Anchorage food calendar lists August pantry hours and daily hot meals

Anchorage residents can get free hot meals every day this month at Bean's Cafe, the Downtown Hope Center and the Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission, according to the August 2026 Anchorage food distribution calendar circulated by Food Bank of Alaska.

Bean's Cafe serves 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. daily. The Downtown Hope Center serves noon to 1:30 p.m. daily. The Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission serves breakfast 8 to 8:45 a.m. Sunday through Saturday and dinner 4:30 to 6 p.m. every day. Church of the Nations adds a Sunday meal from 3 to 4:30 p.m.

St. Francis House, the drive-through pantry Catholic Social Services runs at 3710 East 20th Ave., opens 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with an added 4 to 5:30 p.m. window Wednesday, Aug. 26. Catholic Social Services says no appointment is needed and shoppers may come twice a month, bringing bags, ID and at least 30 minutes.

Other pantries on the calendar keep their own hours. New Hope Compassionate Ministries opens Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and asks that people not arrive before 9:30 a.m. Lutheran Social Services opens Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 to 4 p.m., Wednesdays 4 to 7 p.m. and Fridays 1 to 4 p.m. Salvation Army Family Emergency Services opens Tuesday through Friday 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Revive Alaska Community Services opens Wednesdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., plus 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 26. Anchorage Northside SDA Church opens 3 to 5 p.m. on Aug. 6 and Aug. 20. Voice of Christ JCCAK opens noon to 2 p.m. on Aug. 14 and Aug. 28. The MLK Jr. Foundation opens Saturdays 9 to 10 a.m. and is closed Aug. 29. Mountain Coast Vineyard opens 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 15. SonRise Community Church opens 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 9 and Aug. 23. The Anchorage Native Assembly takes appointments at 907-276-1781.

Outside the Bowl, Access Narrows

The Chugiak-Eagle River Food Pantry and Girdwood Chapel serve local residents only, and Chugiak-Eagle River requires an appointment at 907-694-5228. That pantry runs Mondays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesdays 3:30 to 6:45 p.m. and Saturdays 1 to 2 p.m. in the parking lot, with Friday delivery available by appointment. Girdwood Chapel serves Girdwood and the four valleys only, 4 to 6 p.m. on Aug. 12 and Aug. 26 and 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2.

Mobile pantries rotate through the city on set dates. Lutheran Church of Hope distributes Tuesdays 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., with no arrivals before 3:30 p.m. Muldoon Community Assembly distributes Wednesdays 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. New Season Church distributes at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 6. ChangePoint distributes at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 13 and Aug. 27, with no arrivals before 2 p.m. St. John Methodist distributes at 5 p.m. Aug. 20. Clark Middle School in Mountain View distributes at 5 p.m. Aug. 7 and Aug. 14 and at 6 p.m. Aug. 21 and Aug. 28. Jewel Lake Church of the Nazarene distributes Saturdays at 10 a.m. First CME Church distributes at 2 p.m. Aug. 1 and Aug. 22. The Fairview Rec Center is closed Aug. 8 and distributes at 2 p.m. Aug. 15.