The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri

The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri invites you to join our giving community this holiday season by showing our neighbors in need that they are not alone. Your support will ensure that families across our service area receive access to nutritious food during these uncertain times.

We are proud to have a lineup of generous matching donors for CoMoGives this year. We will announce each matching donor as we reach fundraising levels throughout the campaign. GIVE NOW and help us UNLOCK the generosity of these remarkable community partners! 

Mid America Bank will start off our campaign with a $10,000 matching gift! 

The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri distributes millions of meals annually across our 32-county service area. Through our network of 145 pantries, shelters and soup kitchens, and nearly 200 schools, we provide nutrition assistance to more than 100,000 Missourians each month.  

Additionally, The Food Bank provides a number of hunger-relief programs that support specific populations in need, such as children, seniors, veterans and our unhoused neighbors. Our relationship with Feeding America strengthens our purchasing power, enabling us to provide at least 75 meals with a contribution of $25.

Food insecurity is prevalent in central and northeast Missouri and is at its highest level in nearly a decade. Approximately 15.7% of those living in our service area do not have consistent access to affordable, nutritious food. Further data show that 1 in 7 people in Missouri - and 1 in 5 children - are food insecure.

With food costs remaining high, interruptions in SNAP benefits and continued economic challenges, the need continues to increase. In recent days, The Food Bank Market, the largest pantry in Boone County, served 4,396 households (12,042 individuals), including 273 new households (578 new individuals).

Our work is a community effort, and we are grateful for the generous support and collaboration from Columbia, Boone County and others throughout central and northeast Missouri. Your contributions are an investment in the health and well-being of our community. THANK YOU!