With the dedicated partnership of over 500 hunger-relief programs and local agencies – including soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and residential programs – the St. Louis Area Foodbank is responding to hunger in communities across 26 counties in Missouri and Illinois by distributing food to more than 392,000 people every year. Since opening in 1975, and with the tremendous support and generosity of the community, the St. Louis Area Foodbank has grown to become our region’s largest food distribution charity dedicated to feeding those in need.