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Food banks and food pantries in Missouri.
Hundreds of food banks, soup kitchen and pantries across Missouri hep low income as well as struggling families. The locations that may be near you, which are listed below by county and state, provide free food, hot meals and groceries as well as applications to benefits programs. Find details on a food bank program in your area of Missouri, with links to contact information.
There are several primary agencies, such as Feeding America, that coordinate the hunger prevention efforts across the state. Additional regional and local non-profit food distribution centers range from churches, charities, and social service organizations that operate in all towns across Missouri. Usually people of all means can get some type of free canned or fresh food, including produce, Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. Other items offered to the less fortunate in Missouri may include baby formula, diapers, free dog or pet food, and more.
Local food banks and free pantries near you in Missouri
Each county and town will be serviced by local food distribution centers. They can be located at churches, charity organizations and other agencies. Find more links to information, including addresses and phone numbers, of additional pantries and food banks from the list below.
Boone County as well as pantries in Columbia
Cass County
Clay County
Franklin County
Greene County and Springfield
Jackson County and Kansas City
Jasper County
Jefferson County
St. Charles County
St. Louis and surrounding area
Regional food banks in Missouri for free groceries
Feeding Missouri is a statewide organization that will help people find alternate Missouri food bank locations and feeding programs. They help anyone in need, with a focus on kids and seniors, get free food boxes to help feed their family. For additional locations for free or low cost food in Missouri, there is a referral number in place. Call the Missouri Food Bank Association at 573-355-7758 or look here for details. https://feedingmissouri.org/.
There are several regional / county distribution locations below. They can give free referrals to where you can get food or other basic needs. Low to moderate income can also use free groceries from other food assistance programs to get the help they need.
St. Louis Area Foodbank provides assistance in the city, metro area, and nearby counties. The main Feeding America center is at 70 Corporate Woods Drive, Bridgeton, MO 63044. Call 314.292.6262.
- They partner with dozens of local churches, food pantries and soup kitchens to feed the hungry, poor, unemployed and low income. Get everything from free food to applications to CSFP - Commodity Supplemental Food Program, SNAP food stamps and more. Or sign up for programs such as Summer Feeding Program for kids, USDA Farm 2 School, SNAP Outreach and others. The counties supported include Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Jefferson, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, St. Charles, St. Francois, St. Louis, Warren, Washington, as well as Saint Louis City.
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri is at 2101 Vandiver Drive, Columbia, MO 65202. As far as geographic area, this may be one of the largest non-profit distribution centers in the state. Thousands of unemployed families, the working poor, and elderly receive support. Everything from baby formula to emergency bags of groceries are served.
- The Central and NE Missouri counties assisted include Adair, Audrain, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Chariton, Clark, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Knox, Lewis, as well as Linn. It is also for people in Macon, Maries, Marion, Miller, Moniteau, Monroe, Morgan, Osage, Pettis, Phelps, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, as well as Sullivan County. Call 573.474.1020. Programs in those regions offered include canned food items, government commodities, and free food items.
Harvesters - The Community Food Network supports counties and towns in Missouri as well. Frozen foods, perishable items, breads, dairy products and more may be served. The main address is 3801 Topping Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64129. Get free food, referrals, information on backpack program and more. Residents can dial 816.929.3000, and note the region includes Bates, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte, as well as Ray.
Southeast Missouri Food Bank address is 600 State Highway H, Sikeston, MO 63801. Call 855.703.3663. Many perishable items and food is provided to locations and centers across the southern part of Missouri. There are also mobile pantries, culinary classes, SNAP Outreach, Nutrition Education and more. The counties are Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Sainte Genevieve, Scott, Stoddard, or Wayne Missouri.
Ozarks Food Harvest is for the Missouri counties of Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, Mc Donald, Newton, Oregon, Ozark, Polk, Pulaski, St. Clair, Shannon, Stone, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Webster, and Wright
- Assistance programs include, but are not limited too, Kids’ Backpack program as well as Meals on Wheels. There are surplus USDA commodities as well as referrals to local, free pantries. There is also Veterans Outreach and Distribution, a Kids Cafe, Healthy nutritional cooking and shopping resources. The location is 2810 N. Cedarbrook Ave, Springfield, MO 65803. Call 417.865.3411
Second Harvest Community Food Bank provides support, government commodities, and aid to churches and regional pantries, which then offer the goods to the general population. The address is 915 Douglas, St. Joseph, MO 64505. Call 816.364.3663. The non-profit administer several government and private food assistance programs. Lunches and snacks may be provided to students from the backpack program. Surplus USDA Commodities are offered to low income and working poor families.
- Other assistance includes canned goods and perishable food items for income qualified families in Missouri. The region covered includes Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, and Worth. Get help from programs such as Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Senior Brown Bag, Mobile Farm Markets and more.
Have questions? Want to find other food banks or soup kitchens, or other organizations, that help feed people? We have a Missouri focused thread in our forum that people from across the state us. It can list other food assistance programs, can be used to ask for help from others and so much more - try the Missouri food assistance forum link.
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