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Waze Now Lets You Find 30,000 Emergency Food Pantry Locations Near You

April 28, 2020 //  by Allie//  Leave a Comment

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According to reports, 300,000 people in North Texas alone are without employment, and that means there’s more hungry people in the DFW area. Waze just made it easier to know where to find food until life stabilizes. Keep reading to discover how to find food pantry and food bank locations on Waze.

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Waze Crisis Response team collaborated this week with volunteer map editors, local government officials, and other groups to add emergency food locations to the navigation app. Waze users will also find COVID-19 testing centers, reminders about local restrictions, and any quarantine-related road closure information. Here’s How To Use Waze To Find Food Pantry Locations:

Waze Crisis Response includes exchanging information across Non Profits, Public Agencies, and Volunteer Map Editors.
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Waze Now Lets You Find 30,000 Emergency Food Pantry Locations Near You

According to Waze, use of their app is down 60% globally since March which is when most of us went under stay at home (or safer at home) orders. In Italy, it’s down 90%!

The reason navigation is down significantly is because not only are people going out less and working remotely, but also new reports show that 300,000 people in North Texas are now jobless due to the coronavirus shutdown. That means demand for emergency food has increased exponentially.

Percent change driven miles by day: United States, Malaysia, France, Spain, Italy. March 1, 2020-April 10, 2020
Source: Waze

Waze just made it easier to find food assistance by adding more than 30,000 emergency food locations, such as food pantries and food banks, on the app.

This is possible because of partnerships with WhyHunger and NoKidHungry.

Long lines at food banks and emergency food centers are becoming alarming in the United States, and this week alone at least one school district in North Texas is reported to have run out of food at several locations in Denton due to unexpected high demand after they switched to once weekly food distributions.

The New York-based nonprofit WhyHunger added its “Food Finder” database into Waze and now anyone can track down emergency food locations so they can get food.

One of the benefits of the additional listings to both food banks and people searching for food is that users can be redirected to other area locations to get the food they need.

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Farmers Market Food Pantry in Lewisville, TX

How To Use Waze To Find Emergency Food Pantry Locations

I tried it out to see just how easy it is to find a food pantry and food bank information on Waze. Here are the steps I took:

Step 1 – Open Waze, perform search

The first thing you will do is open the Waze app and then type into the search field “food pantry” or “food bank.” Perform search.

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Android: DOWNLOAD WAZE GOOGLE PLAY STORE

Step 2 – Select a nearby food pantry

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A list of nearby emergency food locations will show up. Scroll through the list to find a nearby food pantry or food bank. Select a nearby food pantry. I was not able to find a special icon for this service in Dallas Fort Worth yet.

Step 3 – Contact the location before you go

THIS IS IMPORTANT! Before heading out, contact the location because most are only open at certain times of the day or week. Sometimes the emergency food center will have a website and you can check that out too.

NOTE: I found Waze displays different information depending on if you hit “search” or not and I want you to be aware of it.

WITHOUT tapping “search” on keyboard (iPhone) here is the food pantry list:

find food pantry near me waze

WITH tapping “search” on keyboard (iPhone) here is the food pantry list:

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Waze Now Lets You Find 30,000 Emergency Food Pantry Locations Near You

Finding emergency food just got easier for hungry North Texans with Waze’s list of over 30,000 food pantry and food bank locations. Here’s How To Find Emergency Food Near You.

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Category: Coronavirus COVID-19, Featured, Local News, Metroplex Life, Money Saving Tips, Places to See, Restaurants and Bars, Shopping, Stuck At Home, What To Do In Dallas Fort WorthTag: find food near me, food bank, food pantry, money saving tips, no kid hungry, north texas food bank, public health, waze, why hunger

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Hi, I’m Allie! A pioneer in viral storytelling, I've been helping local, national, and global brands since 2008. I’ve worked with hundreds of local business owners, PR professionals, and marketers. I've been featured on CBS, the Dallas Morning News, and various online publications. Born in Dallas, raised in the DFW metroplex.. I'm not afraid to speak my mind. You can email me at [email protected]

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