Free food pantries, groceries & meals in Long Beach

This directory was created by local mutual aid group Care Culture Collaborative.

If you or someone you know is in need of food assistance, visit Long Beach Fresh’s online food mapCare Culture Collaborative’s directory organized by days of the week or ÓRALE’s directory organized by zip code and specifically verified for the safety of immigrants and their families. Long Beach Forward also has a list of food banks, hot meals and pantries throughout the city. 

Catholic Charities Community Services of Long Beach: 

Food pantry: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Address: 123 E. 14th St. 

Contact: 213-251-3432

Christian Outreach in Action

Food pantry: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon

Breakfast: Daily at 7:30 a.m.

Lunch: Saturdays and the last Sunday of the month at 11 a.m.

Dinner: Monday-Friday at 4:30 p.m.

Address: 515 E. Third St. 

Contact: 562-432-1440

Church One Ministries: 

Food pantry, groceries & hot meals: Monday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Address: 700 70th St.

Contact: 562-633-2515

Volunteers at Christian Outreach in Action’s pantry on Nov. 5, 2025 separate hundreds of cans, produce and more foods for Long Beach seniors. Residents facing uncertainty with their SNAP benefits are now relying on pantries and food banks as funds are delayed due to the government shutdown. (Jorge Hernandez | Signal Tribune)

City Heart: 

Grocery distribution: Thursdays from noon to 2 p.m.

Address: 245 The Promenade N.  Site 100

Contact: 562-704-9585

Food Finders

Food pantry & groceries: Saturdays at 9 a.m. at Admiral Kidd Park (2760 N. Studebaker Road)

Address: 10539 Humbolt St., (Los Alamitos)

Contact: 562-283-1400

Crossroads Church:

Food Pantry: Third Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon

Address: 1900 E. South St.

Contact: 562-428-4611

Care Culture Collaborative:

Downtown Food Distribution: Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. (Begins at 324 Anaheim St.)

Address: 200 W. Broadway 

Contact: @careculturecollab_lb on Instagram

Angel Vanderwerff, a volunteer with Help Me Help You, checks the name of the resident of the Long Beach Senior Arts Colony on a bag of food before delivering it to the resident on Feb 3, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)

Grant A.M.E. Church:

Food pantry & groceries: Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon 

Address: 1129 Alamitos Ave.

Contact: 562-437-1567

I Own It Today: 

Hot meal, food and clothing distribution: Third Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Address: 4835 E. Anaheim St., Site 306

Contact: 949-309-6803

Light & Life Christian Fellowship: 

Food distribution: Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Address: 5951 Downey Ave

Contact: 562-630-6074

Long Beach Center of Economic Inclusion: 

Non-perishable food pantry: Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon

Fresh produce: First and third Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon

Address: 6509 Gundry Ave.

Contact: 562-336-1833

Cans of food supplies for students at the Student Health Services, Cal State Long Beach. Students are able to take supplies for free at the Beach Pantry, on Nov. 4, 2025. (Justin Enriquez | Signal Tribune)

Long Beach Community Table: 

Open pantry: Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Fridays from noon to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 2 p.m. at LBCT

Food pantry & groceries:

Saturdays:

  • 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at Grace Park
  • 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at DeForest Park
  • 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at Drake Park
  • 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. at MLK Jr. Park

Sundays:

  • 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at Silverado Park
  • 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. at Orizaba Park
  • 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Macarthur Park 
  • 2:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Bixby Park

– Address: 3311 E. 59th St.

Contact: 562-548-0774. For homebound delivery on Saturday and Sunday: email   LBCTHomebound@gmail.com.

LB Food Not Bombs: 

Food distribution: Sundays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

Address: 881 De Forest Ave. 

– Contact: @lbfoodnotbombs on Instagram

A Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints member helps offload pallets of spaghetti noodles to be distributed to local food pantries on June 22, 2021. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)

Long Beach Rescue Mission: 

Lunch: Mondays-Fridays & Saturdays at 12 p.m.

Dinner: Daily at 5:30 p.m.

Address: 1335 Pacific Ave.

Contact: 562-591-1292

Lutheran Social Services: 

Food Pantry: Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon and 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Address: 1611 Pine Ave. 

Contact: 562-599-1321

Pools of Hope:

Food pantry & groceries: Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Address: 6801 Long Beach Blvd.

Contact: 310-537-2224

A family with two young boys receives fresh vegetables, fruit and other groceries at a weekly food give away held outside Ministerio Misionero Internacional on Pacific Avenue in Long Beach every Wednesday at 11 a.m. (Kristen Farrah Naeem | Signal Tribune)

Salvation Army: 

Food pantry marketplace: Monday-Thursday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (photo ID and proof of residency is required)

Address: 3092 Long Beach Blvd. 

Contact: 562-247-3525

St. Francis Center 

Food pantry: Second Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon

Address: 627 Temple Ave. & 7th St. (St. Matthew Church)

Contact: 562-599-6474

St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church: 

Food Pantry: Third Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

Address: 6201 Willow St. 

Contact: 562-420-1311

Michael Remley, who has been volunteering with Food Finders for ten years, pushes a load of produce boxes filled with donated veggies to his truck on the morning of Sept. 23, 2022. The food he is procuring is bound for the Long Beach Senior Center and will mostly be used up the day it’s delivered. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)

Urban Community Outreach Drop-In-Center: 

Lunch: Sundays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Address: 241 Cedar Ave. 

Contact: 562-582-1000

The Volunteer Center: 

Food pantry: Wednesdays & Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon

– Address: 1407 E. 4th St.

Contact: 562-590-8844

Women in Action:

Food Distribution: Fridays at 9 a.m.

Address: 851 E. Via Carmelitos

Contact: email any inquiries to womeninactionreachingout@yahoo.com

Do you know of a food pantry, distribution or hot meal provider we should add to this list? Please send us the information to Newspaper@SignalTribune.com.

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