Our Services

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The Peace Pantry provides several services to people in need including: the distribution of food, clothing, school supplies, heaters and fans, durable medical equipment and Christmas/holiday assistance.
      
Help is given to families who: 
Live in our service area – Cedar Hill, Dittmer, Morse Mill, Grubville and parts of Catawissa and Robertsville that are located in Jefferson County;
Meet our income guidelines;
Provide the required paperwork;
Experience emergency situations.

Families may receive food once a week for 3 months; then their situation is reviewed. Clothing is free and available to clients on a weekly basis. School supplies, toys, household items, furniture and holiday items are also shared with families.

USDA Government Commodities
The Peace Pantry is a distribution agency for USDA Government commodities. To be eligible, everyone in the household must receive public assistance or meet the income guidelines. If you are eligible, you can receive this food once a month. The products vary from month to month but generally include canned and frozen food. For more information, call the Pantry at 636-285-0934.

Heaters and Fans
Donations of electric heaters are needed in the winter months and fans and air conditioners are needed for the summer months. The Pantry distributes these items free of charge to people needing them. 

Durable Medical Equipment
The Peace Pantry accepts donations of durable medical equipment like wheelchairs, walkers, shower chairs and crutches and then lends them to anyone in the community that needs them. We just ask that the equipment is returned when it is no longer needed.

Emergency Dental Fund
The emergency dental fund is a program designed to provide emergency care for people who are clients of the pantry and cannot otherwise afford dental care. The focus of the program is to relieve people of pain, provide antibiotics if necessary and perform simple procedures to manage the emergency.

Christmas/Holiday Assistance
Special packages of groceries for holiday meals are distributed each year at Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Peace Pantry is assisted in this effort by the High Ridge Rotary which provides turkeys at Thanksgiving. Each year at Christmas, the Northwest Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce organizes a toy drive. The event coordinates local organizations, businesses and individuals to provide hundreds of toys for children in need. In the Peace Pantry's area of service toys are delivered by the employees and volunteers of the Cedar Hill Fire Protection District. 

Non-Discrimination Statement

2022 USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
​To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-ComplaintForm-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. email: [email protected] This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
​This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Jefferson County
Mobile Health Center
The Jefferson County Mobile Health Center comes to the Peace Pantry on a regular basis and provides services that include: 
  • Blood Pressure, Diabetes, and Cholesterol Screenings
  • Acute and Chronic Care
  • Sports Physicals
  • Nutrition Consultations
  • Community Resource Referrals
  • Health Education.
A calendar of visits to various sites is located here.
To make an appointment, call 
636-797-3737 ext. 303.

Saturday Bag Sales

Join us the first Saturday of the month for our Bag Sale, the Peace Pantry's only fundraiser.

Bag Sale Dates for 2025
Time: 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

January 4      July 5
February 1     August 2
March 1         September 6
April 5            October 4     
May 3             November 1
June 7            December 6

Do you need food assistance?

The Peace Pantry is located at 8100 S. Industrial Drive in Cedar Hill, Missouri. The phone number is 636-285-0934.  Call the Pantry to see if you qualify.

The Peace Pantry is an IRS 501 (C) 3 organization incorporated in Missouri.
We are an equal opportunity USDA provider.