"Rivers do not drink their own water; trees do not eat their own fruit; the sun does not shine on itself and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is...Life is good when you are happy; but much better when others are happy because of you." Pope Francis
When you arrive PLEASE STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE and someone will be with you to take your information. Please be patient. Clients can visit the food pantry once every 30 days.
Your income must be within 185% of the poverty guidelines or you currently receive SNAP benefits. You must also provide a form of identification, evidence of your current address and proof of the number of household members by letter from DHHR showing number in household or Birth Certificate for each person.
Our weekend feeding program is for those physically unable to prepare food for themselves within the Parkersburg and Vienna area. Each Saturday and Sunday we prepare and deliver 415 meals each day. Our trucks run 50 weeks out of the year. Those over the age of 70 and the most disabled receive first offering.
Our mission currently prepares 115
back packs of food every weekend for Kanawha Elementary School students.
We are the largest food pantry in Wood County. While 2023, was busy, 2024 is even more busy. We finished August 2024, with 930 Wood County families having 2425 household members receiving food at our pantry. September 2024, we served 868 families with food. October saw 904 families receiving food from our pantry and November we served 908 families. Thank you for your continued support to help us meet the need.
Old Man Rivers Mission has a program to help individuals obtain eye exams and glasses. This is income based. The individual must complete an application through our office. We will notify you of the date and time of your appointment. All appointments must be kept because we do not reschedule. We will help an individual once every five years due to the number of requests for this service.
Old Man Rivers Mission has been in existence since 1991. The mission is coming upon its 32nd Anniversary of operation. All services provided through the mission are free of charge and provided by a staff of volunteers. If you would like to be a part of helping others within the community, please contact us. We are especially in need of individuals who can help us deliver the weekend meals. If you have a clean driving record, we need drivers. if driving is not your thing, we need individuals who can get the meals from the truck to the doors.
Our mission is community supported through generous donations from individuals, organizations, businesses and churches. We are extremely grateful for any and all donations received. Old Man Rivers Mission is a 501(c)(3) organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service.
You Can Make A Difference.
As Mission outreach continues to grow, we depend upon donations to meet ongoing needs in the following areas:
Food - Canned, Dried, Boxed, We cannot accept food which is out of date.
Personal Hygiene Items
Cleaning and Laundry products
BECAUSE OF DOING CURBSIDE DELIVERIES WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING CLOTHING AT THIS TIME. NO ROOM FOR STORAGE.
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Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals of trying to improve the lives of others. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS.
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