa Dining Room
67 W. Broadway
Mesa, AZ 85210
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday | 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The Salvation Army provides the following services: emergency food boxes, help with paying utilities, resource linkage, housing assistance to families in economic crisis, domestic violence hot-line, transitional housing assistance, and family shelter.
2707 E. Van Buren St.,
Phoenix, Arizona 85008
602-267-4122
Hours of Operation:
Registration Hours: Tuesdays 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Food Box Distribution: Fridays 10 a.m.
Brown Bag Lunches: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays | 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m..
1141 E. Jefferson St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
602-385-3900
Hours of Operation: Food box distribution, until supplies run out: Tuesdays - Thursdays | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Free meal for the homeless: Mondays | 4 - 6:30 p.m.
The Cultural Cup Food Bank offers emergency food boxes, free meals and transportation for the homeless from the Cultural Cup Food Bank to Parson's Family Health Center, clothing when available, SNAP enrollment assistance (by appointment only), and adult incontinent products.
342 E. Thomas Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85012
602-266-8370
Phoenix Location: Hours of Operation: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays | 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
4744 E. Thunderbird Rd. Ste. 9
Phoenix, AZ 85032
602-788-2444
Maryvale Location Hours of Operation: Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays | 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
4002 N. 67th Ave. Ste. 10
Phoenix, AZ 85033
623-247-0039
Phoenix Public Libraries
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday | 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. and Tuesday - Thursday | 5 - 7 p.m.
Kids Cafe and St. Mary's Food Bank will distribute a free, healthy breakfast and lunch to kids and teens (ages 0-18) outside the following clinics during the specified times below. Parents can pick up meals on behalf of their children with appropriate documentation.
On Fridays, each child may receive double meals to provide for Saturday. Meals are provided by St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance.
Acacia Library
750 E. Townley Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Desert Sage Library
7601 W. Encanto Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Saguaro Library
2808 N. 46th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Yucca Library
5648 N. 15th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85015
Burton Barr Central Library
1221 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Harmon Library
1325 N. 5th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Century Library
1750 E. Highland Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Juniper Library
1825 W. Union Hills Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85027
Cholla Library
10050 N. Metro Parkway
Phoenix, AZ 85051
Ocotillo Library
1825 W. Union Hills Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85027
The Department of Economic Security (DES) Coordinated Hunger Relief Program partners with the regional food banks to provide food to individuals in need. To learn more and find a food bank near you, visit azfoodbanks.org