Times are hard for many Kansas City families and getting food on the table is a priority. We’ve put together a list of food pantries for each county, highlighting the ones that are open to everyone. We’ve also shared information about how those wanting to help can meaningfully contribute to ending hunger in Kansas City.

Harvesters Programs

The best central resource for finding food in the Kansas City metro is the food locator on the Harvesters website. You can sort your search by food pantries (some have residency requirements), mobile food pickup events (rarely have residency requirements), and kitchens (these serve on-site meals). You can narrow your search by radius and filter by day of the week.

If you want to see where mobile food distributions are happening THIS WEEK you’ll want to go to the Harvesters Facebook page where they post it weekly and include any changes or updates.

If you are specifically looking for food for kids, check out the Harvesters Meals for Kids Finder.

Mom Tip: Johnson County has MANY food pantries without geographical boundaries.

Non-Food Pantry Resources

• Buy Nothing Groups on Facebook are a great place to ask for what you need and offer what you’ve got to give.
• Free Hot Soup Kansas City hosts hot meals around the city and shares resources on their Facebook page. Families are welcome to sign up to make and serve food at their events.
• Lasagna Love connects volunteer lasagna chefs with families in need of a meal made with love.
• Reach out to your school counselor. They often have district specific resources they can share and get you signed up for weekend food backpack programs.

Best Ways to Help

• Donate money. Food pantries can purchase food in bulk for lower prices than what we can get at stores.
• Donate items. Check the organization’s “wish list” to see what is most needed.
• Donate your time. Most pantries need volunteers to help, even if it’s just on occasion. Some allow kids to help but do have age limits (Harvesters you must be 12 except for special family volunteer days). For other ways to volunteer with kids, check this guide.

Kansas Food Pantries

Johnson County

List of Johnson County Food Pantries

Food Pantries Open to All

• Renewed Hope Food Pantry Hope Bus with several locations in JoCo

Gardner

• Hope Market in Gardner (open to any resident in Kansas)

Leawood

• Leawood Presbyterian Food Pantry

Lenexa

• Central Church of the Nazarene Food Pantry
• Nexus Church Food Pantry
• Salem Lutheran Church Food Pantry 
• SMUUCh FUUD Pantry
• West Lenexa Seventh Day Adventist Food Pantry

Mission

• Mission Community Food Pantry 

Olathe

• Catholic Charities Food Pantry (open to KS residents)
• Hope Chapel Open Arms Food Pantry
• First Christian Church Food Pantry
• New Hope Presbyterian Church Food Pantry (for Johnson, Miami, and Wyandotte county residents)
• Salvation Army Food Pantry (JoCo residents only)
• Starfish Project

Overland Park

• Blue Valley Food Pantry
• Catholic Charities Food Pantry (open to KS residents)
• Indian Heights UMC Food Pantry
• Resurrection Food Pantry
• Santa Fe Waystation
• Stilwell Baptist Food Pantry 
• Tiny Pantry Times
• Village Presbyterian Food Pantry
• Yachad Kosher Food Pantry

Shawnee

• Shawnee Community Services

Spring Hill

• Spring Hill Food Pantry (open to residents of Spring Hill, Gardner, Hillsdale, Paola, and Olathe 66062)

Miami County

List of Miami County Food Pantries

Wyandotte County

List of Wyandotte County Food Pantries

Food Pantries Open to All

• Catholic Charities Food Pantry in KCK (open to KS residents)
• Catholic Charities Hope Distribution Food Pantry in KCK (open to KS residents)
• Giving Hope KC in KCK
• Grandview Park in KCK
• Immanuel Community Outreach Association in KCK
• Kansas City Dream Center in KCK

Missouri

Cass County

List of All Cass County Food Pantries

Food Pantries Open to All

• Bridge over Troubled Water Food Pantry in Belton.

Clay County

List of Clay County Food Pantries (some are open to both Clay and Platte residents)

Food Pantries Open to All

• A Turning Point KC in Gladstone

Jackson County

List of Jackson County Food Pantries 

Food Pantries Open to All

• Consuming Fire Ministries in KCMO
• Heart of God Apostolic Ministries in KCMO
• Impact Family Resource Center in Blue Springs
• Abundant Life Food Pantry in Independence and Lee’s Summit

Platte County

List of Platte County Food Pantries (some are open to both Clay and Platte residents)

Food Pantries Open to All

• Platte County Health Department in KCMO
• Gashland United Methodist in KCMO
• The Rock of KC in KCMO
• Vineyard Church in KCMO