Pantry Distribution
At Flathead Food Bank pantries (Kalispell, Bigfork, Martin City, Marion, and Evergreen) we distribute a three days supply of food (about 22 pounds per person) free of charge. Distributions are currently on Tuesday and Thursday at the Kalispell pantry, and bi-weekly at the satellite pantries. For more specific details about our pantry schedule, please visit the locations page. Customers are allowed 12 visits a year in Kalispell. Due to the limited resources available, customers at satellite pantries are eligible for 24 visits a year. In order to be eligible, your family needs to fall within 150% of the poverty level or less. Customers are offered a similar experience to a grocery store when they visit Flathead Food Bank pantries. Customers shop and choose the items they would like. Pantries are stocked with a variety of foods and options, including nonperishable goods, meat, produce, dairy, bread, and more. When available, pet food, baby formula, and diapers are given. The Flathead Food Bank partners with grocery stores and collects food from individuals, food drives, and businesses to maintain the quality and variety of food available in our pantries.

Senior Commodities
This is the only delivery program at the Flathead Food Bank. The program is offered to people 60 years or older that have a monthly income that is 135% of the poverty level or less. The Flathead Food Bank and its volunteers deliver two bags of groceries (weighing on average 35 pounds) on the last Monday of the month to seniors on the program. These bags contain grocery staples like meat, cheese, cereal, juice, grains, and more.

Backpack For Kids
With so many families struggling right now, children are affected more than imagined. The Flathead Food Bank partnered with the Montana Food Bank Network to help families that are in extreme need. This program operates in schools during the school year. We send bags of food home with children on Fridays to help them get nutrition during the weekend. The bags consist of food that children as young as 5 can prepare themselves, either by just opening the container, or putting it in the microwave for a minute.

Five Year Old Program
The Five Year Old Program was designed specifically for children that are 5 years old. When a child is five, they are no longer eligible for the WIC (Women, Infant & Children) program, but traditionally, they are not in school where they are eligible to receive the discounted or free breakfast and lunch program. Families can come in once a month the whole time their child is 5 to get two bags of food weighing about 40 pounds. We ask that bags be picked up the first week of the month due to our space restrictions. In order to be eligible for this program, families need to fall within 185% of the poverty level or less.

Holiday Meals
The Flathead Food Bank works all year collecting holiday food to be given as meals for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. We have a week-long radio contest with KOFI Radio in November and collect turkeys to give to all of our families. It is a very busy time for us and we work closely with our valley churches and other meal suppliers to make sure that we are not duplicating efforts.