Prairie Grove 24/7 Emergency Food Pantry

03/18/2026

Tonight

03/15/2026

Yes… the Prairie Grove 24/7 Emergency Food Pantry has been feeding people since 2017, but it does so much more for the soul…Thank you to everyone who has (and continues to) support the pantry!

03/05/2026

BIG thanks to the kids and families from Washington County Equestrians 4-H Club! They collected and dropped off lots of nonperishable food for the pantry, enough to fully stock it and put extra inside to be put out throughout the weekend. We really appreciate their generosity.
( and just to give you an idea of how often the pantry is used, three different people stopped by for food in the 30 minutes It took for us to unload and stock this).

02/20/2026

United Methodist Church in Lincoln will be providing free dinner at 5:00 on Mondays starting in March.

02/18/2026

The items in the photo are great examples of nonperishable items to donate to the pantry.
One thing I keep in mind when I shop for the pantry : " is this item something that could be used to make a meal? Is this item a meal on its own?". Items like peanut butter and jelly can be used to make multiple meals, especially if you donate a loaf of bread. Canned meals like the canned ravioli make a full meal for a child.
Toilet paper is a blessing! It is SO essential and yet, no government assistance covers toilet paper or feminine hygiene products or diapers. Over the years we've talked to so many people at the pantry who were just so thankful for a package of toilet paper.

02/05/2026

We are getting pretty low on food for the pantry. We've been using the donations from Thanksgiving when the Middle School collected a hundreds of items for us and that has been great for putting out on the shelves when they're empty, but we are finally running out of all those. If you get a chance to drop by with some non-perishable food items it would be greatly appreciated.

01/22/2026

Update : gone
A kind man donated a tub full of blankets in case some of you need them to keep warm the next few days. They are in a tub next to the food pantry.

01/22/2026

01/16/2026

Always needed: canned fruit and veggies, canned soup chili, pancake and waffle mix ( ideally the kind where you only add water), shelf stable or powdered milk, peanut butter and jelly, ramen, Spam, Vienna sausages, tuna, canned chicken, instant coffee, diapers, toilet paper, toothpaste, soap, feminine hygiene products.