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Maryland is one the wealthiest states in the nation based on per capita income, yet more than 1 in 10 households, live in poverty and struggle against hunger. Food insecurity means that children go to school with empty stomachs, that parents, grandparents, and other caregivers skip meals so that children can eat.

While 12.4% of children under 18 in Maryland are considered to be living in poverty, that rate is higher for Washington County at 18.7% of children living in poverty.

The South County Food Pantry is a nonprofit serving approximately 150-200 people each month in southern Washington County, Maryland, including Boonsboro, Keedysville, Pleasant Valley, Sandy Hook, Sharpsburg and part of Greenbrier.

We operate on a very limited budget, most of which comes from private sources, and gratefully welcome donations of canned goods such as soup, vegetables, fruits, meats, and other non-perishable foods such as cereal, boxed pasta, instant mashed potatoes, bagged snacks, etc.

Need Help From the Pantry?

The South County Food Pantry is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that resides at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and is served by a variety of local churches and organizations.

The pantry is open Thursdays from 1pm to 3pm. Families in need of food may visit the pantry once a month.

Located at:
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
64 S. Main St. Boonsboro, Maryland

Parking lot behind the church. Please enter side door off alley.

Contact the Food Pantry at info@southcountyfoodpantry.org

How You Can Help

Donate
As a non-profit, your donations are tax-deductible and greatly appreciated.  Please send donations via check to:
South County Food Pantry
P.O. Box 63, Boonsboro, MD 21713  Checks should be made out to “South County Food Pantry.” If donating specifically to Micah’s Backpack, please note that on the memo line.
Hunger Relief

Please help by donating non-perishable items such as cereal, oatmeal, peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, mac-n-cheese, pasta as well as canned meat, soups, crackers, veggies, fruits and more.

Volunteer

We need regular volunteers to
1) help sort donations
2) distribute food to families
3) unpack food deliveries
4) organize food drives
5) pack Micah’s Backpacks on Thursdays and deliver on Fridays
6) pray – for the success of this ministry, for the families and children in need, for our volunteers.

Corporate Partners

We welcome companies to help us meet the needs of our community.  Companies can organize their own food drives, lend volunteers and make financial donations.  Local farms can often donate fresh eggs or produce.

Micah’s Backpack

A program of the South County Food Pantry feeding hungry children in our community.

Micah's Backpack logo

Kids From 7 Area Schools Served

Micah’s Backpack provides a bag of nutritious food for 120 school-age children in the greater Boonsboro area who rely on schools for warm meals, including Boonsboro, Fountain Rock, Greenbrier, Rockland Woods and Sharpsburg elementary schools and Boonsboro Middle and Boonsboro High School.

Little girl running a food drive for Micah's Backpack

A Bag For the Weekend

The bag includes a weekend’s worth of non-perishable food items such as applesauce, oatmel packs, mac-n-cheese, cereal, milk boxes and canned pastas, fruits and vegetables.

Items donated for MB should be in single-serve portions.  For example, a box of goldfish packs allows us to serve several students, while a large box would be too bulky or heavy for one student to carry home.