Feeding SD mobile pantry comes to county on Sept. 22

The Feeding SD Mobile Food Distribution Truck will be in Edmunds County on Tuesday, Sept. 22.

The truck will be in Ipswich at the 4-H Building from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bowdle from 3-4 p.m.  Income guidelines do apply. 

For more information contact Lynn Gauer, 426-6173 or Joell Bieber at 281-0828.

Mobile Food Pantries travel across South Dakota distributing free food to individuals and families in need.  These distributions supplement the work of agency partner pantries, shelters and meal sites operating in fixed locations. Typically each family receives approximately 25-30 pounds of food. The type of food distributed varies depending on what is available at the current time.

The location of all scheduled mobile distributions can be found at: https://feedingsouthdakota.org/our-programs/mobile-food-distributions/

To receive food individuals and families must provide staff with the number of family members in their household, address, and self-declare that they are eligible to receive food based on the guidelines.

Some boxes will be available for anyone that does not qualify and is still in need of food assistance.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak,  the distribution method will be a “drive-thru” distribution until further notice. Guests will be asked to stay in their vehicles. Staff and volunteers will verbally collect and manually record guest information.  Staff and volunteers will then proceed to load food into guest’s vehicles.  There is a limit of two households per vehicle.