Henderson County, Texas
17 places of food pantries and meals in Henderson County. 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.
Food pantry.
Food pantry. A community resource list says clients must live in Brownsboro or Chandler, so please call first if you live somewhere else.
Call first. The food bank lists a 11:00 AM close. A local directory says 12:45 PM. Please call to confirm.
Food pantry.
Food pantry at Christian Life Center. The 3rd Wednesday hours are a Senior Box for people 60 and older.
Food pantry.
Call first. We do not have a confirmed phone number for this pantry yet.
Food pantry and outreach. The pantry asks clients to come only once a month.
Food pantry stocked and staffed by member churches.
Call first. This pantry is on the Kaufman County side of Mabank. Its own website is only a placeholder, and the lists we found give 10:30 and 11:00 AM closing times, so please call first.
Food pantry.
Food pantry. It also helps neighbors apply for SNAP and connects them to help with utility bills, with support from local churches.
Call first. The pantry website shows two closing times on the same page (11:30 AM and 12:30 PM). 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.
A mobile food pantry from the East Texas Food Bank with fresh produce, drive-through. In 2024 the food bank said it is open to anyone who needs food, with no ID required.
Call first. The church has no published phone number. The East Texas Food Bank can confirm the date at 903-597-3663.
Food distribution at the church on US Highway 175 East in Larue.
Call first. The sources give three different street numbers on US Highway 175 East, so please call for the exact address.
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More help in Henderson County
We have confirmed 17 places that can help in Henderson County: Community Care Pantry in Athens (1st and 3rd Tuesday, 8:00 AM to 11:50 AM drive-through pickup), (903) 677-5550; Rock Hill Food Pantry in Brownsboro (3rd Saturday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM), (903) 852-6711; God's Open Hands Food Pantry in Chandler (1st and 2nd Tuesday, mornings starting at 9:00 AM), (903) 849-6082, call first. 14 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.
If you run a pantry or program, or saw a listing that is wrong, tell us. We check every message against the organization's own page before anything changes.