Caddo Parish to hold additional FREE holiday food distribution on December 20

The Caddo Parish Commission will host an additional free holiday food distribution event for parish residents on Saturday, December 20, providing assistance to families during the holiday season. The distribution will take place at multiple locations throughout Caddo Parish and will be held on a first-come, first-served basis.

Food distribution will begin at 9 a.m. at the following locations: Galilee Baptist Church, 1500 Pierre Avenue, Shreveport; Midway Elementary Development, 3840 Greenwood Road, Shreveport; Greenwood Acres Full Gospel Church, 7480 Greenwood Road, Shreveport; Lake Bethlehem Baptist Church, 2842 Martin Luther King Drive, Shreveport; and Caddo Fire District No. 4, 8240 Colquitt Road, Keithville.

Additional distribution sites will open at 10:30 a.m., including Sunrise Baptist Church, 3220 Lakeshore Drive, Shreveport; Woodlawn Leadership Academy, 7340 Wyngate Boulevard, Shreveport; Broadmoor Baptist Church, 4110 Youree Drive, Shreveport; A.B. Palmer Community Center, 547 East 79th Street, Shreveport; and Vivian Methodist Church, 223 West Louisiana Street, Vivian.

Parish officials noted that some locations have changed since the November food distribution event and encouraged residents to verify site details before attending. The Caddo Parish Commission thanked the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana for its continued partnership in providing food assistance to local communities.