We’ve made a list of food pantries in the Central Texas. We haven’t listed food banks because generally speaking food banks are larger warehouses where the food is gathered, stored and sent out through distribution systems. By keeping to a list of food pantries below, we hope to point you in the direction of getting food to eat in the most friendly and convenient manner.

Please also take a look at our page for mobile food pantries if transportation is an issue for you.

A food pantry provides food directly to those in need by distributing food to low-income individuals in their community. Food pantries receive their supply of food from food banks and then turn it into nutritious, balanced meals. These meals are then distributed to families at no cost.

Most food pantries are run out of churches or buildings with food preparation facilities but some are also mobile and drive to cover multiple areas on a calendar schedule. See out mobile food pantry page here.

Below is a list of up to date food pantries in Central Texas as of January 10, 2019. If you have information you would like to share about a food pantry not listed here please contact us through our contact page.

Important: Please call the food pantries to confirm that the hours have not changed. We do our best to provide full information and details, but food pantries often change their hours without notifying us. We do not want you to waste your time visiting a pantry that is not open. For an expanding list of food pantries and food banks please look to https://www.centraltexasfoodbank.org.

Food Pantries Listing

 

Caritas of Austin
611 Neches
Austin, TX 78701
Telephone No.: 512-472-4135

 

Austin Baptist Chapel
908 E. Cesar Chavez
Austin, TX 78702
Telephone No.: 512-474-2666
Sunday: 8:45 am-9:15 am, 11:00 am-12:30 pm
Monday – Friday: 9:30 am-10:00 am, 11:00 am-12:30 pm
Saturday: 8:45 am-9:15 am, 11:00 am-12:30 pm

 

Joe Roland Community Center
112 St. Johns Rd.
Dale, TX 78616
Telephone No.: 512-565-2854
Sunday – Monday:Closed
Tuesday:11:00 am-2:00 pm
Wednesday – Saturday:Closed

 

Grace Baptist Church
115 Sorrell
Red Rock, TX 78662
Telephone No.: 512-303-3891
ADDITIONAL HOURS INFORMATION:
Fridays from 10:00 a.m.
Meals served Sundays from 5:30 p.m.
Emergencies: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday, call for an appointment.

 

Open Door Soup Kitchen
906 Chestnut Street
Bastrop, TX 78602
Telephone No.: 512-317-7503
Sunday: Closed
Monday – Wednesday: 9:00 am-10:30 am, 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am-10:30 pm, 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
Friday – Saturday: 9:00 am-10:30 am, 12:00 pm-2:00 pm

 

Salvation Army Waco – Community Kitchen
300 Webster Ave.
Waco, TX 76710
ADDITIONAL HOURS INFORMATION:

Breakfast and dinner are served daily at 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Lunch is served on Mondays and Tuesdays 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

 

Trinity Center
304 E. 7th
Austin, TX 78701
Telephone No.: 512-610-3566
Sunday: 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
Monday – Tuesday: 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Wednesday – Friday: 9:30 am-1:00 pm
Saturday: Closed

 

Travis County Community Center at Palm Square
100 N. Interstate 35 Frontage Road
#1000
Austin, TX 78701
Telephone No.: (512) 854-4120
ADDITIONAL HOURS INFORMATION:
Monday 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

 

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
1206 East 9th Street
Austin, TX 78702
Telephone No.: 512-478-7955
ADDITIONAL HOURS INFORMATION:
Friday 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. except every 3rd Friday
3rd Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

 

Olivet Helping Hand Center
1161 San Bernard St.
Austin, TX 78702
Telephone No.: 512-472-2298
ADDITIONAL HOURS INFORMATION:
2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

 

East Austin Neighborhood Center
211 Comal St
Austin, TX 78702
Telephone No.: 512-972-6650
ADDITIONAL HOURS INFORMATION:
1st Wednesday 8:30 a.m.(Produce Only)
Friday after the 2nd Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (For seniors 55+ only)

 

Rebekah Baines Johnson Center
21 Waller St
Austin, TX 78702
ADDITIONAL HOURS INFORMATION:
3rd Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (For seniors 55+ only)

 

Micah 6 at UPC
2203 San Antonio
Austin, TX 78705
Telephone No.: 512-473-0088
Sunday – Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 10:30 am-11:30 am

 

Mission Possible
1190 Chicón
Austin, TX 78702
Telephone No.: 512-494-0953
ADDITIONAL HOURS INFORMATION:
3rd & 4th Thursday of each month

 

Blackland Neighborhood Center
2005 Salina
Austin, TX 78722
Telephone No.: 512-972-5790
ADDITIONAL HOURS INFORMATION:
1st Thursday 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Produce Only)
Thursday after the 3rd Wednesday 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (For seniors 55+ only)
Walk-ins Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. as supplies last (For seniors 55+ only)