South Fort Myers Food Pantry
Feeding Hope, Nourishing Lives
Our Pantry believes that every person in our community deserves access to fresh, nutritious food. We are dedicated to serving our neighbors with compassion, dignity, and respect. Our shelves are stocked with a wide variety of food essentials, from fresh produce to pantry staples, ensuring that no one in South Fort Myers goes hungry.
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Do You Need Help?
If you live in the South Fort Myers area and you have lost your job or just find yourself in a situation where you can’t afford enough food between paychecks you are probably eligible to receive assistance from the South Fort Myers Food Pantry.
Visit the pantry with proof of your current address, such as a recent utility bill or rental agreement, any Monday between 10:00 AM and 12:30 PM or between 4:30 PM and 7:00 PM.
The pantry is located behind the Cypress Lake Presbyterian Church at 8260 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers.
Willing to go the extra mile for you!
Once you have registered with us, you may receive more information regarding assistance available within our community. Currently, guests are eligible for food assistance from the SFM Food Pantry every other week. You may also receive information and referrals for other services available to you within our community.
“Yesterday, I got a great chance to witness the faithful work of the South Fort Myers Food Pantry from two perspectives.On Sunday, just before the service began, a member spoke to me thanking me for promoting our church’s support of the food pantry. He suffered an injury to his foot last fall which has compounded his finding work in recent months. Being able to get food from the food pantry for some time has been a real blessing to him. He ended his affirmation of the food pantry noting that he needed a ride there on Monday.As it worked out, our snowbird members have been bringing items in each week as they empty out their pantries and head north and we had several carts full at the church, so I was planning to bring them over on Monday. I told him I’d come get him after dropping the food items off which I did.When I picked him up, he could not stop talking about what a blessing the food pantry has been for him. We arrived and got in line about 9:40I’ve never been there to see the mechanics of the food distribution and after seeing this, I am so impressed. I was amazed at how quickly and how smoothly everything went. I should say how things flowed. It was great to see in action.The SFMFP is richly blessed by a crew of such faithful volunteers. I think the one thing that stood out the most to me was a quality among all the volunteers we had any interaction with and that is “respect.” Every person we had any contact with treated us with great respect. I was just a driver on Monday, but I suspect for many, who find themselves in need of the help the food pantry offers, this is a humbling time. But the volunteers at the food pantry treated everyone with such genuine respect, a gift that I have to believe communicates much about everyone’s commitment to the mission here.With snowbird season ending, I know there will be some extra challenges in the days ahead. Know that I will do my best to encourage a generous response to the SFMFP in the days ahead.Blessings and all good wishes“