Feed My People Gives Hope
When you go through deep waters I will be with you. Isaiah 43:2
Feed My People’s mission is to show God’s love and compassion to all His people, but particularly to His people in need. We are a Christian Food Pantry and Thrift Store located in both South County, St. Louis and High Ridge Missouri.
Everyone needs help from time to time. No matter who you are, what background you come from – or your age, tough times can come. Feed My People, is here to help you weather the storm.
The situations are many. Whether it is short term or you need help getting food in the long haul, count on Feed My People for so many situations.
- The single parents trying to afford food with expensive daycare.
- The recent or long-term unemployed trying to keep their homes and car payments made, while still needing food.
- Those who live on a fixed-income forced to choose between medicine and food.
- The homeless who need food to carry with them.
- People in crisis who need help.
Feed My People can help. We know the challenges of juggling expenses when you face hardships. Let Feed My People help you feed yourself and your loved ones, when times are rough, as we have helped people since 1982.
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Feed My People Names Christopher Boyer Executive Director
Bob Zaruba, president of the Executive Board of Feed My People, announced today that Christopher Boyer is the organization’s new Executive Director. Christopher has more than thirty years of experience in philanthropic leadership and was most recently was Pastor at Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Lynnwood, Washington. He graduated with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Theater from Rice University in Texas and earned a Master’s in Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Christopher brings a wide array of skills into his role including robust fundraising/development as well as volunteer management.
Christopher is the proud father of three children as well as a husband to his wife, Constance. Some of his experience ranges from being president of the Lynnwood City Council to leading the Church Council of Greater Seattle.
Christopher is ecstatic to join Feed My People and continue “to show God’s love and compassion to all His children, but particularly His children in need.” Join our organization in welcoming Christopher Boyer to Feed My People.
Feed My People is here to help. Feed My People South County provides groceries up to two times a calendar month to families seeking help, while our High Ridge location gives out groceries every two weeks to families seeking help. Those who are homeless are welcome to come as often as needed.
Feed My People is accepting new clients at both locations . Learn more
St Louis Area Foodbank Looking For Volunteers
ST. LOUIS Volunteers play a large role in the St. Louis Area foodbank.
The majority of the volunteering happens in the repacking and sorting center, where food donations are sorted. The food will be packaged in perfect portions for local families.
Tim Morrison is a lead volunteer at the St. Louis Area Foodbank. He has spent nearly 800 hours volunteering there since early 2020 but has also served his neighbors through the foodbank for years.
I taught at Parkway South and I bought kids on a number of service projects that we had, he said.
Last year, the foodbank alone distributed 46 million meals across the bi-state, which wouldnt have been made possible without volunteers.
If we had to hire staff to do what volunteers come in and willingly give of their time to do, wed be having to raise a lot more money, said Cobi Gillespie, director of volunteer services.
Outside of food and monetary donations, the foodbank is seeking more volunteers.
We have the equivalent of about 50,000 volunteer hours that come in from across the community every year. Thats about 24 full-time associates, St. Louis Area Foodbank CEO Meredith Knopp said.
That need has grown as the cost of providing for a family has drastically changed.
for ways to get involved with the St. Louis Area Foodbank.
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What We Aim To Solve
The St. Louis Area Foodbank provides food assistance to more than 400,000 people struggling with food insecurity annually.Our service territory is comprised of 14 Missouri and 12 Illinois counties, spanning 14,000 square miles. Within our service area, one in six families struggles with food insecurity and make difficult decisions each month. Feeding Americas 2014 Hunger Study reported that 80% of our clients admit buying the cheapest food regardless of health concerns 71% choose between medicine and food 60% choose between housing and food. When our clients receive food assistance, they can stretch their limited budgets to meet other obligations, such as paying for housing and healthcare.With an emphasis on distributing nutritious, quality food items, the St. Louis Area Foodbank helps needy families stretch their resources. Moreover, providing struggling families with food improves their dietary intake and enhances favorable health outcomes.
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To illustrate the evolution of its mission, Knopp notes that the organization, over time, has partnered with nearly 600 agencies across eastern Missouri and southwestern Illinois.
Our partner agencies who operate food pantries rely on us to provide the food they need to feed those in their specific communities, but theyre also an extension of our mission to provide nutritional security by supporting those they serve with resources beyond food, she relates. Our partnerships with area medical communities have created positive outcomes for those facing health crises. Along with a medical diagnosis, healthy foods and nutrition information are provided, which has reduced the number of visits to the emergency room for those patients.
The organizations recent metrics, moreover, boggle the mind: Last year, we provided more than 52 million meals across the 26 counties we serve, Knopp states. Our work and that of our agency partners have touched so many. We saw such a huge increase in need during the height of the pandemic.
This is a truly challenging time for so many. Even our retail partners from whom we rely on product have been impacted by the spike in transportation costs and supply chain issues creating a leaner pipeline of food for our work.
