SEMO Food Bank Responding to Emergency Needs

Southeast Missouri Food Bank has seen a tremendous increase in the demand for food following temporary layoffs and school closures due to the outbreak of Covid-19.

To respond to that need, the food bank will begin offering Covid-19 Response Mobile food distributions throughout its 16-county service area. The initial distributions will be held:

2 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at the 5th and 6th Grade Center, 100 Twitty Street, Sikeston
2 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, Ely Baptist Church, 1215 Church Street, Kennett
5 p.m. Thursday, March 26, Red Star Pantry, 1316 North Main, Cape Girardeau.

“People who need food assistance should attend only the mobile held in the county where they live,” Keys said. “They should have a photo ID and a piece of mail that shows proof of residence. To make sure we’re practicing social distancing, these will be drive-through food distributions. People should stay in their vehicle but have a space cleared for a box of food. We ask that you visit only one mobile per month and receive only one box per household.

Additional mobile distributions will be scheduled throughout southeast Missouri in the coming weeks.