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Food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries in Pearl MS

St. Jude Food Pantry
Pearl, MS 39208
601.376.9740
Details: St. Jude Food Pantry provides food for families who are struggling to make ends meet due to financial crisis, illness or low income. We do a brief review of their situation with each client and then provide one weeks worth of food. Clients may visit the pantry once a month for food only. We do not provide financial aid of any kind. The Food Pantry is operated by an all volunteer staff of parishioners. We request that all clients make an appointment to pick up food. They must call 601-376-9740 for an appointment time. We assist clients on Wednesdays and Thursdays of each week and on the second Saturday of each month.
McLaurin Heights United Methodist Church Food Pantry
Pearl, MS 39208
601.939.2163
Details: For several years now McLaurin Heights UMC has maintained a food pantry on site. We serve over 2,000 people per year, donating over 50 lbs of food per family per month. Our volunteers are happy to serve the mission of the food pantry, which is: To relieve poverty related to hunger in our service area by distributing donated and purchased food products from our church family and the MS Food Network. Our food comes from the MS Food Network, food drives from local church and school groups and is bought through donations received. The food pantry operates three days a week (Tue-Thur). People can call 601-939-2163 on Tue or Wed between 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.for pickup on the following day. There are NO walk-ins accepted.