St. Louis Area Foodbank, 70 Corporate Woods Drive, Bridgeton, 314-292-6262, stlfoodbank.org
Food On The Move With St Louis Area Foodbank
St. Louis Area Foodbanks free Food on the Move program visits Metro Transit Centers in St. Louis City and St. Louis County throughout the year to help address food insecurity issues in the St. Louis region. The mobile food pantry will visit the following Metro Transit Centers:
- First Saturday of the Month10 a.m. 11:30 a.m. | Rock Road Transit Center, 7001 St. Charles Rock Rd., St. Louis, MO 63133MetroLink: Red LineMetroBus: #2 Red, #19 St. Louis Ave, #32 Dr ML King, #35 Rock Road, #64 Lucas-Hunt
- Second Saturday of the Month2:30 4:30 p.m. | Riverview Transit Center The mobile food pantry will be located at the Church of Adullam, 8962 Riverview Drive, one block west of the Riverview Transit CenterMetroBus: #16 City Limits, #40 N. Broadway, #41 Lee, #60 Shepley-Lilac, #61 Chambers Rd, #64 Lucas-Hunt, #78 Bellefontaine, #90 Hampton
- Third Saturday of the Month11 a.m. 1 p.m. | North Hanley Transit Center, 4300 Hanley Rd., St. Louis, MO 63134MetroLink: Red LineMetroBus: #4 Natural Bridge, #34 Earth City, #47 Hanley, #49 Lindbergh, #61 Chambers Rd, #76 McDonnell-Waterford, #77 Village Square, #79 Ferguson, #98 Ballas-North Hanley, #100 Hazelwood
- Third Tuesday of the Month
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What’s Happening At Feed My People
- Local Food Pantry Planning New Format, Allowing Choices For Those In Need Read More
- FMP Receives Grant from Bayer Fund Read More
- The Factory Michael Staenberg and The Factory of the District deserve a huge round of applause and thanks for their outstanding support of Feed My People and the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry.
- Feed My People in the News Read More
- FMP’s Thrift Store Discounts for 9/4/21 – 9/10/21
- Tracy Family Foundation Feed My People is grateful to the Tracy Family Foundation for their $10,000 gift to transform Feed My Peoples Food Pantry in South County into a Client Choice pantry.
Ccbf St Joseph Outreach Food Pantry
CCBF has operated the St. Joseph Outreach food pantry for over 30 years. It first originated in the St. Joseph School on Minnesota as a collaboration with the Sisters of St. Joseph. The school is now demolished, and the fully functioning food pantry is now located at the CCBF main office at 6408/10 Michigan Avenue.
Nutritional food is provided to St. Louis City residents, which includes USDA commodities received from the St. Louis Area Foodbank and Operation FoodSearch. Supplemental food is received from private donations, food drives, local businesses and community gardens. CCBF also distributes Senior Boxes for eligible enrolled Seniors from the St. Louis Area Foodbank.
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How You Can Help The St Louis Area Foodbank This Holiday Season
Join KMOV for a live broadcast of the 2022 Ameren Thanks for Giving Parade on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24 presented by Commerce Bank.
The festivities will begin with a special behind-the-scenes look at the parade on a special edition of News 4 Great Day at 8 a.m. followed by the kick-off of the parade at 8:45 a.m. featuring Great Day hosts Kent Ehrhardt, Laura Hettiger and Matt Chambers. The parade will feature over 120 parade units, including floats, marching bands, dance groups and more, including Santa Claus to officially usher in the holiday season. The parade will also stream live on all KMOV digital platforms.
While you watch the parade, you can also help families by donating to the St. Louis Area Foodbank by doing one of the following, or by scanning the QR code:
- Text Food4All to 314-984-7550 to donate to the Foodbank.
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St Louis Area Foodbank Mobile Food Pantry Headed To Il Metrolink Stations This Summer
Metro Transit in partnership with the St. Clair Count Transit District and the St. Louis Area Foodbank are expanding the free Food on the Move program this summer to help address food insecurity issues near several transit centers in the region. The mobile food pantry will visit five Metro Transit Centers on designated Saturdays starting in July:
First Saturday of the Month
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Rock Road Transit Center
Second Saturday of the Month
10 a.m. to Noon | Emerson Park Transit Center
2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Riverview Transit Center
Third Saturday of the Month
10 a.m. to Noon | North Hanley Transit Center
2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. | 5th& Missouri Transit Center
The mobile food pantry has been serving the Rock Road Transit Center for more than a year now as part of a pilot program. It will move from the Third Monday of the Month to the Third Tuesday of the Month at the Rock Road Transit Center beginning June 21.
Third Tuesday of the Month Starting June 21
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Rock Road Transit Center
The St. Louis Area Foodbank Food on the Move mobile pantry offers transit riders, area residents, and visitors fresh, healthy food for themselves and their families, free of charge.
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Hunger is a complicated problem, but we can make significant strides towards long-term solutions by addressing it in the classroom and the Capitol as well as at the dinner table. Make a difference by engaging lawmakers and other leaders in the fight against hunger.
Help stock the shelves of a local hunger relief organization by hosting a food drive at your school, office, or organization. From non-perishable food to personal care items, every donation has a real impact for someone in our community in need.
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