A wonderful organization doing invaluable work in the OKC community. Their facility is top-notch. I…read moregot the opportunity to volunteer there recently and I'm so glad I did. I learned so much about the great work they are doing for individuals, children and families who are experiencing hardship in accessing food. A bit of background: They are the state's largest private hunger-relief organization. They provide enough food to feed more than 116,000 hungry Oklahoman's each week through a network of schools and charitable feeding programs in 53 central and western Oklahoma counties. During a recent volunteer experience I got to see first hand what others in the OKC community have been raving about. This is the most well organized (and fun!!) volunteer experiences I've ever had. The volunteer leadership team does a great job at providing an bit of educational background about the organization and overview of what's in store for our time with them over the course of the next two hours. The team did a great job at supporting and directing us during our session. Learn more about volunteering at the RFBO on their website. I hope to return as volunteer at The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma soon!

A few super cool Yelpers came out last night to volunteer @rfbo, and I think we would all agree it…read morewas a wonderful experience. Thursday nights are Rock-N-Box, where volunteers sort, organize and package food items ready to go to Oklahoma's hungry. I'm not joking when I say it was one of the most fun things I've done in a long time, with the added benefit of making you feel good. They had two DJs spinning some killer hip hop, and everyone knew the words and was kind of singing or dancing along. We were able to visit with each other and be a little silly, and the three hours flew by. One of the guys who works there even did some freestyling. He was good and it just made it even more fun and unique. I didn't know the Knights of Columbus guys knew the words to old school rap but it appears some of them do! There were lots of groups there but individuals can also volunteer. The facility itself is beautiful and spotless. The ground floor level is where the sorting happens, and upstairs is a volunteer break room where you gather before the evening starts and during a mid-evening break. It was wonderful see how every dollar donated is utilized to fight hunger. We were putting together the bags for the kid's backpack program, which helps keep kids from going hungry over the weekend. We were doing elementary school kids backpacks, which contain only items that require no cooking, such as cereal, fruit cups, milk and juice boxes, pretzels, etc. Sometimes this food may be most or all of what some kids have to eat all weekend. Putting everything together is a well-oiled machine: an assembly line set-up gets the bags put together, and someone weighs each bag to make sure all bags are exactly the same. I like this because I imagine that a hungry kid probably always (understandably) feels like they've been shortchanged. Double checking to make sure they're all the same seems more important in this situation. I was helping to seal the bags before they got boxed up. They then also weighed the boxes to be absolutely certain all the backpacks would be refilled. It seems nothing slips past their system and they do a good job of keeping the night on track while being friendly and fun to volunteers. You just kinda wanted to bless each bag, send a little love as you seal it up, and hope that the kid who gets it has a little bit better of a weekend. All the while, singing along to Beastie Boys - an enthusiastic five stars.

I have been to this pantry and everyone was very, very nice. They gave me enough food for 2 months…read morebecause I don't eat that much. I don't believe in taking more than you need. Do not mind showing multiple forms of ID. For those who do the reason for this is that this pantry only serves Canadian County. All pantries do this. It's NOT intended to be hateful. It's just that they don't have enough to serve people from other counties. I went to Manna Pantry in August and with other help I have lasted through January. So I will be going in February. I look forward to it. Thank you to all the nice people who helped me.

Manna Pantry has been excellent in providing food for needy people . My son has received food at…read morethe pantry. He is disabled and cannot afford to purchase enough food for himself. The line is usually long with a wait period. You are given an electronic device to be beeped when your turn comes up. The volunteers at the pantry do a great job and work hard to service every one. I have read some of the other reviews. Most complain about the food having an expired date. I have not noticed this with my son's food but I have not really looked. This food that is given to the center from stores that will have end of product lines, excess inventory and expiring food dates. I believe this is correct. According to my son, the food has been good. I am thankful for Manna Pantry. I believe they have a clothing facility. They also built a volunteer medical facility next store but I know nothing about it. I just want to convey my appreciation to the churches, people and any other support given to this facility.

An Asset to the City of Tulsa and Men in need! Providing Shelter, meals, support and foster a…read moresense of community and comraderie to the homeless population in the City of Tulsa!

From the owner: he homeless men, women and children who come to John 3:16 Mission each day depend on the meals they…read morereceive here. Additionally, the Mission also provides supplemental groceries to under-resourced families that are not homeless but who struggle to put food on the table