Ō´yō´•p´ Food Pantry
Located in the Methodist Church Annex 108 2nd St. NW Browning, MT 5941
The FAST Blackfeet Community Food Sovereignty and Food Security Assessment 2016-17, found that 69% of people on the Blackfeet Nation experienced food insecurity at some point in the year. Nationally, the food insecurity rate is 12.5%. FAST Blackfeet reduces food insecurity on the Blackfeet Nation primarily through the Ō’yō’·ṗ’ Food Pantry, which provides food boxes once a week through two weekly distributions, currently using a client-choice or “shopping” model. For the other three days of the week, Ō’yō’·ṗ’ On Wheels (OOW) delivers food boxes to the more remote communities of the Blackfeet Nation.
Ō’yō’·ṗ’ Food Pantry
The Ō’yō’·ṗ’ Food Pantry opened in September 2019 serving 209 households on average per month. The COVID-19 pandemic required an increase in services by 500% and added 6 new positions to meet the demand and operate the pantry and other FAST programs. The pantry provided food to 1045 households per month on average for all programs in 2021. On average, 4.5 people are fed from every participant visit. Participant numbers remain high despite relaxed COVID restrictions and FAST Blackfeet plans to continue the same level of services.
O’ yo’ p’ On Wheels is a mobile food pantry under FAST Blackfeet that provides emergency food boxes to those who are in need of food.
We deliver boxes of food weekly to those who live in the outlying communities of:
Browning, Blackfoot, Seville, East Glacier, Starr School, Babb/St. Mary, Old Agency, and Heart Butte.
Ō’yō’·ṗ’ On Wheels
Who we are and who we serve:
Call us at (406) 845-2815 if you need emergency food.
Fill out an intake form (location, household size, ages, phone number, etc.)
You will then be added to our delivery schedule.
If any changes occur regarding your intake form information or food delivery, please notify us immediately by calling (406) 845-2815.