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![]() Dining Area | Soup Kitchen St. Francis House serves an average of 200 hot meals each day. These free and nutritious meals are often the only meal of the day for the poor and homeless of the area. Daily meals are served seven days a week at 5:00 AM, 11:00 AM and 7:00 PM. Seasonal Migrant Feeding Outreach Program - In response to the desperate conditions of many farm workers, St. Francis House, with the help of many regular volunteers and generous donations, delivers sandwiches and provisions to the farm workers in Hastings and East Palatka. This program runs between November and June and has provided 93,000 meals annually along with personal hygiene products and clothing. |
Food Pantry St. Francis House provides food baskets to families and individuals from 9:30 AM till 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Housing – Emergency Shelter St. Francis House is the only full time emergency shelter between Jacksonville and Daytona Beach; serving St. Johns, Flagler, We currently have dormitory facilities to accommodate 21 men, and 8 women. Using the HUD formula, St. Johns County currently needs | ![]() Food Pantry |
over 100 emergency beds, with that number slated to grow as the county grows. St. Francis House currently
has no facilities for families seeking emergency shelter.
has no facilities for families seeking emergency shelter.
Client Support Services
St. Francis House provides a variety of client support services including referrals for housing, food, health care, education, career development, bill payment, birth certificate and I.D. procurement, transportation, and counseling.
St. Francis House provides a variety of client support services including referrals for housing, food, health care, education, career development, bill payment, birth certificate and I.D. procurement, transportation, and counseling.
A Capital and Endowment Fund has been established to move the present soup kitchen and shelter out of its present downtown location to a larger and better facility. Please help with your donations - Donate
For more information, you can e-mail us at info@stfrancisshelter.org or fill out our Contact us form.

