Food Pantries
Our two Monroe County food pantries exist for one simple reason - to make sure no neighbor goes without. Whether you're in Stock Island or Key Largo, fresh groceries and a welcoming door are closer than you think.
1.53 Mil
pounds of food distributed in 2024
$2.8 MIL
in savings, for working-poor Monroe County Households
272,900
pounds of food recovered from farms in 2023
73,302
client food pantry visits
in 2024
Free Food Pantries in the Florida Keys
SOS has a food pantry on Stock Island in the Lower Keys and a food pantry in Key Largo in the Upper Keys. Our food pantries are client-choice, which means you can choose which foods you would like. We offer vegetables, fruits, meats, bread, and shelf-stable items like rice and beans.
The food pantries are open to everyone and do not have income or citizenship requirements. To register at the pantries, new clients must bring proof of each household member, which can include birth certificates, IDs, report cards, proof of school enrollment, or other. Each visit, clients must bring their own bags. Clients may visit the pantry one time per week.
1.6 Million Meals and Counting in
Monroe County
The SOS Foundation opened the doors to its first pantry in 2006. Now, every year SOS distributes enough food for 1.6 million meals out of its two client-choice pantries.
Produce makes up 50% of the food distributed through the pantries, and SOS partners with Farm Share and retailers to distribute produce and other foods that would have otherwise gone to waste. This provides an economically and environmentally sustainable source of nutritious, fresh food for clients.
By pairing health-focused initiatives, like taste testings and cooking education opportunities, with the availability of healthy foods, our food pantries improve food security for thousands of Monroe County residents.
