Food Pantries

Here's a list of Dayton-area nonprofits that will distribute hot meals and food boxes for this year's Thanksgiving season.

SNAP, also known as food stamps, is expected to be frozen in November. Here are some Dayton-area and southwest Ohio resources for those in need — plus opportunities to donate and volunteer.

Guided by Mushrooms in Dayton received a $2,500 microgrant from the nonprofit Hall Hunger Initiative to supply mushrooms to House of Bread, a community kitchen offering free lunchtime meals.

Montgomery County Commissioners unanimously decided to redirect $1 million from the 2025 Economic Development/Government Equity fall funding cycle to support operations at The Foodbank, Inc., which serves Montgomery, Preble and Greene counties.

Kids Read Now provides books to food pantries to distribute to families in need, ensuring kids who are too old for the Dolly Parton Imagination library can still receive free reading materials over the summer.

The van seats 15 passengers and will help the Foodbank meet the growing need for food assistance across Montgomery, Greene and Preble counties.

Ohio House Bill 157, also known as the Hunger Free Campus bill. This bill would allocate $2.5 million for college students’ basic needs.

A retired chef and his husband have started a soup kitchen in Yellow Springs, Ohio. They're calling it "Who's Hungry" and want it to be a place where people can find community.

The Dayton Metro Library will be reducing food distributions at its main branch downtown from two to one a month, and closing its Vandalia, Trotwood and Southeast branch pantries.

Over the summer 20 students participated in the pilot program. UD's Hanley Sustainability Institute provided students with 238 pounds of produce, grown and processed at the campus garden.

Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley now has a larger food pantry and newly updated facility in Dayton.

The Foodbank, serving Montgomery, Greene and Preble counties, is closing its Wednesday drive-thru, saying more than 100 community partners fill the gap for food insecurity.