Athens, Texas
6 places of food pantries and meals in Athens. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.
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Food pantry. A Senior Box for people 60 and older is given out on the same Tuesdays. The pantry's calendar says no new client sign-ups in November or December.
Emergency food pantry.
Soup lunch run by volunteers and handed out to go: soup, crackers, a sandwich, dessert and fruit. It has no published phone number, so check its Facebook page if the weather is bad or a holiday is close.
Produce handed out curbside, drive-through.
Call first. The church has no published phone number. The East Texas Food Bank can confirm the date at 903-597-3663.
A day center for people experiencing homelessness: a hot lunch on the days it is open, to-go bags of food and toiletries, showers and laundry. It also helps people who have a home but no utilities.
Call first. The center's website does not publish hours. Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 AM to 2 PM comes from a 2024 community list, so please call to confirm.
Home-delivered meals for homebound seniors. Serves Athens, Chandler, Malakoff, Tool and the Cedar Creek Lake area.
Call first. Its website says the office is not taking new clients right now.
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We have confirmed 6 places that can help in Athens: Community Care Pantry (1st and 3rd Tuesday, 8:00 AM to 11:50 AM drive-through pickup), (903) 677-5550; Henderson County Food Pantry (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM), (903) 677-1600; Athens Soup Kitchen (Every Tuesday and Thursday, lunch from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, to go). 3 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
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