Where San Joaquin County families can get free groceries in October

The San Joaquin County Human Services Agency’s Food For You Program will hold 23 food distributions across the county in October. Food distributions will begin from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Tracy Interfaith Ministries, 311 Grant Line Road, Tracy. ZIP codes for this food distribu

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The San Joaquin County Human Services Agency’s Food For You Program will hold 23 food distributions across the county in October.

Food distributions will begin from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Tracy Interfaith Ministries, 311 Grant Line Road, Tracy. ZIP codes for this food distribution will included 95304, 95376, 95385, 95391 and 95377. There will be a total of seven days of food distributions scheduled throughout the month.

The last food distribution of this month will be on Oct. 28.

San Joaquin County residents who self-certify residency and meet income guidelines will receive free food at one of the multiple food distributions scheduled throughout the month.

"Items include shelf-stable canned vegetables, fruit, meat, and dry

foods such as rice or pasta," San Joaquin County Human Services Agency officials said in a news release.

Residents must complete the EFAP Certification of Eligibility document to declare income eligibility, according to the San Joaquin County Food For You website. Residents are recommended to bring their own bag or box to the distributions.

"The food may run out before the scheduled ending time," the news release states.

There are ZIP codes listed for the food distrubutions that correspond to the neighboring communities near the distribution sites, the county said.

Income guidelines include:

$3,064.79, one person
$4,141.88, two people
$5,218.96, three people
$6,296.04, four people
$7,373.13, five people
$8,450.21, six people

The county suggests to add an additional $1,077.09 to the monthly income for each person living in the household.

October San Joaquin County food distributions schedule:

October's food distributions will begin Thursday at the Tracy Interfaith Ministries. That will be the first and only food distribution for the first week of October.

The second food distribution for the month will be on Oct. 7, at the Lodi Salvation Army, 525 W. Lockeford St. in Lodi. ZIP codes included 95240, 95241, 95242, 95220 and 95632.

Full food distribution schedule:

Thursday, Oct. 1

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tracy Interfaith Ministries, 311 Grant Line Road, Tracy (ZIP codes: 95304, 95376, 95385, 95391 and 95377)

Wednesday, Oct. 7

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Lodi Salvation Army, 525 W. Lockeford St., Lodi (ZIP codes: 95240, 95241, 95242, 95220 and 95632)

Thursday, Oct. 15

10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Boggs Tract Community Center, 533 S. Los Angeles Ave., Stockton (ZIP codes: 95201, 95202 and 95203)
9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Calvary Community Church, 815 W. Lathrop Road, Manteca (ZIP codes: 95336 and 95337)
10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Community Partnership for Families, 849 Houston Ave., Stockton (ZIP codes: 95205 and 95206)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.), El Concilio California, 224 S. Sutter St., Stockton (ZIP codes: 95202 and 95203)
8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Garden Acres Community Center, 607 Bird Ave., Stockton (ZIP codes: 95215, 95212 and 95236)
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kennedy Community Center, 2800 South D St., Stockton (ZIP codes: 95206, east of El Dorado Street)
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Larch Clover Community Center, 11157 W. Larch Road, Tracy (ZIP codes: 95304, 95376, 95385, 95391 and 95377)
9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Lathrop Senior Center, 15707 East 5^th St., Lathrop (ZIP codes: 95231 and 95330)
4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Lincoln Presbyterian Church, 6241 Gettysburg Place, Stockton (ZIP codes: 95204, 95207, 95208, 95209, 95210 and 95219)
8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Lockeford Seventh Day Adventist Church, 19900 Elliot Road, Lockeford (ZIP codes: 95227, 95237 and 95253)
8:30 to 11 a.m., Lodi Community Center, 415 Sacramento St., Lodi (ZIP codes: 95240, 95241, 95242, 95220 and 95632)
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Northeast Community Center, 2885 E. Harding Way, Stockton (ZIP codes: 95205)
8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Ripon Community Center, 334 Fourth St., Ripon (ZIP codes: 95366)
7:30 to 11:30 a.m., Taft Community Center, 389 W. Downing Ave., Stockton (ZIP codes: 95206, west of El Dorado Street)
12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Thornton Community Center, 26675 N. Sacramento Blvd., Thornton (ZIP codes: 95686)
10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Visionary Home Builders Diamond Cove II, 5506 Tam O'Shanter Drive, Stockton (ZIP codes: 95210)
10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Woodbridge Missionary Baptist Church, 673 Woodbridge Road, Woodbridge (ZIP codes: 95258)

Friday, Oct. 16

11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Support Life Foundation, 1058 Union Road, Manteca (ZIP codes: 95336 and 95337)

Tuesday, Oct. 20

6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Ruakh Church, 8407 Kelley Drive, Stockton (ZIP codes: 95204, 95207, 95208, 95209, 95210 and 95219)

Wednesday, Oct. 21

8 a.m. to 10 a.m., C.A.R.E. Food Bank, 1601 Second St., Escalon (ZIP codes: 95320 and 95230)

Wednesday, Oct. 28

9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Stockton Emergency Food Bank, 7 W. Scotts Ave., Stockton (ZIP codes: 95202, 95203 and 95206)

For more information on the San Joaquin County Food For You program, visit sjcfoodforyou.org.

Record reporter Angelaydet Rocha covers business and community news in Stockton and San Joaquin County. She can be reached at arocha@recordnet.com or on Twitter @AngelaydetRocha. To support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.

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