.jpg)
The Columbus Food Pantry continued to service the food challenged citizens of Columbus and surrounding areas in Colorado County in 2024. The food pantry is aware that they serve several households that cannot survive without their services. However, for the most part, the food pantry’s goal is to supplement the needs of their clients: help them become independent and not create a dependency.
Total households served in 2024 were 558 making a total of 1,886 individuals. There was an average of five monthly visits per household, while 17 households received services every month, about 3% of the households served. That percentage is down from 2023 by 2%. The average household served per month was 242 and the average number of individuals served per month was 796.
The Columbus Food Pantry continues to augment the monthly food bags for most of the year to include fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs and more meat, including HEB vouchers for holiday meat and produce in November.
