First Street Methodist Mission provides food assistance for families and individuals, both those with a residence and those experiencing homelessness.

Grocery Services Español

Wednesdays & Thursdays | 10:00 am – 12:30 pm | Florence Street Door
Grocery services are not restricted by zip code or in any other way–all are welcome to visit the pantry once per month! It may be helpful to bring identification but it is not required. No other documentation is needed. Our neighbors experiencing homelessness are also welcome to receive groceries at this time.

Sack Lunches for Our Neighbors Experiencing Homelessness

Tuesdays | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Wednesdays | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
W 1st Street Door

Sack lunches are served to individuals who are homeless on a first come first served basis. On Monday and Wednesday guests are able to receive a meal and join us for a cup of coffee or lemonade. Each person who is homeless is able to receive one sack lunch per service day.

Wednesdays & Thursdays | 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Florence Street Door

Infant Formula is provided to parents and caretakers of infants who are 12 months of age and younger two times each month. Guests are eligible to receive infant formula and other nutritional items based on the age of the child. Diapers and clothing are also available one time each month depending on availability.

The Mission distributes a basic milk based infant formula. If a child needs a specialized non-milk based formula, then the parent or care taker needs to provide us with documentation from the child’s doctor that states which formula the child needs and how long the child needs that formula. We ask that all Infant Formula clients apply for WIC services.

Select Sundays | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

One in four children come from families that live with food insecurity. Food 4 Kids is a ministry of First Street Mission that sends food home every weekend of the school year for 275 elementary aged children at T.A. Sims, Clifford Davis, Milton L. Kirkpatrick, and Castleberry Elementary schools to relieve fear and worry about where their next meal will come from. Groups of 10 are encouraged to come to First Street Mission on select Sundays for one hour between 9:00 am and noon, September through May to help pack take-home food kits for children experiencing food insecurity.

Clothing Assistance and Hygiene Kits

Tuesdays | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Wednesdays | 2:00 – 4:00 pm
W 1st Street Door

Life on the street comes with certain challenges; one of which is shoes with holes worn in the soles. When you don’t have adequate clothing and shoes, not much else matters. This essential service needs more men’s jeans, belts, rain jackets, and blankets. Help us gather these items!

First Street Methodist Mission’s Clothing Bank is accessible to men and women who are homeless one time each month. Mission guests are able to select for themselves clothing items and other seasonal items like coats from the clothing racks.

Men and women who are homeless are also eligible to receive a hygiene kit once per month, the kit includes travel size soap, shampoo, toothpaste, a toothbrush, and razor and two bandages along with a new pair of cotton socks or underwear. Hygiene kits are available to our guests who are homeless on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Case Worker Referral Only

Start-Up Kits provide a small number of household items to previously homeless men, women, and families who have moved into permanent supportive or transitional housing programs. The Start-Up Kit program is a case worker referred program. To make a referral for a kit, contact the Mission by phone, fax, or email to request the Start-Up Kit referral form.

Start-Up Kits include: bath towel, wash cloth, dinner plates, bowls, drinking glasses, coffee cups, forks, spoons, knives, paring knives, can openers, sheet sets, blankets, plunger, broom and dustpan, shower curtain/rings, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, razor, deodorant, bar soap, Comet, dish soap, sponges, dish towel, laundry soap, pots, skillet, and toilet paper.

The Outreach Specialists work to connect with people who are living in camps and on the streets to show them the path to housing. Their work includes directing these neighbors through the documentation process, providing encouragement and hope, and making sure they connect with other resources and service partners they need during the transition period.