No veteran or immigrant should ever go hungry. Access SNAP benefits, food banks, community meals, emergency assistance, and nutrition support.
This is America's promise to you. Food assistance is your right, not charity. Every resource below exists to ensure you and your family have nutritious meals every day.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits to buy groceries at authorized stores nationwide. Most veterans and low-income families qualify.
Average $200-500/month per person
Loaded onto EBT card monthly
Buy groceries at 250,000+ stores
Walmart, Target, grocery stores nationwide
Easy online application
Apply through your state in 20 minutes
Over 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries provide free groceries and meals. No questions asked, no documentation required.
Find nearest food bank
Search by ZIP code
Free groceries & fresh food
Weekly or monthly pickups
No eligibility requirements
Open to everyone in need
Free hot meals at churches, community centers, veteran organizations, and nonprofits. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner programs available.
Hot meals daily
Breakfast, lunch, dinner options
Soup kitchens & meal programs
Local churches and nonprofits
Welcoming community
Connect with others while eating
Need food today? Emergency food programs, same-day assistance, home delivery for elderly and disabled, and mobile food pantries.
Call 211 for immediate help
24/7 food assistance hotline
Home delivery available
Meals on Wheels and more
Mobile food pantries
Trucks deliver to neighborhoods
Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program. Free healthy food for pregnant women, new mothers, and young children.
Learn About WICFree or reduced-price breakfast and lunch for children at school. Summer meal programs when school is out.
Apply for School MealsMeals on Wheels, senior centers, and congregate meal programs for veterans and seniors age 60+.
Find Senior MealsFood security is a basic right. These programs exist because America cares about your survival and wellbeing.