LOUISIANA FEEDING
PROGRAMS
OUTREACH PARTNERS &
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
PROVIDING FOOD SERVICES
TO CHILDREN & FAMILIES
ACROSS THE STATE.
Division of Family Support
April 2024
Feeding Louisiana’s five regional food banks serve all 64 parishes, providing short-term food relief while
seeking long-term solutions to hunger through advocacy, education, and leadership.
DCFS provides SNAP benefits to more than 380,000 children each month
FEEDING LOUISIANA STATE FOOD BANK ASSOCIATION
Leading a united effort to end hunger.
CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BR
Provides free grab &
go meals during the
month of June.
LA DEPT OF EDUCATION
Administers the USDA’s
Child and Adult Care
Food Program (CACFP)
providing meals and
snacks to eligible
children and adults en-
rolled at participating
childcare centers, day
care homes, and adult
day care centers.
Catholic Charities – Archdiocese of New Orleans
FOOD FOR SENIorS
Food for Seniors provides
monthly nutritional food boxes
to seniors who are 60 years
old or older and meet federal
income guidelines. Catholic
Charities Food for Seniors is the
sole agency of Louisiana’s Commodity Supplemental
Food Program (CSFP).
Food For Seniors currently holds food box distribu-
tions throughout all 64 Louisiana parishes, with more
than 40 sites in Orleans and Jeerson parishes. Perma-
nent distribution sites are:
Our Lady Star of the Sea, 1927 St. Roch Ave.,
New Orleans, LA
Distributions are held on Tuesday/Thursday, 9 AM –
12PM from the 1st – 24th of the month.
West Bank Commodity Center, 1245 First Ave.,
Harvey, LA
Distributions are held on Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/
Friday, 9 AM – 2 PM, and Wednesday 12PM – 5 PM.
Catholic Charities, St. Lawrence Campus, 2505 Maine
Ave., Metairie, LA
Distributions are held on Monday/Wednesday, 8:30 AM
– 12 PM
Call toll-free for serving dates and times and a site
nearest you:
• Baton Rouge: 1-888-850-9099
• New Orleans and the remainder of the State of
Louisiana: 1-800-522-3333
LA DEPT of agriculture &
forestry
Administers the Emer-
gency Food Assistance
Program (EFAP), a
federal program that
provides emergency
food assistance for
low-income Ameri-
cans, including elderly
people, in the aermath
of disasters and other
emergency events.
Families seeking food assis-
tance for children can call
The USDA National Hunger
Hotline, M- F, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
ET at 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-
866-348-6479) (for English) or
1-877-8-HAMBRE (1-877-842-
6273) (for Spanish).
Text FOOD or SCHOOL MEALS
to 914-342-7744 to find food
resources or summer meals
sites in your area. Or click here
to search by address.
Across Louisiana, schools,
recreation centers, parks,
churches, and libraries
are serving free, nutritious
summer meals to kids age
18 and younger through
the USDA’s Summer Food
Service Program (SFSP).
SFSP is a federally-funded,
state-administered program
that reimburses providers
who serve free, nutritious
meals and snacks to chil-
dren and teens in low-in-
come areas when school is
not in session.
Louisiana has nearly 900
summer meal sites serving
more than 3.5 million meals
each summer to children in
communities throughout
the state.
To find a Summer Meals
Site near you:
• text Summer Meals or
Verano to 914-342-7744
• call 1-866-348-6479
• enter zip code in the
Online Summer Meals
Site Finder (https://
www.fns.usda.gov/
meals4kids).
• text FOOD or COMIDA to
304-304
• find free summer meals
at NoKidHungry.org/
WhatsApp
STATEWIDE & COMMUNITY FEEDING PROGRAMS
LOUISIANA FEEDING PROGRAMS
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDRENCHILDCARE CENTERS & ADULT DAY CAREEMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE
LOW-INCOME SENIORS OVER 60
NATIONAL HUNGER HOTLINE
