Food Resources

Groceries

If you are stocking up at the grocery store, here is a helpful article with some guidelines and suggestions that are both nutritious and versatile: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/17/health/coronavirus-quarantine-grocery-list-drayer-wellness/index.html

Here are some grocery stores with curbside or in-store pickup:

■ Kroger https://www.kroger.com

■ Central Market https://centralmarket.com/shop

■ Aldi https://www.aldi.us/en/shop-now/grocery-pickup

■ Walmart https://grocery.walmart.com

■ Tom Thumb https://www.tomthumb.com

Note some items have limits to allow more customers to have access to specific items. It is always a good idea to check with your local store for their updated hours or policies.

Food Pantries

■ North Texas Food Bank https://ntfb.org/our-programs/get-food-assistance

■ Minnie’s Food Pantry https://minniesfoodpantry.org

DALLAS

■ Care Center Ministries - serving families in Pleasant Grove

Food Hours: Wednesday 10am - 2pm

Drive thru service

■ CitySquare - serving homeless and families in need

Food Hours: Tuesday - Friday 9am - 1pm

Drive thru and walk up services

Food available to “neighbors” every 2 weeks

■ Crossroads Community Services

Food Hours: Monday 1pm - 3pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am - 11am, 1pm - 3pm

Drive Thru

Must bring ID

■ Furlough Kitchen - Meals for Restaurant Employees who have been Furloughed through COVID-19

Food Hours: Monday - Saturday 12pm - 5pm

Serving 1,000 meals a day

Drive thru

■ Holy Cross Food Pantry

Must schedule an appointment in order for them to serve you: 214-375-3715

For Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am - 1pm, Saturday 9am - 12pm

MUST LIVE in ZIPCODES 75216 OR 75241

Must bring photo ID

■ Salvation Army Dallas - Carr P. Collins Center

Food Hours: Open daily… serving families, homeless, seniors and veterans

Drive thru service

Shelter services: operational and open with enhanced quarantine and cleanliness standards

Social services and rent services: all appointments for rent and utility help will be conducted over the phone

■ Wilkinson center

Food Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am - 12pm, Tuesday 1pm - 4pm

To be eligible for food assistance, new client must:

Live in one of these zip codes: 75204, 75206, 75214, 75217, 75223, 75226, 75227, 75228, and 75246
Provide proof of address (a current lease OR a current utility bill)
Provide photo ID for all adults 18 years of age and up on the lease
Provide birth certificates for all children under 18 years of age

GARLAND

■ Salvation Army Corps of Garland

Food hours: Must CALL 972-272-4531, pantry assistance press 0, Monday - Friday between 9am-12pm to apply for assistance over the phone. Once screened and application is received, you will be given an appointment to come pick up pantry goods

Must live in Garland

Utilities Assistance: Must CALL 972-272-4531, utility assistance press 5, TXU, City of Garland and City of Rowlett

■ St. Michael Anglican Catholic Church

Food Pantry is Closed

■ First Baptist Church Garland - Friendship House

Currently Closed due to shelter in place

■ Metro Family Ministries Food Pantry

Currently Closed due to shelter in place

■ Hearts and Hands Food Pantry

Food Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9am - 11am

MUST LIVE IN ZIPCODE 75041

All boxes are pre-packed

■ Good Samaritans of Garland

Food Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 12pm & 1pm - 3:30pm

Bring photo ID

MESQUITE

■ Sharing Life Community Outreach: 3544 E. Emporium Circle, Mesquite 75150

Food Hours: Tuesday 9am - 11am & 2pm - 4pm , Thursday 9am - 11am & 5pm - 7pm, Friday SENIOR CITIZENS ONLY 9am - 12pm

Drive Thru service

RICHARDSON

■ CARE Church

Food Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 12pm-2:30pm, 4th Wednesday of the month 6-7pm

Drive thru service

Bring Photo ID and proof of residency

■ Network of Community Industries

Food Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-6pm, Friday 9-12pm

■ North Texas Food Bank

Food Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30-4:30

Drive Thru model

**If you need Emergency Services call 211

SACHSE

■ 5 Loaves

Food Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10am - 12pm, 1st and 3rd Saturday 10am - 12pm

Drive thru service and can do delivery drop offs on porches

Partnering with Wylie ISD to provide produce and meat on meals to be picked up at Hartman Elementary School

