50 weeks a year, the St. Thomas’ Food Pantry is open to provide food for our neighbors in need. Our doors have been open in this capacity since 1992.

Mission Statement:
The mission of the St. Thomas' Food Pantry is to address hunger, loneliness, and neglect in our city by providing our neighbors with nutritious food, positive social interactions, and resources to support health & wellbeing.

Who we serve:
Our guests come from all walks of life: people who are working full time and not making a living wage, those who are working and don’t have adequate or any health insurance, people who have part time or multiple jobs, those who are caring for children, raising grandchildren, receiving benefits or even living in group homes. While circumstances might be different, all of our guests share the experience of food insecurity.

Check out our 2024 end of year numbers:

46,883 individuals served (11.7% increase)
21,340 households served (13.41% increase)
612,682 lbs of food distributed (7.71% increase)

We are currently serving 695 households every week with a mighty team of over 100 volunteers!

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What makes St. T’s Food Pantry Special? 

Something that makes St. Thomas’ Food Pantry special is that we offer so much more than food. We know that food alone will not alleviate poverty and food insecurity. With this in mind we offer healthy cooking classes, nutrition and wellness information, blood pressure checks with a registered nurse, one on one assistance with SNAP, Medicare & Medicaid applications, information about local resources and social needs navigation assistance from trained social workers. We prioritize a food pantry culture of respect and dignity, making sure all of our food pantry guests feel welcomed.

Our partners include, but aren't limited to, Feed More, the USDA,  Food Lion, Walmart, Lidl, Montana Gold Bread Company, Shalom Farms, The Williams City Farm & Seasonal Roots. We also welcomed donations from Sous Casa, the VCU Ram Pantry, Fed Ex of Ashland, St. Mark’s COGIC, Mutual Assurance, the Toucans of Westminster Canterbury, Cut the Clutter, Period Patch and many other groups & individuals.  Thank you for your support!