Bag 'n Hand Food Pantry

For I was hungry and you gave me food: Bag ‘n Hand Food Pantry is a food distribution center located at St. John’s United Methodist Church. Beginning in 2001, Bag ‘n Hand is operated entirely by volunteers as an outreach program of St. John’s and the Santa Fe interfaith community.

Mission Statement:

Our mission is to regularly provide bags of fresh and non-perishable food in a friendly and caring environment to hungry people in the Santa Fe community.

Where do we get the food?

The Bag ‘n Hand Food Pantry is a partner agency of The Food Depot which distributes food to all of Northern New Mexico. Each week our volunteers pick up fresh produce and breads as well as government commodity items from The Food Depot. Additional donations of food and funds are provided by St. John’s, the interfaith community and the community at large.

	On Tuesday, November 22, 343 families received a turkey or ham with all the Thanksgiving trimmings. Gold stars go to all who either donated turkeys or money to buy them. Gold stars also for the eighty plus volunteers, which included not only our regular Pantry volunteers, but the God Squad, UMYF, and 4th graders from the Mission Viejo Christian Academy.

Who do we serve?

We presently serve an average of 225 families per week. Our clients range in age and degree of need. Some are single elderly or disabled on a fixed income, others are large families living on the edge of poverty. A small percentage is homeless.