Starting March 30 will focus on going into low income neighborhoods

WYLIE

■ Wylie Community Christian Care Center

Food Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 10am-2pm, Saturday 10am-12pm

Can come 2 times a month

Drive thru service — will roll out a grocery cart to your car

Bring Drivers License

Currently well Stocked

■ Amazing Grace Food Pantry

Food Hours: Tuesday 8:30-12pm, Thursday 5:30pm-8pm, Saturday 7:30-12pm

Serving clients via patio service

■ First Baptist Church Wylie

Food Hours: DAILY 11:30am - 12:30pm serving sack lunches at the following Mobile Parks

WA Allen Mobile Home Park
Wylie Propane Mobile Home Park
Southfork Mobile Home Park
Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park
Red Wood @ the Lake Mobile Home Park

Meals for Students in Need

■ Dallas ISD https://www.dallasisd.org/Page/62476

■ Garland ISD serving Garland, Rowlett and Sachse https://www.garlandisd.net/node/11272

■ Richardson ISD Student Meal Services http://www.risd.org/Group/Parents/Health_Services/MealDelivery.html

■ Wylie ISD https://www.wylieisd.net/Page/15368

Normally TXschools.gov is used to find school performance information. In the wake of coronavirus, you can also follow this link to find additional free school meal pick-up locations near you: https://txschools.gov

Meals on Wheels for the Elderly

Please fill out the forms to get connected to these organizations to get the help you might need.

■ VNA Meals on Wheels in Dallas for the elderly https://www.vnatexas.org/i-need-help/meals-on-wheels/get-assistance

■ Meals on Wheels in Collin County for the elderly https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Q9u-DG4-sEu4ClMDgnvsnwk_qcFfRz1Amw7q0iL7-2xURFJDTE1DQVNITUdBVEEyMFRBWjZENjEzMS4u

In an effort to keep clients and VNA staff safe and healthy, effective Thursday, April 16th, delivery days will be reduced from two (2) days a week to one (1) day a week.

Beginning, Monday, April 20th, volunteers will now make calls (virtual deliveries) to clients once a week, on either Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday based on the delivery area.

Below you will find the updated virtual delivery schedule and located next to the delivery area is the day calls will be made.
Clients who reside in the following areas will receive their meal deliveries once a week on Thursdays.

Bachman (601A, 900 routes, PD-BL-02) Monday Virtual Delivery
Carrollton/Farmers Branch (1400 routes, PD-CF-02) Monday Virtual Delivery
Cedar Hill (1903 routes) Monday Virtual Delivery
Duncanville (1900 routes, PD-DV routes) Monday Virtual Delivery
Grand Prairie (1600 routes, PD-GP routes) Monday Virtual Delivery
North Dallas (1300 routes, PD-ND-01) Monday Virtual Delivery
Richardson (1300 routes, PD-RS routes) Monday Virtual Delivery
Haggerty/West Dallas (700 routes) Monday Virtual Delivery
Lancaster (1700 routes, PD-LN-01) Monday Virtual Delivery
White Rock (1100 routes, PD-WR routes) Tuesday Virtual Delivery
Rolling Hills in Desoto (2000 routes) Tuesday Virtual Delivery
Rockwall/Rowlett (2100 routes) Tuesday Virtual Delivery
S.E. Oak Cliff Tommie Allen (400 routes) Tuesday Virtual Delivery

Clients who reside in the following areas will receive their meal deliveries once a week on Fridays.

S. E. Oak Cliff- Carver Heights (PD-CH routes) Tuesday Virtual Delivery
DeSoto (1800 routes, PD-DS routes) Tuesday Virtual Delivery
East Dallas (1000 routes, PD-ED routes) Tuesday Virtual Delivery
Oak Cliff (800 routes, PD-OC routes) Tuesday Virtual Delivery
Garland (1200 routes, PD-GR routes) Wednesday Virtual Delivery
Irving (1500 routes, PD-IR-02) Wednesday Virtual Delivery
Mesquite (200 routes, PD-MS routes) Wednesday Virtual Delivery
Pleasant Grove (100 routes, PD-PG routes) Wednesday Virtual Delivery
Seagoville (300 routes, PD-SG routes) - Wednesday Virtual Delivery
South Dallas (500 routes, PD-SD routes) Wednesday Virtual Delivery