Meal Service

Because meals and nutrition are critical to the fight against any virus, we are dedicated to ensure our neighbors in need have access to meals. For most of our guests, Food and Shelter is their only option for meals.

We have resumed in person meals. Breakfast is served at 8:30 a.m. and lunch at 11 a.m. Guests who cannot come inside to pick up their meal may call our office and a bag of meals can be brought outside to the car. Call (405) 360-4954 for more information.

We are currently limiting volunteers coming into the building and are no longer allowing people to just show up and serve. Please check out our list below for ways you can help.

Food pantry

Our food pantry is open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Guests to the pantry can enter the building a few at a time and will complete a check list of personal choices. Then guests will go back to their car and pantry workers will bring the food outside. We are taking sanitation very seriously so we are wiping down every pencil, every seat and every surface between service. If you are a high risk individual and need food brought out to you, we can bring the paperwork out to you and you can stay in your car. Call (405) 360-4954 when you arrive.

As with all services, we are limiting volunteers to pre-approved pantry volunteers and no longer allowing people to show up and serve. Please check out our ways to help section below.

Ways to Help

We are so grateful for the outpouring of support the community has shown us. We know you all want to help. To protect our community, we must limit the number of people entering our building so volunteers may not be allowed at this time.

Please check out this list below and share it far and wide. We also need cleaning supplies to share with cottage residents and pantry guests. Additionally we will continue to need to-go containers, plastic ware and plastic/foam cups for coffee.

Please consider making a financial donation. We are purchasing quite a bit more food and supplies for to-go trays. www.foodandshelterinc.org/donate

Protecting People who are homeless.

Being homeless is a destructive predicament even without this virus. Social distancing is difficult as they have only a few places they can go. We are offering our guests a chance to come inside a few at a time and shower.

Guests who are homeless can come into the office and access personal care items, check their mail and also ask for additional community resources.

When available, we are offering coins to go off-site and do laundry.

We are asking our friends who are homeless to please only come to Food and Shelter and their sleep site as consist travel throughout the community will contribute to community spread.

We know this is not easy on any of us but please be understanding especially for those without a home.