Smith County, Texas
26 places of food pantries and meals in Smith County. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.
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Large choice pantry with produce, dairy, meat and bread. Families can get food once every 30 days. Bring proof of where you live and an ID for every other adult in the home.
Indoor pantry where you pick your own groceries, including meat and fresh produce. You can come 2 times a month. You will be asked out loud for your name, address, household size, date of birth and monthly income. You do not have to live in Tyler. Closed October 27 and November 25 to 27, 2026.
Open to the public, first come, first served. It is behind the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in the JJ Saleh Building. Park in the cathedral's back lot. The SVdP lot is kept for people with mobility problems. A limited selection of donated clothes is set out on tables outside during pantry hours, weather permitting. It also has a prescription help program (call to apply). It does not help with rent.
Free hot lunch every Wednesday for anyone who is hungry. St. Vincent de Paul and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception run it together.
Food pantry, Senior Food Box and a free clothing closet run by First Baptist Church Tyler, across the street from the church. The food bank also lists a 3rd Wednesday evening (5:45 to 7:00 PM, monthly groceries, first 20 people) and gives the service area as the city of Tyler.
Food pantry. The church posts schedule changes on its Facebook page. The food bank gives the service area as Smith County.
Weekly grocery pantry run by Trinity Fellowship Church. The church says it gives out about 11,000 pounds of food a week. The food bank gives the service area as Smith County.
In the white brick house behind the church. Smith County residents only. Bring a photo ID and a recent utility bill. Closed the day before Thanksgiving and the 4th week of December.
Free weekly produce pickup. No qualifications, and people from any county can come.
Drive-through pantry at First Baptist Church Swan for Smith County residents. New guests fill out a short form; ID helps but is not required. Have your food bank case barcode and an email ready. Produce day needs only your ZIP code, up to 4 households per car. Line up in the grass, not in the road.
Call first. The pantry's site gives two different times for produce day (9:30 to 11:00 AM and 1:30 to 3:00 PM). Call to confirm the produce time.
Free community meals served in the church's rear lot by several local churches and groups working together. No end time is posted for the Monday meal.
Monthly food pantry.
Call first. Each source gives different hours on the 2nd Tuesday.
Food pantry.
Food pantry of West Erwin Church of Christ.
Call first. Another list adds a Wednesday evening (6:30 to 7:30 PM) that the food bank does not list, and one directory marks the schedule as closed.
Food pantry in the Noonday community south of Tyler. A 2020 news list placed the Noonday Community Library at this address and phone.
Call first. The food bank says Wednesday. Another list says Thursday.
Pantry on the Azleway campus. Azleway lists this phone number as Papa Bill's Store on the campus. The food bank gives the service area as Smith County.
Call first. A directory says it is by appointment only through Azleway's main line, 903-566-8444.
Monthly food box for people 60 and older with low income (2026 limit $1,729 a month for one person). Bring an ID.
Call first. Only the food bank lists this. The church's own number in directories is 903-561-8138.
Monthly free produce giveaway run with the East Texas Food Bank. It fed more than 400 families in February 2026.
Call first. No confirmed phone number. Call the East Texas Food Bank at 903-597-3663 with questions.
Home-delivered weekday lunches for people 60 and older (and some disabled adults) who cannot cook for themselves. A phone assessment is required. Smith County is served from Tyler, with meal sites in Whitehouse (118 Railroad Ave) and Winona (212 Dallas St).
Call first. Its website says the office is not taking new clients right now.
The only shelter in Smith County for men, women and families, by its own account. It offers showers and hygiene kits to the community daily, and shelter residents get three meals a day. It also runs a food pantry and a 180-day faith-based recovery program (ReConnect). It does not help with rent.
Call first. Shelter intake hours and pantry hours are not published on its own site. A 2024 news story said grocery pickup was Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Please call first.
Food pantry for the Arp ISD area.
Call first. Directories show different hours (Tuesday 10 to 2 and Thursday 10 to 2 and 5 to 7).
Food pantry and Senior Box (for people 60 and older) serving Bullard, south to Mt. Selma, north to Hwy 346 and west to Lake Palestine.
Call first. Directories give a second address (307 W. Cain St) and a second phone.
Grocery pantry that also serves a meal. Volunteers interview and register clients. The phone is the church office.
For anyone living inside the Lindale ISD lines, with no income test. Bring proof of address to sign up, and renew it every year. You can pick up food up to 3 times a month, but your 3rd visit cannot be the 4th Tuesday. The pantry is at the southwest corner of the ChristPoint Methodist Church campus. Text @davidpowe to 81010 for updates.
Call first. The schedule shifts in months with a 5th Tuesday or that start on a Wednesday. Check the pantry calendar or call.
Drive-through pantry for people living in ZIP code 75789. You qualify by income, by getting TANF, SNAP or SSI, or by being in a crisis. Apply online first, then show your pantry ID card each week. The office is open Tuesday to Thursday, 8:00 AM to noon.
Food pantry for the Whitehouse ISD area. Local news in 2025 said it helps about 300 households a month.
Call first. Directories list a 2:00 PM close instead of 12:00 PM.
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More help in Smith County
We have confirmed 26 places that can help in Smith County: PATH Choice Food Pantry in Tyler (Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM walk-in), (903) 597-7284; East Texas Food Bank Tyler Resource Center (Monday through Thursday, 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Friday, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM), (903) 597-3663; St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Tyler (Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM arrive before 11:30. 1st Monday, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM arrive before 6:45...), (903) 592-0027. 23 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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