Senior Meal Resources

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As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, senior citizens have become the most vulnerable population. As many senior centers and other facilities close or drastically change procedures to distribute food, the following resources are serving our seniors across the nation.

Our team at Caravan Studios is continuously compiling meal resources for seniors as they become available. We welcome your input if you are aware of sites that are not yet listed, below. Please create an account and add sites directly to this page.

Alabama

Alaska

  • Fairbanks Senior Center Meals on Wheels for Fairbanks
  • Food Bank of Alaska Mobile Food Bank in 9 locations around Anchorage. Funded through USDA programs like the Summer Food Service Program, the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, and The Emergency Food Assistance Program
  • Links Resource Center Senior Food Boxes distributed through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.
  • Salvation Army Meal site pick-up in Anchorage Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Arizona

Arkansas

  • CHI St. Vincent Senior Centers with free meals in Garland County
  • Arkansas Groups Groups that are providing food for the elderly throughout Arkansas
  • White River Health System Various senior centers that provide on-site meals and home-delivered meals for individuals over 60.
  • Springdale Senior Center Springdale Senior Center providing lunch Monday thru Friday 11:30 am -12:30 pm and dinner Thursdays 5-5:30 pm.
  • Age Well Senior Services Grab and go meals at senior centers throughout South Orange County. (A suggested donation of $5.50 is requested but no one is turned away if unable to pay.

California

Colorado

Connecticut

  • Restaurants Serving Seniors East Hampton Restaurant offer free meals to senior citizens
  • Catholic Churches of Fairfield Congregate meal sites at 8 locations in Fairfield County open Monday thru Friday. Meals on Wheels is available to deliver meals to those who are homebound.
  • Homes with Hope Meal pick-ups are available at the Gillespie Center in Westport daily, 12 pm for lunch and 5pm for dinner. A food pantry is also available here Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 1pm to 4pm.
  • CT Foodbank Schedule with locations and times for a mobile pantry truck running throughout the state.
  • Connecticut Resources for Older Adults Lists grab and go services at senior centers, soup kitchens, food pantries, and free meal deliveries for seniors throughout the Connecticut area.

Delaware

Florida

  • Elder Affairs Searchable map of meal sites for every county in Florida, as well as meal deliveries provided by Meals on Wheels.
  • Miami Dade County List of senior centers in Miami-Dade County serving meals Monday through Friday 8 am-2 pm.
  • Nassau County County council on aging is delivering meals to seniors in Nassau County
  • Charlotte County Meal pick-ups Monday thru Friday 10 am -1 pm throughout Charlotte County. Home deliveries available for home-bound seniors.

Georgia

  • Atlanta Senior Program Low-income, homebound seniors can apply to this Atlanta program to receive free meal deliveries
  • Fulton County Home-delivered meals for seniors in Fulton County provided by Open Hand Atlanta
  • Atlanta Meals on Wheels Meals on Wheels Atlanta delivering meals to homebound seniors
  • Sun Meadow GA foods offering meal deliveries of nutritious meals throughout the state.

Guam

  • Guam Government Hot meals will be delivered to senior centers to be picked up by seniors or families between 11am and 12pm. If people are unable to pick up then meals will be delivered.
  • Guam USDA USDA waives requirements and becomes more flexible in programs to make programs more accessible.

Hawaii

  • Hawaii Foodbank Hawaii food bank has a searchable map for free meal sites throughout O'ahu
  • Kaua'i Foodbank List of free meal sites and hours of operation throughout Kaua'i.
  • Lanakila Senior Services Meals on Wheels delivering free meals for homebound seniors in Oahu and Hawaii

Idaho

  • Idaho Foodbank Mobile food pantry with searchable map of locations.
  • Idaho Foodbank Seniors Senior nutrition resources through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program
  • Pocatello Senior Center Senior Activity Center in Pocatello offering free curbside meal pick-ups Tuesday through Saturday 11:30 am to 1 pm
  • Saint Alphonsus List of senior resources from senior centers to meal deliveries throughout the state.
  • Idaho County Grab and go meals available at Grangeville Senior center by calling 208-983-2033

Illinois

  • Chicago Government Home-delivered meals for people over 60 throughout Chicago
  • 19th Ward Meal deliveries for seniors in the 19th Ward
  • Chicago Senior Centers All senior centers in Chicago are closed but offering free meal pick-ups.
  • Catholic Charities List of senior centers doing meal-deliveries with facility closures due to the pandemic as well as other food assitance programs offered in Illinois.

Indiana

Iowa

  • Polk County List of locations for free meals for seniors in Polk County
  • DMARC United Searchable food pantry map in Des Moines
  • Linn Community Foodbank Linn Community Food bank (in Cedar Rapids) is giving out food 1:00pm-3:00pm Monday through Friday
  • De Soto Iowa restaurants offering free meals in De Soto

Kansas

  • Kansas Resources SNAP participants receive an additional $274 through the Pandemic EBT program in Kansas.
  • Kansas Food Sites List of free food sites in Kansas and Missouri
  • Wichita Senior Services Senior Services of Wichita are offering free hot meals Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and then shelf-stable food for Mondays and Fridays through home deliveries.

