{"id":41017,"date":"2025-11-10T16:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/41017\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:24:06","slug":"pinellas-emergency-food-options-and-snap-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/41017\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinellas Emergency Food Options and SNAP Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"entry-meta\">November 10, 2025 by Trei Johnson<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-132433 size-large lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/HurricaneFood_MorganWujkowski-744x558.jpeg\" alt=\"Aisle of canned goods in a grocery store\" width=\"744\" height=\"558\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-132433 size-large lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/HurricaneFood_MorganWujkowski-744x558.jpeg\" alt=\"Aisle of canned goods in a grocery store\" width=\"744\" height=\"558\"  \/> The federal government shut down has left about 42 million people nationwide in fear of losing their SNAP benefits.<br \/>Photo by Morgan Wujkowski<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"597\">The federal government shutdown has now exceeded one month. More than 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP (food stamps) face food uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"597\">Two federal judges ordered the USDA to continue some SNAP payments by Nov. 7, but many families are still experiencing delays, partial deposits, or skipped deposit dates.<\/p>\n<p>Shutdown Food Assistance Helpline<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"757\">If your benefits are late or you are running out of food: Help is available immediately in Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"816\">Feeding Tampa Bay Emergency Line: <a href=\"https:\/\/thegabber.com\/pinellas-emergency-food-options-and-snap-update\/tel:813-710-9003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">813-710-9003<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"902\">Call to get real-time information on the nearest open pantry or emergency meal site.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Park Community Food Pantry (St. Petersburg)<br \/>1245 Jordan Park St. S., St. Petersburg<br \/>Thursdays, 3-5 p.m.<br \/>Exclusively for Jordan Park residents.<\/p>\n<p>Good Neighbors Grocery Giveaway (South St. Pete)<br \/>3001 18th Ave. S., St. Petersburg<br \/>Mondays, 4-6 p.m.<br \/>Free groceries while supplies last.<\/p>\n<p>Mount Olive Food Pantry (South St. Pete)<br \/>3001 18th Ave. S., St. Petersburg<br \/>Mondays, 4-6 p.m.<br \/>Groceries and household essentials.<\/p>\n<p>St. Pete Free Clinic \/ We Help Fresh Groceries (St. Pete)<br \/>863 3rd Ave. N., St. Petersburg<br \/>Monday\u2013Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.<br \/>Bring ID and proof of Pinellas residency.<\/p>\n<p>Feeding Pinellas Market \u2014 Free Grocery Store (St. Pete)<br \/>6330 54th Ave. N., St. Petersburg<br \/>By appointment \u2014 shop like a grocery store for free.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/waitwhile.com\/locations\/feedingtampabay-ecco\/welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Appointment link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trinity Cafe @ Feeding Pinellas (St. Pete)<br \/>6330 54th Ave. N., St. Petersburg<br \/>Monday\u2013Friday, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.<br \/>Restaurant-style plated meals, free.<\/p>\n<p>Destiny Christian Ministries Distribution (South St. Pete)<br \/>1210 Union St. S., St. Petersburg<br \/>Tuesdays, 4-6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Pinellas Park UMC Pantry (Pinellas Park)<br \/>9025 49th St. N., Pinellas Park<br \/>Call ahead for pantry hours.<\/p>\n<p>Free Shutdown Meals \u2014 Pia\u2019s Trattoria (Gulfport)<br \/>3054 Beach Blvd S., Gulfport<br \/>Wednesday\u2013Sunday, 5-6 p.m.<br \/>Ask for the \u201cShutdown To-Go Special.\u201d<br \/>Free meal \u2014 no questions asked.<\/p>\n<p>SNAP Users: Get Free Delivery + Grocery Discounts<\/p>\n<p>SNAP Users get $50 in free groceries and free delivery when they add a SNAP EBT card.<\/p>\n<p>GoPuff (SNAP accepted)<br \/>\u2022 Nov 1\u201315: Code SNAPRELIEF1 = $25 off + free delivery<br \/>\u2022 Nov 16\u201330: Code SNAPRELIEF2 = $25 off + free delivery<\/p>\n<p>SNAP BENEFIT UPDATE<\/p>\n<p>Benefits may be delayed, but are not canceled due to the shutdown. EBT balances are still available. But, deposits may post late or partially until federal funding stabilizes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myflorida.com\/accessflorida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Track benefits or apply for emergency SNAP.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>QUICK HELP<\/p>\n<p class=\"after-content-cta-item-wrap after-content-cta-button-wrap\"><a class=\"after-content-cta-button button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/supportfloridajournalism.com\/newspaper\/the-gabber\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Support The Gabber Newspaper<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"after-content-cta-item-wrap after-content-cta-content-wrap\">Your donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. The Florida Community News Fund is a program administered by the Florida Press Foundation, tax ID #59-2449377, a 501 (C) (3) organization. All donations made at this link go to The Gabber Newspaper through the Florida Press Association, a 501(c)(3).<\/p>\n<p>Please support local news and The Gabber Newspaper!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"November 10, 2025 by Trei Johnson The federal government shut down has left about 42 million people nationwide&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41018,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[12439,596,202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-41017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-feeding-tampa-bay","tag-pinellas-county","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41017","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=41017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}