COVID-19: Food Resources / Recursos Alimenticios

Multilingual Assistance

Spanish: Si usted necesita asistencia en español, por favor comuníquese con Josue Canas del Centro de Acción Comunitario TESS al 240-773-8256 o por correo electrónico a Josue.Canas@montgomerycountymd.gov.

Amharic: በአማርኛ አገልግሎቱን ማግኘት ከፈለጉ, እባክዎት ብርቱካን አስረስን ከቴስ የማህበረሰብ ድርጊት ማእከል በ240-773-8252 ይደዉሉ ወይም ኢሜል ይላኩላት   Birtucan.Assres@montgomerycountymd.gov.

Chinese: 如果您需要普通話的幫助，請致電 301-798-6001 
如果您需要廣東話的幫助，請致電 301-820-7200 分機 8314

Vietnamese: Nếu quí vị cần giúp đỡ bằng tiếng Việt, hãy liên hệ với Nhà Việt Nam, Maryland (the Vietnamese Literary & Artistic Club – VLAC) qua số điện thoại 240--688-2024 hoặc 240-838-1838.

French/French-Creole: Si vous avez besoin d’aide en Français ou Haitien-Creole, veuillez appeler Caribbean Help Center au 301-593-6922.

Korean: 한국어 지원이 필요한 경우, 워싱턴한인복지센터 게이더스버그 오피스 전화번호 240-683-6663 (ext. 102), 또는 이메일  hspark@kcscgw.org로 연락주시기 바랍니다.

Food Distribution Events

Food Assistance Near You | Asistencia de Alimentos Cerca de Usted

Use the Food Assistance Referral Map to find food providers near you. The map leads you to food assistance providers. You can enter your address to find providers near you. You can also search for providers who speak particular languages, offer delivery, or have other special services. Click on the "SHOW FILTERS" button to search for these features.

Utilice el Mapa de Referencia de Asistencia Alimenticia para encontrar proveedores de alimentos cerca de usted. El mapa le muestra los proveedores de asistencia alimenticia. Puede introducir su dirección para encontrar proveedores cerca de usted. También puede buscar proveedores que hablen idiomas específicos, ofrezcan la entrega o tengan otros servicios especiales. Haga clic en el botón "SHOW FILTERS" para buscar estas funciones.

Food Access Call Center

Call 311 (or 240-777-0311) and ask for the Food Access Call Center. Within 24 hours, you will get a return phone call in the language of your choice. No personal identifying information is needed to get help.

A trained resource specialist will help you with information about free meal and grocery delivery, SNAP (Food Stamps), local food providers, and other resources in Montgomery County

Meals for children | Comidas para Niños

For free meals for children, check out the Montgomery County Public Schools Meal Sites .

Para poder obtener comidas gratuitas para niños, visite los Sitios de Comidas de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (PDF).

Meals for older adults | Comidas para Personas Mayores

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP (formally known as Food Stamps) | Programa de Asistencia de Nutrición Suplementaria (SNAP por sus siglas en inglés - formalmente conocido como Cupones de Alimentos)

Apply for SNAP (previously referred to as Food Stamps). Special benefits are available during the pandemic, including increased minimum benefits and special resources for families with school-aged children.

Get help with your SNAP application

  • Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services - Call 240-777-1003
  • Maryland Hunger Solutions - Call 866-821-5552

Additional SNAP Information

Solicitar SNAP (anteriormente denominado Cupones de Alimentos). Durante la pandemia puede recibir beneficios especiales, como un aumento de los beneficios mínimos y recursos especiales para las familias con niños en edad escolar.

Get help with your SNAP application

  • El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos del Condado de Montgomery - Llame al 240-777-1003
  • Maryland Hunger Solutions - Llame al 866-821-5552

Información adicional sobre SNAP

Women Infants and Children (WIC) | Mujeres, Bebés y Niños (WIC por sus siglas en inglés)

WIC provides healthy foods, health education, breastfeeding support, and other services free of charge to pregnant and postpartum women, infants and children who qualify.

To apply for the WIC program, visit the WIC website or call 301-762-9426.

WIC proporciona alimentos saludables, educación para la salud, apoyo a la lactancia materna y otros servicios de forma gratuita a mujeres embarazadas, a las que se encuentran en posparto, a bebés y niños que califican.

Para solicitar al programa WIC, visite el sitio web de WIC o llame al 301-762-9426.

Senior Nutrition Program

Each week the Senior Nutrition Program provides seven frozen meals to enrolled participants at Senior Meals Sites. These are located at the Damascus, Holiday Park, Long Branch, Schweinhaut, Wheaton, North Potomac, White Oak, and Rockville Senior Centers, and at Bohrer Park.

Participants can either pick up food on their own or ask a friend/family/volunteer to do it for them. In some cases, meals can be delivered by Recreation Department staff.

There is no fixed price for the meals, but the program hopes and requests that participants make a voluntary contribution to help fund the service for others.

County residents age 60 and over are eligible for this program. Spouses of participants or individuals with a disability living with a participant are also eligible.

Contact the senior center closest to you to see if the program can accept new requests. See more information about the Senior Nutrition Program, including contact information for each center.

Meal delivery | Entrega de Comidas

The following organizations can deliver prepared meals to individuals who are unable to shop or prepare meals for themselves.

Las siguientes organizaciones pueden entregar comidas preparadas a personas que no pueden comprar o preparar comidas por sí mismos.

Grocery delivery

For those who can afford groceries but need assistance with transportation, the following programs can help with delivery of groceries to a person’s home.

Para aquellas personas que pueden pagar por sus alimentos pero necesitan ayuda con el transporte, los siguientes programas pueden ayudar con la entrega de comestibles a la casa de una persona.

Food assistance providers who can deliver

For those who cannot afford groceries, organizations can provide food assistance and deliver the food to a person's home.

Providers may be limited by location, age, culture or membership in a special population.

Para aquellas personas que no pueden pagar sus comestibles, las siguientes organizaciones pueden proporcionar asistencia alimenticia y entregar la comida a la casa de la persona

Los proveedores pueden estar limitados por la ubicación, edad, cultura o la pertenencia a una población especial.

Donations and volunteering

Contact the Montgomery County Volunteer Center for information on donating items, money, or time to the food assistance effort.

Comuníquese con el Centro de Voluntarios del Condado de Montgomery para obtener información sobre la donación de artículos, dinero o tiempo para el esfuerzo de asistencia alimenticia