TEFAP- The Emergency Food Assistance Program helps supplement the diets of low-income individuals and households by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost.

TEFAP is offered through Food Bank and Community Action Agencies through pantries, mobile pantries, drive-thru distributions, and congregate feeding sites.

CLM Community Action Agency has pantries available at our Calery Center in Sault Ste. Marie; our Fenlon Center in St. Ignace, and at our Newberry Center. Pantry hours are 9:00am-4:00pm.

Self Declare Form

Civil Rights Statements

Chippewa-Luce-Mackinac Community Action Agency

Tri-County Food Pantry List

It is recommended to call ahead of time to find out details such as documentation
needed, appointment requirement, or in case information is collected ahead of time.

Salvation Army (Sault):

906-632-6521
Pantry: is by appointment only.
Community Kitchen: Lunch M-F 12n-12:30
Bread Rack: Mon/Wed/Fri 10:00am-12:00n,
Tues/Thurs 10:00am-12:00n & 12:30pm-3:30pm

Senior Centers (60+) also provide nutrition programs for their elders. Senior centers are located in the following areas: Community Action in the Sault, St. Ignace and Newberry as well as Senior Centers located in Rudyard, Detour, Sugar Island, Drummond Island, Raber, Curtis, Cedarville/Clark twp, Engadine/Garfield twp, Trout Lake and Whitefish twp.

First Church of Christ:

906-632-6511
300 W. Spruce Street, Sault
Pantry: Mon/Tues/Wed 9:00am-11:00am

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church:

906-632-9625
1101 Minneapolis Street, Sault
Pantry: Tuesday’s 2:00pm-3:00pm

First United Presbyterian Church:

906-632-7771
555 Bingham Avenue, Sault
Pantry: 2nd and 4th Thursday of each Month
3:30pm-5:00pm

C-L-M Community Action Agency:

Sault: 906-632-3363
524 Ashmun Street (2nd floor)
St. Ignace: 906-643-8595
368 Reagon St.
Newberry: 906-293-5621
207 Newberry Ave.
EMERGENCY FOOD: Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm

New Hope Community Church:

906-495-4673
66 Cedar Grove Drive, Kincheloe
Pantry: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each Month
4:30pm-6:30pm Hop

Cedar Post Thrift Shop:

906-484-9512
362 E M-134, Cedarville
Pantry: Monday-Friday 12:00n-4:00pm

Luce County Resource and Recreation (LINK):

906-293-3729
103 W. Helen Street, Newberry
Pantry: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm

Hope Chest:

906-643-7360
250 Ferry Lane, St. Ignace
Pantry: Wednesday and Thursday 2:00pm-4:00pm

Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry:

Where to Find Food When You Need It – Feeding America West Michigan (feedwm.org)

Sault Tribe Food Distribution Program:

906-635-6076
3601 S. Mackinac Trail, Sault
Call For Details

*At least 1 household member needs to be Sault Tribe member

Bay Mills Food Distribution Program:

906-248-2527
12497 W. Lakeshore Drive, Bay Mills
Call For Details

*At least 1 household member needs to be Bay Mills Tribe member

If you are aware of other pantries available in the tri-county area and the information is not on this list, please reach out to the Housing Department at Chippewa-Luce -Mackinac Community Action Agency. Provide the information, and the list will be updated. You can call the agency at 906-632-3363 and ask for housing or email housing@clmcaa.com