{"id":361238,"date":"2026-08-03T04:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T04:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/361238\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T04:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T04:36:07","slug":"community-cooperative-announces-august-2026-mobile-food-pantry-times-and-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/361238\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Cooperative announces August 2026 Mobile Food Pantry times and locations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Community Cooperative has released its August 2026 Mobile Food Pantry schedule, providing community members with access to emergency groceries throughout Southwest Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Every month, Community Cooperative\u2019s Mobile Food Pantry brings hope and nourishment directly into communities where the need is greatest. By distributing fresh produce, shelf-stable foods and other grocery essentials, the program helps individuals and families stretch their budgets while maintaining access to nutritious meals.<\/p>\n<p>As students head back to school, many of Community Cooperative\u2019s Mobile Food Pantry school locations are transitioning back to their afternoon distribution times, making it easier for families to pick up groceries after the school day ends. Alongside these school-based distributions, the Mobile Food Pantry program continues to serve neighborhoods throughout Southwest Florida, ensuring individuals and families have access to healthy food close to home.<\/p>\n<p>For questions or additional information, please contact Community Cooperative\u2019s Food Pantries Coordinator at (239) 332-7687.<\/p>\n<p>Community Cooperative\u2019s Mobile Food Pantry Schedule<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Tuesday, Aug. 4, Cape Coral High School, 2300 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral, 9-10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Wednesday,\u00a0Aug. 5, VA Healthcare Center, 2489 Diplomat Parkway, E., Cape Coral, 9-11 a.m. (For veterans and veteran families only.)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Thursday,\u00a0Aug. 6, Presbyterian Apartments, 1925 Virginia Ave., Fort Myers, 10-11:30 a.m. (For Presbyterian residents only.)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Tuesday,\u00a0Aug. 11, Bonita Springs YMCA, 27200 Kent Road, Bonita Springs, 9:30-11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Wednesday,\u00a0Aug. 12, Cape Coral Technical College, 360 Santa Barbara Blvd., N, Cape Coral, 4-5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Friday,\u00a0Aug. 13, North Fort Myers Regional Park, 2000 N Recreation Park Way, North Fort Myers, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Tuesday,\u00a0Aug. 18, Florida SouthWestern State College, 8099 College Parkway, Fort Myers, Lot 11, 10-11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Wednesday,\u00a0Aug. 19, VA Healthcare Center, 2489 Diplomat Parkway, E., Cape Coral, 9-11a.m. (For veterans and veteran families only)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Thursday,\u00a0Aug. 20, Lehigh Senior High School, 901 Gunnery Road, N., Lehigh Acres, Time: 3:30-5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Tuesday, Aug. 25, Veterans Park Lehigh Acres, 55 Homestead Road, S., Lehigh Acres, 3-5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Wednesday, Aug. 26, North Fort Myers High School, 5000 Orange Grove Blvd., North Fort Myers, 3:30-5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Thursday, Aug. 27, Island Coast High School, 2125 De Navarra Parkway, Cape Coral, 3:30-5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Note: Limit ONE Mobile Food Pantry per month per household address. ID is required and bringing your own bags is encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Since 1984, Community Coopera-tive has worked to effectively eliminate hunger and homelessness in Southwest Florida while simultaneously inspiring and supporting sustained positive change in its clients by delivering innovative food, education, and social service programs. With a dedicated team of volunteers, board of directors and staff, Community Cooperative stays committed to its core responsibility to collect and distribute resources through a strong and viable network of community partners. Community Cooperative is an exemplary steward of the resources entrusted to it and serves clients with compassion and integrity. Through collaboration and ongoing education, Community Cooperative supports and strengthens those whose lives have been affected by hunger and homelessness, ensuring that they have access to the resources necessary to transform their lives with dignity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Community Cooperative has released its August 2026 Mobile Food Pantry schedule, providing community members with access to emergency&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":116953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-361238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}