MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee is combatting summer hunger with their annual program to give away free meals to children and families need.

The organization told ABC7 42% of residents within the county are one catastrophic event away from being in a crisis.

The distributions launched into full swing on Friday. The organization will give away over 135,000 free meals through their Food Bank of Manatee Plus program over the next nine weeks.

There are four locations across the county where the distributions will happen every Friday until August 1st. Those who go to one of them will get food bags with items that will last over multiple days and feed a family of five. The food ranges of breakfast, to lunch, and dinner non-perishable goods.

Here are the location

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