Food Assistance

Provides assistance for basic needs, including:

• food
• clothing
• rent and utility assistance
• education

Contact for details on specific programs.

WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. This public health program is designed to improve health outcomes and influence lifetime nutrition and health behaviors in a targeted, at-risk population. Nutrition education is the cornerstone of the WIC Program.

Sack lunches
Hygiene Kits (Mon- Fri 10am- 12pm)

May provide food (canned/boxed/frozen), soap/toiletries, toothbrushes, toilet paper, & diapers and women's hygiene items. People in need may come to the pantry on Saturdays without an appointment between the hours of 10 A.M and 12 noon. NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN SATURDAY AM PANTRY. Pantry is located on the southeast end of the building

PEAS Program students from the UM Environmental Studies program operate this organic farm. Students gain practical knowledge and experience while growing food for the Food Bank and other feeding agencies. Additional Info: It is possible to buy a Share of the Produce. CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) members receive a box of produce produced at four farms under the umbrella of Garden City Farms that will feed a family of four each week from May thru Oct. Prices are based on income level. Volunteer for Veggies program offers CSA boxes based on hours worked per week. Brochures available.

Services offered:

• Food box distribution
• Clothing assistance
• Community dinners

Contact for details

Services offered include:

• Disaster Services
• Hunger: Food pantries, meal programs
• Addiction assistance
• Seasonal Assistance
• Financial Assistance: Shelter, meal assistance, bill pay assistance, employment assistance
• Shelter: Emergency shelters, Group homes and transitional living cetners, family service programs
• Sports

Contact for details.

Services include:

• Food bank
• Clothing/Thrift Store (406-761-0870)
• Grace Home Veterans Center
• Angel Services Center

Contact for details

Family Promise of Great Falls works with a consortium of faith organizations to provide safe and warm overnight shelter along with 3 meals a day for approved families.

Food pantry. Contact for details.

The Headwaters Area Food Bank offers the following programs:

• Emergency Food Assistance (3 to 5 day food supply)
• Holiday Food Assistance (Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday food items)
• Food Rescue and Recovery Program (gleaning and distributing perishable food items)
• The BackPack Program (supplemental foods for area youth on weekends and other school breaks)

Programs include:

• Emergency Food Box Program
• Backpack Program
• On call Emergency Food Box Program
• Lunch 4 U (our senior meal program)
• HOPE Program (Helping Other People Excel)
• Work to Live Program (utility and rent assistance)

Services include:

• Addiction assistance
• Tutoring
• Seasonal assistance
• Financial assistance: Shelter, meal assistance, bill pay assistance, employment assistance
• Shelter
• Disaster services
• Hunger assistance: food pantry, social services freezer

M-F 11:45-1:00PM
The summer food service program feeds all children 18 and under healthy meals to help them stay active and fit during summer. Meals are provided FREE at the following locations: North Park, South Park, Pioneer Park, Central Park, Crow Arrowhead Park, Gorham Park, Bair Family Clubhouse

Services include:

• Seasonal assistance
• Athletics
• Hunger assistance: food pantry, social services freezer
• Financial assistance: Shelter, meal assistance, bill pay assistance, employment assistance
• Disaster services

Services include:

• Food access: gardening, food distribution, training, etc.
• Internships
• Crow Voices Radio Station
• Traditional Activities and workshops
• Ash kap ka wi aa Center (Indigenous Discover Center, Sustainable Indigenous Media and Education Center)

Food bank. Contact for details.

The Poverello Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing food, shelter, clothing and other essential services to our community's hungry and homeless population in and around Missoula, MT.

Services include:

• Short-term, housing focused, emergency shelter
• Veterans housing and services
• Daily hot meals and sack lunches
• Food Pantry
• Toiletries, bathrooms, and shower facilities
• Emergency laundry services
• Mail, phone, and messaging services
• Computer lab
• Medical services through the Healthcare for the Homeless Clinic
• 12 step meetings and other addiction services
• Community resource and referral
• Homeless outreach services
• Community outreach and educational programs

Offers a variety of assistance, including food, assistance for women and children recovering from domestic violence or addiction, and a thrift store.

Effective October 1, 2008 the federal Food Stamp Program was renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The name change more accurately reflects the mission of providing supplemental food and nutrition assistance to low income people. SNAP recipients use EBT cards, which are similar to debit cards, to purchase food in authorized retail stores.

Food assistance through the Montana Food Bank.

Offers Food Pantry and Community Kitchen options.

• Food distribution
• Summer Lunch
• SNAP application assistance
• Culinary Apprenticeship

Provides 24/7 emergency food boxes, cooking classes, and summer meals for kids.

Offers a community resource center, including a food pantry. Also offers adult and teen refugee support. Collects and distributes needed items, including transportation items (bikes, cars). Support food entrepreneurs and others.

Mead Johnson develops and markets products that help meet the nutritional needs of infants and children.

Find a Product by need. Offers a variety of specialty and general nutrition feeding products.

Enfamil Family Center information for parents and families.

Patient Savings Programs: Various programs for different products, patient ages, and variety of need.

Through USDA's summer meal programs, approved sites in communities across the country can serve meals to kids up to age 18 at no cost. Families can use this tool to find directions to nearby meal sites, as well as their hours of operation and contact information.

Families seeking food assistance for their children can also contact The USDA National Hunger Hotline, operated by Hunger Free America.

Provides direct assistance to pediatric patients and their families. The Mother's Milk Bank collects, processes, and provides donor human milk to babies nationwide. Information on how to receive milk can be found online.
The Stink Bug Project supports families who have a child diagnosed with a serious medical condition.
The Stink Bug Project, in partnership with the prison-trained K-9 Program at Colorado Correctional Industries, matches well-trained, loving companion dogs with families throughout the Rocky Mountain region.

Call Lee Shaughnessy 720.507.0907 to determine if your client qualifies.

Connects 42 million Americans with excess food from their garden and local food pantries. Garden by garden, home & community gardeners and other growers are fighting hunger and malnutrition in America. Provides a mechanism for local food growers and gardeners to gather and donate food to local pantries. COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and state guidelines.

• Food Gleaning Programs
• Fresh Food
• Food Donation Programs

Provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency. Accepts applications from those wanting to be authorized retailers for Food Stamps. Retailers can access the website to download an application.

Quest Card Customer Help Line for any Quest Card issues for either Food Stamps clients.

For additional assistance, [https://www.fns.usda.gov/fns-regional-offices contact your local office].

Cambrooke produces medical formulas and foods for the management of a variety of medical conditions.

Offers a variety of specialty food products for different medical dietary needs. Also offers recipes for various dietary needs.

CAMBROOKEcare provides expanded reimbursement and coverage assistance to help with medical food coverage.