This group offers several food-based programs. This is to help islanders to not have to choose between feeding their families or paying bills. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Programs Available:

• Backpack Program
• Holiday Food Baskets
• Meals-by-FISH

Fort Myers Christian Outreach Center provides a Food Pantry. They are open Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 19 AM to 12 PM. No one is turned away.

Hope Center offers the following:

• Bread and Hot Meal
• Every Thursday
• Photo ID required for each visit

The Hope Center is open from 12:00PM - 1:00PM on Thursdays.

Meals on Wheels delivers meals to seniors, the disabled, or chronically ill adults under the age of 60. Call for more information.

Meals on Wheels delivers meals to the elderly. Monday thru Friday. Extra meals delivered on Thursday and Friday for those requesting 7 days of meals. Call for more information.

Delivers one hot, nutritious and well-balanced meal a day five days a week. Includes extras for the weekend. For Lee County residents who are elderly, ill or disabled and are unable to shop or prepare their own food. Contact for more information.

Fort Myers Rescue Mission provides three meals a day, four on Sunday, to those in need. Call for more information.

This group offers the Critical Financial Assistance Program. The program helps military families with grants and not loans. Help is also given in the form of grocery cards. The payments are made directly to service providers. There are eligibility criteria that must be met. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Usual Types of Assistance Are:

This group works with the Harry Chapin Food Bank. It also works with other organizations, and churches. This is to offer an outreach program. The program is every Wednesday from 9:00 A.M. until 10:30 A.M. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Program Offers:

• Bikes
• Clothing
• Food
• Healthcare
• Hot Lunches
• ID Assistance