Mobile Pantry Program
A drive-through food distribution resource for families in need of nutritional assistance.
Utah Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry program provides support to Utahns living in areas that are classified as food deserts or are inaccessible or underserved by traditional food pantries. Food deserts are areas where residents don’t have healthy, affordable food stores near them and lack sufficient transportation to get to the nearest stores. Often, the few food resources available lack nutrition (such as fast food restaurants) or are over-priced and under-nutritious (such as convenience stores).
In addition, in some areas, local pantries may lack storage space or refrigeration, making it difficult to support the local community and offer adequate fresh food. This program provides an efficient way to deliver fresh produce with other perishable and non-perishable items to families in need of food assistance. These services operate at specific sites on a predetermined intervals across the state, typically hosted in parking lots of church buildings and community organizations.
Last year, Utah Food Bank served 753,574 individuals through 536 Mobile Pantry distributions at 42 strategically placed sites around the state.