Food help in Orlando and Central Florida

Find a pickup location before making a trip. This guide gives you a pantry finder, a way to request help finding food, and a separate route for SNAP application support.

Source pages reviewed September 5, 2026

Start with Orange, Osceola or Seminole below. Second Harvest’s food finder also covers Brevard, Lake, Marion and Volusia. Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida — Food Finder.

Where to start

Pantry and food-distribution finder

Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida

Search by ZIP code for a community pickup location. Second Harvest does not distribute food to individuals at its facilities. Check the individual pantry’s appointment needs and call to confirm hours and availability.

Choose the pickup site shown in the finder when planning your trip.

Find a Central Florida pantry

Official source: Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida — Food Finder

Help finding a food resource

Second Harvest food assistance request

If you need help locating food, the organization provides a food assistance form. It asks for contact and location details. For weekend assistance, its guidance directs people to 211.

The form is a request for help. It is not a pickup booking or a confirmation of same-day service.

Open the official food assistance form Call 407-295-1066

Official source: Second Harvest — Food Assistance Form

Free help applying for SNAP

Second Harvest Benefits Connection

Benefits Connection offers individual SNAP application support. Its county schedules include Orange, Osceola and Seminole. Check the location schedule and any appointment instructions before visiting.

This is application support, so do not assume the appointment is also a grocery distribution.

View local SNAP assistance locations

Official source: Second Harvest — SNAP Assistance

Search closer to home

Orlando Kissimmee Sanford Apopka St. Cloud

Choose free-food results for pantries and meals. SNAP retailers are stores where eligible purchases use EBT; they are a separate search.

Search all of Florida

Before you make the trip

Is food being distributed at this exact location, and at what time?
Do I need an appointment or any documents? Does this site serve my address?
Can I walk up, use public transportation or arrange for someone to collect food for me?
Can this location meet my food or accessibility needs? If not, where else should I try?

Need help with food benefits?

Read the SNAP guide Read the WIC guide

Sources and review

We reviewed the organizations’ public pages linked below. This is an editorial guide, not a confirmation from each provider or a live report of food availability. The named organizations operate their own services.

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