Food
Alfa Insurance Food Pantry Box
Free pantry/blessing boxes that are accessible at any time with no requirements and stocked with dry goods.
Address: 105 E. Center St., Hernando, MS 38632
Briarwood Blessing Cupboard- Horn Lake
Free pantry/blessing boxes that are accessible at any time with no requirements and stocked with dry goods.
Address: Tulane Rd/East side of Briarwood, Horn Lake, MS 38637
Bullfrog Corner Blessing Box
Free pantry/blessing boxes that are accessible at any time with no requirements and stocked with dry goods.
Address: 1751 Dancy Blvd, Horn Lake, MS 38637
Care Now Food Pantry
Every 2nd and 4th Wed of the month from 1-5pm. Food and diapers. Do not have to be a Marshall County resident to receive goods.
Address: 168 S Market St., Holly Springs, MS 39635
Email: carenow1975@gmail.com
Hours:
Wednesday - 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Catholic Charities of South Mississippi
Catholic Charities of South Mississippi offers pregnancy testing, support and infant care items. Car seats, safe sleeping spaces, diapers, clothing, bottles, and formula are provided when available.
Address: 1450 North Street, Gulfport, MS
Center Hill Elementary Blessing Box
Free pantry/blessing boxes that are accessible at any time with no requirements and stocked with dry goods.
Address: 13662 Center Hill Rd, Olive Branch, MS 38654
Crosspointe Go Grocery
Free food pantry stocked with dry goods.
Address: 6400 Blocker St, Olive Branch, MS 38654
Hours:
Tuesdays: 9:30AM - 10:30AM Thursdays: 3pm - 4pm Saturdays: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Desoto County Dream Center Pantry
Desoto County Dream Center now offers a free Clothing Closet each Wednesday from 11:00am - 1:00pm.
Address: 6935 Windchase Dr., Horn Lake, MS 38637
Email: info@desotodreamcenter.org
Edwards Fellowship Center - Food Pantry
Food pantry provides emergency & supplemental food to those who are eligible; eligibility determined by household income using MS Food Network guidelines; services following MS counties: Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jones, Lamar & Wayne
Address: 1919 Edwards St., Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Email: info@EdwardsStreetFellowship.org
Hours:
M/T/W: 9-2; Th/F: 9-4
Ever Reaching Community Outreach
Ever Reaching Community Outreach serves as a food pantry and a donation center with free clothes, housewares, furniture and, at times, appliances.
Email: ERCO@everreaching.org
Hours:
Open Tuesdays & Thursdays (except 5th weeks) | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Ever Reaching Community Outreach
Ever Reaching Community Outreach serves as a MS Food Network food pantry & can provide monthly food assistance. In addition, Ever Reaching Community Outreach also provides gently-used baby items, clothes, housewares, furniture & appliances at no charge to those in need and connects families to ministry partners and organizations who offer additional resources.
Address: 306 N Brooks Avenue, Pelahatchie, MS 39145
Email: Erco@everreaching.org
Hours:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 9 am to 1 pm
Additional Phone Numbers:
601-717-2675
First Baptist Church Free Pantry
Free pantry/blessing boxes that are accessible at any time with no requirements and stocked with dry goods.
Address: 9155 Highland St., Olive Branch, MS 38654
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church Blessing Box
Free pantry/blessing boxes that are accessible at any time with no requirements and stocked with dry goods.
Address: 8161 Germantown Rd., Olive Branch, MS 38654
Food Finder
Food Finder helps locate the nearest free food pantry.
Email: info@foodfinder.us
Free and Reduced Price School Meals- Department of Education
The MS Department of Education provides information and applications for free and reduced school meals.
Address: 500 Greymont Ave., Jackson, MS 39202
Heartland Church Free Pantry
Free pantry that is accessible at any time with no requirements and stocked with dry goods.
