Resource Database
Search below for opportunities to get help, give help, or donate to people in your community.
Kids' Meals, Inc.
Who can get help: Kids under age 6 whose parents make less than $25,000 are eligible.
What: Kids’ Meals delivers free, healthy meals, year-round, Monday-Friday to the homes of hungry children under age 6 who live within our 43 delivery zip codes. We also deliver 1-3 family grocery bags a week as supplies allow.
Target Hunger
Who can get help: Target hunger serves vulnerable community members including homebound seniors, families whose children are now home from school, those who have lost their jobs or whose wages are reduced, and those who do not have resources.
What: Target Hunger serves food-insecure people and distributes more than four (4) million pounds of food annually. This distribution of nutritious food is accomplished through six food pantries, educational food fairs, an extensive senior home delivery program, collaboration with 10 senior day sites, the Willie H. & Gladys R. Goffney Community Garden and participation in the USDA Commodities Program.
Phone: 832-767-1677
Email: info@targethunger.org
Hollywood Food Coalition
Who can get help: Anyone welcome to join on any night with a no questions asked hot meal.
Who can give help: Meal Engagement Program operates with two daily volunteer shifts including a daytime Meal Prep shift to prepare our daily meal and an evening Meal Service shift to serve the meal to clients. "Pickups Artists" procure the valuable food donations that go provide a meal each day and operate on both a standard & as-needed basis
What: The Hollywood Food Coalition provides a warm, nutritious meal along with access to basic daily needs, such as clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and hygiene items, as well as assistance with housing placement and referrals. Food served every night from 6.30pm till 8pm.
Phone: (323) 462-2032
Physical Location: 5939 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028
SF/Marin Foodbank Locator
Who can get help: Disabled, Elderly, Urgent Situation with no food.
Location: 900 Pennsylvania Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone Number: 415-282-1900
Material Aid and Advocacy Program (MAAP)
Who can get help: MAAP provides support to members of the Boston community who are unhoused and/or living in poverty.
Who can give help: Anyone who has material goods that could meet MAAP’s needs are encouraged to donate.
What: MAAP is supporting those who are unhoused through material aid, access to resources, and advocacy. During the COVID-19, they are focused on getting people who are homeless essential goods they need to stay healthy and survive.
Phone: 617.876.5312
Email: churd@maapma.org
Comcast Internet Essentials - Free to New Members for 60 Days
Who can get help: Families with at least one member on a public assistance program or with a student on National Lunch Program
What: Comcast is offering to install the “Internet Essentials” package for free to new members for 60 days. To qualify, a member of the household must be on Medicaid, Public Housing, SSI (Supplemental Security Income), TANF (Temporary Assitance for Needy Families), SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistence Program), or NSLP (National School Lunch Program). To apply, fill out the form on the website linked below. If you need help applying, please Contact Us at the email address at the bottom of this page.
Greater Boston Food Bank SNAP
Who can get help: SNAP is for everyone—families, seniors, disabled, homeless, unemployed, employed, veterans, and active military. If you are within the income limits, you may be eligible.
What: GBFB also offers assistance with applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. SNAP benefits are put on an electronic card that is used like an ATM or bank card, and can be used at most supermarkets, convenience stores, and some farmers’ markets.
Contact: 617-598-5022