Fighting Hunger in the Paris, TX, area.
Join us on our mission to provide food security through free groceries for those in need in Lamar County, Texas.
Join us on our mission to provide food security through free groceries for those in need in Lamar County, Texas.
Distribute more than just food to those in need.
Since 2009, the Downtown Food Pantry has served the hungry of Lamar County, Texas. Our area has one of the highest food insecurity rates in the state at 23%. This means almost 1 in 4 or 12,250 people in our community are “struggling to avoid hunger.”
We're a nationally trusted non-profit agency. Find out more at our GuideStar profile.
Open year-round. We distribute groceries 2 days a week. Customers are able to receive assistance every other week.
Open to customers:
Tuesday: 1:30-4:30 pm
Thursday: 8:30-11:30 am
Senior Food Box (age 60+) given out the 2nd Monday of each month from 9-11 a.m.
We have satellite pantries in Blossom, Powderly, and Roxton.
Find out what days & times they're open + where these pantries are located.
In 2023, we served:
People: 12,352 Families: 4,526
(24% of Lamar County population)
Nutritious Meals: 1.9 million
Pounds of Food: 2.3 million
Allan Hubbard
Executive Director
Chuck Burton
Operations Director
Josh Mullens
Operations Assistant
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