Address: 3580 Getwell Rd, Southaven, MS 38672
Heartland Hands Food Pantry
The pantry can be used at most one time per month. Requires photo ID, check stub, proof of residency, and SNAP letter if applicable.
Address: 1621 Goodman Rd W, Horn Lake, MS 38637
Hours:
Open Tues and Thurs 10am-1:00pm Southaven and Horn Lake residents.
Hope Community Collective
Hope Community Collective provides supplemental groceries to eligible participants. Call or email to learn more.
Address: 1452 Hwy 98 E, Columbia, MS 39429
Email: admin@hopecommunityms.com
Hours:
Thursdays, 5:30-7 pm
Hunger Coalition of Northeast Mississippi
Hunger Coalition of Northeast Mississippi, a partner of United Way of NE MS, has a list of immediate food resources.
Midsouth Food Bank - Mobile Pantry Distribution
This nonprofit organization loads food boxes into large trucks and distributes free of charge to anyone who lives in the county the distribution is taking place. The Mobile Pantry delivers food 6 days/wk to various churches/food organizations in the Midsouth, including Desoto County.
***No income requirements, but MUST bring proof of residency for the county in which that particular distribution is taking place and a valid ID. Check the website daily for the list of locations and times distributions are taking place.
Mississippi Food Network
The Emergency Food Assistance Program helps Mississippians access food through community kitchens, food pantries and shelters. Find one of the 430 locations near you. Find the nearest location at https://www.msfoodnet.org/help/.
Email: info@msfoodnet.org
Olive Branch Food Pantry
If you are coming to pick up food, please have a proof of residence (driver’s license, state ID, etc.) and a social security card for each family member in your household. We will serve you in a drive-thru style line. When you get to the pantry please pull to the right of the parking lot and join the line. You will be helped as soon as possible by a Food Pantry Volunteer.
Address: 10947 Hwy 78, Olive Branch, MS 38654
Hours:
Tuesday 10AM-noon Thursday 6:00PM-8:00PM
Olive Branch Maples Methodist Church Blessing Box
Free pantry/blessing boxes that are accessible at any time with no requirements and stocked with dry goods.
Address: 8745 Goodman Rd., Olive Branch, MS 38654
Oxford Community Market
Old Armory Pavillion. Local fresh produce - excepts SNAP payment up to $20
Address: 1801 UNIVERSITY AVE., Oxford, MS 38655
Email: OXCMKT@GMAIL.COM
Hours:
Tuesday, year-round 3-6:30 P.M.
Sacred Heart Southern Missions Ministry of Tate County
Sacred Heart Southern Missions provides direct aid through food pantries, clothing, gasoline, rent and utilities assistance, offers assistance for families applying for state and federal benefits, offers GED diploma classes, parenting classes and adult continuing education classes.
Address: 6050 Hwy 161, Walls, MS 38680
Email: comments@shsm.org
Shadow Oaks Pantry - Shadow Oaks Elementary School
Free pantry/blessing boxes that are accessible at any time with no requirements and stocked with dry goods.
Address: 3780 Shadow Oaks Parkway, Horn Lake, MS 38637
SNAP - Mississippi Department of Human Services
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits that help low-income households buy food. A list of county offices is available at https://www.mdhs.ms.gov/local-mdhs-offices/.
The Community Cupboard
The Community Cupboard is a free community mini pantry with the motto, “Take what you need, and leave what you can”.
Address: Sandhurst/Carroll Rd, Horn Lake, MS 38637
The Lord's Pantry
The Lord’s Food Pantry Food Bank works to alleviate hunger in Central Mississippi.
Address: 2508 Emmett Ave. , Jackson, MS 39213
Email: pastorarnold@comcast.net
Additional Phone Numbers:
769-208-5836
WIC - Mississippi State Department of Health
WIC is a special supplemental food program for pregnant, breastfeeding, and post-partum women, infants, and children under five years of age.
Address: 570 Woodrow Wilson, Jackson, MS 39216