Nonprofit food pantry feeding hundreds of needy Carthage area residents with a weekly hot meal, monthly food pantry distribution. MissionOur mission is to give practical help, and in so doing restore hope to those who are living in poverty and others who are temporarily in need. By temporarily providing food and other essentials, our clients are freed to pursue higher goals other than putting food on the table. In Maslow's Hierarchy of Need, food is a basic need that must be satisfied in order to allow families to pursue security of employment, resources, family relationships, self-esteem, respect of others, and self-actualization. This is where our passion to help others becomes substance and fulfills our purpose and mission