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Help buying groceries and getting meals for you and your family. Your state runs food benefits (SNAP), WIC for pregnant people and young children, and school meals. Food banks and free meal sites near you can help too, often the same day.Help in Missouri.

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Tell us more about what you need. We answer first, then show the programs that fit, then ask a few questions to narrow it down.

Programs in Missouri

Missouri programs for this kind of help. Each agency decides who qualifies.

  • Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division

    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

    SNAP provides monthly benefits to help eligible households buy food.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePhonePaperIn person

    Apply online Agency pageCall 855-373-4636

  • Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

    Women, Infants and Children

    Also: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

    WIC provides eligible pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and young children with food benefits and nutrition support.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePhoneIn person

    Apply online Call DSS FSD: 855-373-4636Call DHSS: 573-751-6400

  • Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division

    Missouri SuN Bucks

    In Missouri, Summer EBT is called SuN Bucks.

    SuN Bucks provides eligible school-age children with food benefits during summer break.

    Ways to apply:Online

    Apply online Agency pageCall 855-373-4636

  • Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

    National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program

    These programs provide free or reduced-price meals to eligible students at participating schools.

    Ways to apply:Paper

    Agency pageCall 573-751-4212

Checked on October 8, 2026

Food banks that serve Missouri

Food banks in the Feeding America network supply the food pantries and meal sites near you. Call yours or check its website to find one close by.

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