If you need food assistance:

Please come to our facility during our house of operation. A volunteer will ask you some questions about your situation in order to complete the required paperwork. You must provide:

• Photo identification
• Proof of your current address (such as a utility bill).
• Names, birthdates, and prior-year invomes of all individuals living in your household.

The Meridian Food Bank provides the following services:

• Food Pantry – We provide food baskets to our neighbors who seek emergency food assistance. As Meridian has grown and our economy has faced challenges, the number of people seeking our help has risen dramatically. In 2011 we distributed more than 530,000 pounds of food to people in need.
  

• Backpack Program – The Meridian Food Bank partners with the youth group of Valley Shepherd Church of the Nazarene to provide children in the free and reduced lunch program from the Meridian School District with backpacks of food. Each backpack contains six meals and two snacks for the weekend. Backpacks with food are delivered by volunteers to predetermined schools on Fridays, and the empty backpacks are returned to the schools on Mondays to be refilled.