The Food Ministry Team wants to offer a way for neighbors to donate food and take food if needed. The Little Food Pantry meets that need. If you have seen a mini library in front of a home, church, or park, the pantry is a similar idea. 

The theme is to “Take what you need, leave what you can.”

The Little Food Pantry (LFP) differs from other food pantries because:

• The LFP is small, limiting its quantity and variety. Bricks-and-mortar food pantries are better at meeting pervasive need.

•  Anyone may access the LFP at any time. No application required

• ​Additionally, bricks-and-mortar food pantries are service providers, those who use them, “clients.” LFP dissolves that professional boundary. Whether giving or taking, everyone approaches the LFP the same way, mediating the shame that accompanies need.

• LFP is a centrally-located reminder of our neighbors’ need that creates neighborhood space for exercising compassion, trust, and mutual aid.