JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Farm Share will be distributing food at seven events this week in Northeast Florida.
The food distribution events are scheduled Tuesday through Saturday in Duval, Nassau and Union counties:
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Event: Farm Share food distribution with Historic Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church (serving 200 households)
Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2021, from 10 a.m. until supplies last
Location: 201 E. Beaver St., Jacksonville, Fla., 32202
Event: Farm Share food distribution with Safe Future Foundation Cinco de Mayo Food Giveaway (serving 500 households)
Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2021, from 12 p.m. until supplies last
Location: 1800 Mayport Road, Atlantic Beach, Fla., 32233
Event: Farm Share food distribution with First Baptist Church Callahan
Date: Thursday, May 6, 2021, from 10 a.m. until supplies last
Location: 45090 Green Ave., Callahan, Fla., 32011
Event: Farm Share food distribution with Lem Turner Circle Church of Christ
Date: Saturday, May 8, 2021, from 9 a.m. until supplies last
Location: 7144 Lem Turner Circle, Jacksonville, Fla., 32208
Event: Farm Share food distribution with Councilman Sam Newby, Councilman Reggie Gaffney & The Truth Church (Serving 400 households)
Date: Saturday, May 8, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. until supplies last
Location: 9960 Byrnes Road, Jacksonville, Fla., 32246
Event: Farm Share food distribution with Lake Butler
Date: Saturday, May 8, 2021, from 9 a.m. until supplies last
Location: 155 NW 3rd St., Lake Butler, Fla., 32054
Event: Farm Share food distribution with MLK Recreation Center
Date: Saturday, May 8, 2021, from 9 a.m. until supplies last
Location: 1200 Elm St., Fernandina Beach, Fla., 32034
Recipients will receive fresh produce and nonperishable canned foods.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, distributions will be drive-thru only and recipients must wear a mask and arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed.
Farm Share is one of Florida’s leading food nonprofits and the state’s largest food bank. With more than 3.5 million families suffering from food insecurity throughout Florida, Farm Share meets the everyday hunger needs of Floridians by working hand in hand with local farmers to recover and redistribute produce that would otherwise be thrown away due to aesthetic imperfections.
Farm Share currently serves all 67 counties in Florida. Since its inception, Farm Share has distributed more than 707 million pounds of food, with a value of more than $1.3 billion. In 2020 alone, Farm Share distributed more than 104 million pounds of food and served more than 86 million meals to Floridians. As of March 2021, Farm Share will administer 41% of the overall food for The Emergency Food Assistance Program to select regions throughout Florida, compared to distributing only 23% in 2020.
For more information about Farm Share, visit FarmShare.org.