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Free Food Distribution.
10/13/2026

Free Food Distribution.

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10/13/2026

Join the EFNEP Team. Apply today.
UF IFAS Extension EFNEP

Apply now Job no: 541618 Work type: Staff Full-Time Location: Escambia, Santa Rosa Categories: Education/Training/Instructional Design, Veteran's Preference Eligible Department:60450000 - AG-EXPANDED NUTRITION PROGRAM

10/13/2026
Feeding Stations throughout the area. UF IFAS Extension EFNEP
10/13/2026

Feeding Stations throughout the area.
UF IFAS Extension EFNEP

POD AT NAVARRE HIGH SCHOOL OPEN NOW UNTIL 9PM
Navarre High School (west parking lot), 8600 High School Boulevard in Navarre, is open now until 9 p.m. Beginning Tuesday, October 13, this location will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Points of Distribution (PODs)
The following POD locations are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day until further notice. MREs, water, ice, and tarps will be available.

- Hickory Hammock Baptist Church, 8531 Hickory Hammock Road in East Milton

- Bray-Hendricks Park in Jay (behind Jay Community Center), 5259 Booker Lane in Jay
----- Red Cross will also provide 500 lunches and 500 dinners at the Bray-Hendricks Park in Jay
----- The Bray-Hendricks Park in Jay will have shower trailers, restrooms, and laundry services available for the community beginning Tuesday, October 13.

- King Middle School, 5928 Stewart Street in Milton

- Munson Air Strip, Krul Lake Road in Munson
---- Red Cross will also provide 500 lunches and 500 dinners at Munson Air Strip in Munson

SOUTH END PODS
The following POD locations are expected to open in the south end of Santa Rosa County. Please note that this location may open later than the listed times, and opening is based on delivery of items for distribution. Water, ice, and tarps will be available; these locations will NOT have food at this time.

- Navarre High School (west parking lot), 8600 High School Boulevard in Navarre, is open now until 9 p.m. Beginning Tuesday, October 13, this location will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Tiger Point Community Center, 1370 Tiger Park Lane in Gulf Breeze, is expected to be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday

Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office will be on-site providing traffic assistance at all POD locations.

More community resources can be found on the Santa Rosa County Community Resources webpage online at https://santarosa.fl.gov/1196/Hurricane-Isaias-Community-Resources. Other resources may be available; the resources on the list have been verified.

OTHER FOOD AND SUPPLY DISTRIBUTIONS FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS
- Convoy of Hope, Pace Assembly of God, 3948 Hwy. 90 in Pace - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., providing food, water, tarps, hygiene items, baby diapers, wipes, formula. An oxygen refill station is available at this location from 8 to 10 a.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m.
---- Oak Park Church of God (at Pace Assembly of God) will also provide drive-through hot meals at 4 p.m.

- Salvation Army will have 200 hot lunches (at 12 p.m.) and 200 hot dinners (5 p.m.) available at each of these two locations:
4773 Pace Patriot Blvd. in Pace (Pace Fire Rescue District)
Holley-Navarre Fire District - Station 45, 8618 Esplanade Street E., in Navarre.

- Red Cross will provide 500 hot lunches (12 p.m.) and 500 hot dinners (5 p.m.) the following location:
Bagdad First Assembly of God, 4513 Forsyth Street in Bagdad.

- United Cajun Navy is providing water, MREs and diapers at the Bagdad Community Center, 6860 Pooley Street in Milton.

- The Cajun Navy Relief is providing a hot meal drive-through at 5 p.m. at West Florida Baptist, 5621 Highway 90, in Milton.

SHOWERS, RESTROOMS, AND LAUNDRY SERVICES
- Optimist Park, 6244 Old Bagdad Highway in Milton, has shower trailers, restrooms, and laundry services available for the community anytime.

Good morning!  🌞 The Extension Faculty, Staff, and  EFNEP Team are in the office and back to work.  We are here to help ...
10/13/2026

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The Extension Faculty, Staff, and EFNEP Team are in the office and back to work. We are here to help you navigate food safety, nutrition education, and food security after the Hurricane. Please reach out with questions and concerns. UF IFAS Extension EFNEP

Free MealsTuesday Oct. 13, 2026
10/13/2026

Free Meals
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Oct. 13, 2026

Come join our energetic, fun, passionate, and nutrition-driven-EFNEP Team.  Apply by clicking on the link below.  UF IFA...
10/12/2026

Come join our energetic, fun, passionate, and nutrition-driven-EFNEP Team. Apply by clicking on the link below.
UF IFAS Extension EFNEP

Apply now Job no: 541618 Work type: Staff Full-Time Location: Escambia, Santa Rosa Categories: Education/Training/Instructional Design, Veteran's Preference Eligible Department:60450000 - AG-EXPANDED NUTRITION PROGRAM

10/12/2026

Escambia County Feeding Sites for Oct. 12

The following feeding locations have been established for Monday, Oct. 12 in Escambia County to provide food to residents following Hurricane Isaias.

Please note that times may vary due to road conditions and unforeseen circumstances. Meals are available on a first come, first served basis while supplies last.

Salvation Army boxed lunch (around noon) and hot dinner (around 5:30 p.m.):
Carver Park Resource Center - 208 Webb St., Cantonment
Century Community Shelter - 720 Hecker Road, Century
Marie K. Young - Wedgewood Community Center - 6405 Wagner Road, Pensacola
Operation Blessing hot meal (around noon) and Salvation Army hot meal (around 5:30 p.m.):
Brownsville Church, 3100 W. De Soto St., Pensacola
Mercy Chefs hot meals (approximately 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and dinner (approximately 4-6 p.m.)
Transformation Church - 6800 Mobile Highway, Pensacola
Harvest Christian Center - 1095 Muscogee Road, Cantonment
Central Chapel Worship Center - 405 Beverly Parkway, Pensacola
Jubilee Church – 5910 N. “W” St., Pensacola
Additionally, a water distribution site will be open at the Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. De Soto St., at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12.

Please stay tuned to the Escambia County Emergency Management page for updates.
UF IFAS Extension EFNEP

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Free Hot Meals

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10/11/2026

Hot Meals

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