Who We Serve
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- Residents of all ages living in Kent County
- People with disabilities
- Low income elderly
- Children in low-income households
- Families with part-time or low paying jobs
- Unemployed men and women
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What We Give
A qualifying family will receive three or more bags every two weeks if needed:
including plenty of fresh produce, meat and fish, butter, cheese, eggs, non-perishable foods, and everyday items needed by all.
Items such as: toilet paper, soap, toothpaste and other personal products.
Humbled By Your Trust
In 2020 the outpouring of financial support to the work of The Community Food Pantry far exceeded our expectations. The Board and staff are truly humbled with the trust awarded to us to carry out our mission. As a result, the Board of Directors forged partnerships with other organizations to distribute food in ways other than through our Pantry site, and we currently in 2024 continue with:
The Board is taking the opportunity to continue assisting our partners with food purchases that will benefit people in other parts of the County who have never come to the Pantry before. This is only possible because of the generosity of our donors.
Thank you.
Passing of Miriam Greenlee
2019-2020 Empty Bowls & Support for the Food Pantry
The Community Food Pantry exists because our community provides the resources needed to obtain the food and run the Pantry week after week for the past 28 years!
Once again, the Pantry is honored to be the recipients of proceeds from Kent School’s Fourth Annual Empty Bowls Event held at the school on Friday, November 8, 2019.
Kent School’s art teacher, Pat Parkhurst has stated, “This is our third year completing the Empty Bowls project with our students. It is a great example of our School’s mission in practice. The students’ work is not only artistically excellent, they are all practicing moral excellence by offering their pieces to support the Kent County Food Pantry.”
This year, talented and dedicated Kent County residents will have presented three “empty bowls” events. These events have the common goal of raising awareness of the hunger in our county and providing the means for people to help put food on the tables of those who are in need.
If you, the reader, have never attended one of the following events, mark your calendars for the future events. Not only are the pottery bowls a meaningful addition to your home, but the food, the camaraderie and the chance to support the Pantry are reasons to attend.
Chestertown RiverArts, under the leadership of Marilee Schumann and the RiverArts Clay Studio, holds their Empty Bowls event in the spring each year.
Soup-er Bowl at Kent County High School, is held in March each year. It is co-chaired by art teacher Stephanie Spence along with the National Art Honor Society students.
Therefore, young people, high school students, and adults all have the opportunity to participate and make a difference in Kent County.