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These programs are real, but they deliver by referral or don't post their hours. Call first.
More places to look
This list is not complete. It holds only what could be confirmed on each provider's own website. These larger directories cover many more pantries, though their hours are not always current.
- Call the Hunger Lifeline, 202-644-9807The Capital Area Food Bank's phone line. Staff can point you to food near you.
- Capital Area Food Bank food finder mapSearch by address across the food bank's partner pantries. They ask you to call ahead.
- LemontreeA free directory with schedules. You can also text 90847 between 10 AM and 6 PM, any day.
- Plentiful directory for DCA long list of DC pantries with addresses and phone numbers.
- Feed the FridgeRefrigerators at recreation centers and schools, stocked with free meals from local restaurants. No questions asked.
- DowntownDC services listShelters, meals and day centers in and near downtown.
Report a change
Hours changed? A place closed? Know a meal or pantry that's missing? Tell us. Reports are checked against the provider before anything on this page changes.
How this list is kept
Each listing was read on the provider's own website, and the date under it is the last day that was done. When a provider's page leaves something out or contradicts itself, the listing says so in red instead of guessing.
Some of these places are open to anyone and some are for particular groups. Each listing says who can come.
Every listing is opened and read once a week. Schedules still change without notice, most often around holidays, so call before a long trip.
This is a volunteer project. It is not run by the DC government or by any of the organizations listed.
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