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

  • Washington County List of meal sites and pantries for Washington County.
  • Good Shephard Food Bank List of meal sites and pantries provided by Good Shephard Food Bank
  • Maine Government Low-income seniors are available to receive $50 worth of fresh, local produce through the Maine Senior FarmShare Program.
  • Southern Maine Meal deliveries through Meals on Wheels are still available in Southern Maine and Simply Delivered meals have been reduced in price.
  • Cumberland County Useful links for food resources in Maine and Cumberland County.

Maryland

  • Montgomery County Food resources for Montgomery County
  • Central Maryland Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland are delivering meals to homebound seniors.
  • Maryland Foodbank Searchable map to find food banks throughout Maryland
  • Capital Area Foodbank Capital Area Food Bank provides monthly grocery bags of food for seniors distributed at local senior centers and facilities
  • Olney Food resources for residents of Olney
  • Baltimore County Baltimore County providing free boxed meals for older adults
  • Baltimore City Baltimore city food assistance programs and emergency food resources

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

  • Hunger Solutions Searchable map of food resources throughout Minnesota
  • Osseo Osseo residents 65 and older can get meal deliveries
  • Bridge to Benefits List of resources for Minnesota residents including grocery and meal deliveries for low-income seniors
  • Isanti County List of grab-and-go meals, meal deliveries, and free groceries for Isanti County residents
  • North Minneapolis Registration for ALM meal pick-up and meal deliveries for children k-12 and seniors 65 and older.
  • Hennepin Healthcare List of food assistance programs, free meals, meal deliveries, and food shelves for Minnesota residents.
  • YMCA Food distribution offered for pick-up at various YMCAs in Minnesota. Families can pick-up Monday through Friday 12-1 pm.

Mississippi

  • Volunteer Groups Volunteers from local churches in Gulfport are delivering meals to the elderly in need. Contact information is provided for those in need.
  • Central Mississippi List of nutrition sites in Central Mississippi Area
  • East Central List of nutrition sites in East Central Area
  • Golden Triangle List of nutrition sites in Golden Triangle Area
  • North Central List of nutrition sites in North Central Area
  • Southwest Mississippi List of nutrition sites in South West Mississippi

Missouri

  • Southeast Missouri List of food banks in Southeast Missouri
  • Ozarks Food Harvest Senior food box locations for 28 counties
  • Springfield Food resources (grab-and-go meals and home deliveries) for senior citizens in Springfield
  • Salvation Army Grab an go meals available twice daily 12:15pm-12:45pm and 5-5:30pm at the Salvation Army of Jefferson City. Food Pantry is open Tuesdays and Fridays 9-11:50am and 1-1:50 pm
  • Share Food Bring Hope Map for food pantries in Central and Northeastern Missouri
  • One Serve One Mission Extended food pantry hours at Serve, Inc. of Callaway County. Open Monday-Friday 9am-3pm

Montana

  • Montana Government List of nutrition services for seniors in Montana
  • Montana Food Sites List and changes to meal sites and pantries throughout the state.
  • Helena Foodshare Nutritious meals for low-income people 60 and older offered at Lewis Street Pantry and East Helena Pantry with dates until July 23rd.

Nebraska

  • Foodbank Heartland Searchable food bank map for Nebraska
  • Mid Nebraska List of free hot meals offered at pantries, senior centers, and local restaurants.
  • Nebraska Government List of senior centers. Those highlighted in yellow mean that the center is operating under Covid-19, but with limited services, which are often grab-and-go meals and home-delivered meals.
  • Intercultural Senior Center Senior food pantry at Intercultural Senior Center in Omaha for people 50 and older. Open Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:00pm. Call the number provided for pickup or delivery.
  • United Ways Midlands List of food resources for families and individuals in the state.

Nevada

  • 211 Pantries Searchable food pantry map
  • 211 Meal Sites Searchable congregate meal map
  • 211 Community Sites Searchable map displaying places providing home-delivered meals for seniors community meal map offered at senior centers
  • 211 Commodity Food Searchable map for commodity food programs that provide groceries for seniors
  • Las Vegas List of food assistance for seniors with some free programs.
  • Three Square Three Square offers various programs that help those 60 and older with food insecurity. (still operating under COVID)
  • 211 Deliveries

New Hampshire

  • North Country List of senior meals in Coös, Carroll, and Grafton Counties
  • Food Access Food access map for New Hampshire

New Jersey

  • Human Services List of Area Agencies on Aging throughout the state which help with food insecurity
  • End Hunger NJ Can search for food pantries and soup kitchens throughout the state
  • Feeding America Searchable food bank map
  • Atlantic Health List of home-delivery services for homebound, low-income seniors
  • Mercer County List of senior centers in Mercer County offering lunches Monday through Friday.
  • Jersey City Senior sites throughout New Jersy serving meals weekdays 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

New Mexico

  • NM Aging Meal programs offered for the seniors in the state
  • State Food Assistance Information on the Commodity Supplemental Food Program and distribution sites in the state.
  • Las Cruces List of grocery and meal sites for low-income seniors in the city of Las Cruces
  • ECHO Free food for seniors offered through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program with locations distributing food.
  • Albuquerque List of grab and go meals offered at senior centers.
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