JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s largest food bank is holding a series of drive-thru food distribution events across Northeast Florida this week for residents struggling to make ends meet.
Farm Share will host a half-dozen such events to provide food-insecure families with fresh produce and non-perishable goods, starting on Wednesday with a food distribution in Jacksonville’s Urban Core.
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The nonprofit organization routinely works with farmers to make use of produce that would otherwise go to waste. The goal is to help the nearly 4 million Floridians suffering from food insecurity.
With COVID-19 infections surging in Florida, this week’s events will be drive-thru only to minimize close contact. Face masks are required and attendees must bring a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed.
Below is a list of the events including dates, times and locations:
Greater El-Beth-El Divine Holiness Church
- Date: Wednesday, Aug. 4, from noon until supplies run out
- Location: 723 W 4th St., Jacksonville, Fla., 32209
First Baptist Church Callahan
- Date: Thursday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. until supplies run out
- Location: 45090 Green Ave., Callahan, Fla., 32011
First Baptist Church of Orange Park
- Date: Friday, Aug. 6, from 9 a.m. until supplies run out
- Location: 1140 Kingsley Ave., Orange Park, Fla., 32073
Brentwood Branch Library
- Date: Saturday, Aug. 7, from 10:30 a.m. until supplies run out
- Location: 3725 N Pearl St., Jacksonville, Fla., 32206
MLK Recreation Center
- Date: Saturday, Aug. 7, from 9 a.m. until supplies run out
- Location: 1200 Elm St., Fernandina Beach, Fla., 32034
Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church
- Date: Saturday, Aug. 7, from 9 a.m. until supplies run out
- Location: 2043 Forest St., Jacksonville, Fla. 32204