Mobile Food Pantries
Bringing food out into the communities we serve
Our mobile food pantries
are Saturday morning food distribution events that take place at local area high schools. We typically schedule more than a dozen of these from March through December as a means of providing additional access to food within the different communities we serve.
We partner with Second Harvest Food Bank, which provides 25,000 pounds of food at each event. Our staff and volunteers unload the truck and portion the food into individual servings, before loading them into cars that drive through the distribution area.
Guests can pick up groceries for up to three families such that even those who are unable to attend can receive food.
2025 Schedule
In 2025 The Well Outreach will host fifteen mobile food pantries on Saturday mornings at three different sites. Below is the schedule for these.
Note that the times shown indicate when we expect to begin food distribution.
- Saturday, March 1st @ Spring Hill High (9 AM)
- Saturday, March 22nd @ Mt. Pleasant Middle (9 AM)
- Saturday, April 26th @ Columbia Central High (9 AM)
- Saturday, May 10th @ Spring Hill High (8 AM)
- Saturday, May 31st @ Mt. Pleasant Middle (8 AM)
- Saturday, June 21st @ Columbia Central High (8 AM)
- Saturday, July 19th @ Spring Hill High (8 AM)
- Saturday, August 2nd @ Mt. Pleasant Middle (8 AM)
- Saturday, August 16th @ Columbia Central High (8 AM)
- Saturday, September 13th @ Spring Hill High (8 AM)
- Saturday, September 27th @ Mt. Pleasant Middle (9 AM)
- Saturday, October 18th @ Columbia Central High (9 AM)
- Saturday, November 8th @ Spring Hill High (9 AM)
- Saturday, December 6th @ Mt. Pleasant Middle (9 AM)
- Saturday, December 20th @ Columbia Central High (9 AM)
Frequently Asked Questions
How Many Families Are Served?
The 25,000 pounds of food provided by Second Harvest for each mobile food pantry typically allows us to provide a healthy variety and quantity of food for up to 300 families.
Can I Pick Up Food For Other Families?
Yes! Part of the purpose of mobile food pantries is to bring food distribution closer to families in need in our communities. Guests who come to pick up food can do so for up to three families.
What If The Weather Is Bad?
In the case of rain, we try to make accommodations with tents and building overhangs such that we can continue with food distribution. In the case of lightening or strong storms, we will suspend operations until volunteers can safely continue.
Can I Volunteer At A Mobile Food Pantry?
Absolutely! We need at least 75 volunteers for each of these events in order to portion the food and distribute it to our guests. And mobile food pantries are great for whole families, as kids, parents and grandparents can all have fun participating.