Food banks, soup kitchens and pantries in West Virginia.
Find where to get food assistance or referrals to longer term government benefits from a pantry or food bank in West Virginia. Churches and charity organizations listed below by county provide struggling households and people with little or no money free groceries, hot meals, personal toiletries and other support. Find a free food bank that may be near you in WV, with links to local and statewide programs.
In addition to providing free or low cost food, including for a cat or dog, these non-profits are a great place to turn to for other help. For example, many provide people information on government assistance programs including SNAP, where to turn to for items such as baby formula or WIC, counseling, and they usually have referrals to local drive thru pantries in WV. There are also usually free Thanksgiving dinners or Christmas meals served by many of the pantries as well as soup kitchens, or locate a charity soup kitchen for meals.
Local free food pantries in WV by county and city
In addition to the regional non-profits listed below, there are dozens of other distribution centers that can be contacted. Most counties, select your below, have smaller food banks or charity run soup kitchens that focus only on the residents of that region. They may offer free groceries in an emergency, serve meals to senior citizens, feed children, and offer other support. Find the main counties below, or scroll down the page for other free food pantries in West Virginia.
Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan County
Cabell County
Kanawha County
Monongalia County
Wood County and Parkersburg
Regional free food distribution centers in WV
Facing Hunger Foodbank is part of Feeding America. The center works with dozens of local pantries, feeding sites, charities and other places that focus on feeding the poor and low-income. They service families in the counties of Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Putnam, and Wayne. The center provide free food, formula, fruits, and more to income qualified West Virginia families. Also inquire into government aid such as SNAP food stamps.
- The other programs offered including USDA surplus commodities, which feed kids and seniors in WV. There are also free mobile food pantries, summer food programs for kids, and healthy boxes. This will include fruits, gluten or sugar free groceries, dairy and other goods. There is also farms in the region that service monthly produce boxes from the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), and learn more on what the CSA program. The address is 1327 Seventh Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701. Call 304.523.6029.
Mountaineer Food Bank is another main distribution center. The non-profit partners with local charities, pantries, and non-profits. Together they offer free groceries, canned goods, perishable items and more to low income and poor families. Many children and students receive help as well.
- The center also offer addition assistance programs, including Fresh Initiative Kids Market, linkage to mobile pantries, surplus government commodities and others. The counties supported include Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, as well as Jefferson.
The Feeding America center is also a provider for Kanawha, Lewis, Mc Dowell, Marion, Marshall, Mercer, Mineral, Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood, and Wyoming. The main location is 484 Enterprise Drive, Gassaway, WV 26624. Phone 304.364.5518.
Salvation Army centers in WV help people get food, the Christian charity has soup kitchens and they help struggling families in other ways. All the programs are free, though resources are limited. Learn more on how to get help from the WV Salvation Army
Additional locations of West Virginia free food banks or assistance programs are available on a Feeding America link. As the national non-profit also operates in WV. Learn more about local free food distribution center. Or for any low-income families and individuals who need further support, such as information on applying for SNAP, holiday ingredients, groceries or access to free food can dial 304-364-5518 for more information. Callers can get free referrals to locations of Feeding America WV associated food banks.
West Virginia Family Resource Networks are located across the state. These are emergency centers for certain areas. The FRN locations give out free food, provide groceries, serve meals and more. The goal is to help struggling people, including the most vulnerable like kids, single moms and seniors, get a free healthy meal or box of groceries. Learn more on the center here https://wvfrn.org/.
Christian Help provides help to anyone in Monongalia County. The location is 219 Walnut Street, Morgantown WV, 26505. Call (304)296-0221. Offers free food and other assistance. Anyone can get help, regardless of income. Households are eligible to receive a three day supply of non-perishable canned goods such as soup, vegetables, fruit, and tuna in addition to pasta and sauce, bread, peanut butter, coffee or tea, and whatever else we might have available. No one is turned away. Receive help up to once every 60 days.
Free senior meals are available to the homebound, disabled and people over the age of 60 in WV. The two main programs include congregate and home-delivered. The West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services leads the statewide senior-nutrition network in partnership with charities as well as local senior centers. The local sites provide congregate lunches and Meals on Wheels-type delivery for eligible homebound adults. Find county aging providers for meals from this link.
FoodLink of WV helps people find local food pantries and soup kitchens. It is a free to use locator (website: https://foodlink.wvu.edu/charities) that is run by the The Center for Resilient Communities at WVU. Use it to find pantries that are open today as well as other local churches or charities in WV that give out groceries. It can help residents find a wide variety of items including produce, dairy, Ensure for low-income seniors in WV and more.
The Soup Kitchen Of Greater Wheeling is for Ohio and Marshall County. The location may serve hot meals to the low income and homeless. The charity is at 1610 Eoff Street Wheeling WV 26003. Dial 304-233-2992 for hours. Special holiday food items, meals and gift baskets may be available too, including Thanksgiving and Christmas meals.
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