The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas will host drive-thru USDA food distributions in Randolph County on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 9AM – 11AM or until food runs out at the following locations:
Pocahontas Community Center
205 Geneva Dr.
Pocahontas, AR
Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
17723 Hwy 90 W
Ravenden Springs, AR
Households are eligible to receive USDA foods once per month and must reside in Randolph County. Recipients must meet the income guidelines that have been set for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Recipients can self-declare the following information to determine program eligibility: name, address, family size, and combined monthly income of the household.
Recipients will only be allowed to pick up USDA foods for themselves unless previously designated as an authorized representativefor another qualified household. To pick up food items for a shut-in, elderly person, or other qualified household, the person picking up the food must have signed authorization with the following information from the person they are picking up for: name, address, family size, and combined monthly income of the household receiving the food. Case workers picking up for large groups must make prior arrangements with the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas.
USDA foods are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. The Food Bank of Northeast and the U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination 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. Food Bank staff/volunteers will utilize a translation app to accommodate persons with limited English proficiency. For more information about the distribution of USDA foods or questions concerning eligibility for this program, contact Natalie Neal at the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas by calling 870-932-3663. This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider.