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Food Services

Meal Program

The meal program at Camillus House offers free, nutritious meals to the hungry of Miami-Dade County. Seven days a week, individuals are provided with a hot, complete meal. No questions are asked; no identification is required; and no limits are put on who can eat. An average of 1,500 meals are served during this evening meal. The meal program also provides meals for clients of other Camillus House program areas, including three (3) meals per day for the clients of the ISPA treatment program and breakfast for clients who have stayed in the emergency overnight dormitory shelter.

Bagged Lunches/ Food Boxes

The Food Services program puts together bagged lunches and food boxes for distribution to individuals and families on a daily basis. Bagged lunches are provided through the Day Center program, to clients who are unable to attend the afternoon meal or who need immediate food to take with medication. Food boxes are provided to individuals or families on a case-by-case basis, and typically help those whose food stamps have run out by the end of the month.

Food Distribution

Camillus provides large amounts of food, as well as other donations, to other nonprofit organizations, including many local faith-based organizations. Since Camillus sometimes cannot use all of the food donations it receives before some of the food spoils or otherwise exceeds its expiration date, Camillus distributes the food to other organizations that don’t have the same capacity as Camillus to receive and store food. Organizations requesting food must complete a simple application. Camillus then works with that organization to determine their needs and to establish a specific pick-up schedule.