Here's Where You Can Get Food For Your Child In Hillsborough

TAMPA BAY, FL — It's difficult enough being stuck at home during the mandated stay-at-home orders without also going hungry. To ensure that children age 18 and under have the nutritional food they need during the coronavirus pandemic, Feeding Tampa Bay is hosting Breakspot Meal Sites.

Sites serve daily Monday through Friday (unless otherwise noted) in a drive-thru model for safety. Sites only open once a week will provide five takeaway meals on the day they serve.

Parents whose children are unable to attend will be accommodated to pick up meals for their children.

Note: Meals are peanut and tree nut free, though those items are processed elsewhere in the facility.

• Carey Family of Brandon Boys and Girls Club, 510 E. Sadie St., noon to 1 p.m.
• Dover Boys & Girls Club, 2820 Gallagher Road, Dover, 10 to 11 a.m.
• Vinik Boys & Girls Club, 7605 Destin Drive, Tampa, 2 to 3 p.m.
• Feeding Tampa Bay, 4702 Transport Drive, Building 6, Tampa, Wednesdays only, 11 a.m. to noon.
• Trinity Cafe, 2202 E. Busch Blvd., Tampa, Thursdays only from 4 to 5 p.m.
• Trinity Cafe, 2801 Nebraska Ave., Tampa, Mondays only from 4 to 5 p.m.

Additionally, Hillsborough County Schools is providing meals every Wednesday at 147 schools around Hillsborough County on Wednesdays between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

This includes one pound of lunch meat, a loaf of bread, milk, juice and nutritious snacks. Students will receive enough food for each school day.

Buses are also transporting foods into specific neighborhoods for pick up every Wednesday. Each student will receive a bag of food that needs to be refrigerated, and one that can stay at room temperature.

It's important to note that these food bags will weigh more than 10 pounds together. If you are walking up or riding a bike to a Grab-and-Go site, have your child bring their empty backpack to provide a simple way to transport the food.

Families can also pick up light snacks at all 147 Grab-and-Go sites on Mondays between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

These snacks will also be available at more than 300 bus stops around the district.

Visit the school district website for a list of sites.