CommunityThursday, November 5
A coalition is stepping in after the Provo food bank closed its doors Nov. 1
The Daily Orem team
If you or a neighbor relied on the Provo food bank, here's where things stand. Community Action Services and Food Bank closed its doors Nov. 1 after a decline in funding, and it's no longer accepting donations while it decides what's next. It also offered homelessness prevention, rent and utility help, and emergency housing support.
- Services list: call 211
- Brenda's Warming Center: open, with Utah County and state help
- Clients with approved or pending aid: contacted in coming days
- Heber-area food: Christian Center of Park City
The food bank needed $1.5 million to stay open into 2027
- $1.5 million
- to raise by the end of 2026
- 15
- employees laid off
- 200
- approximate household appointment slots cut each week
- 7
- fewer hours a week at the Provo pantry
Source: ksl.com
The Mountainland Continuum of Care, a coalition covering Utah, Wasatch, and Summit counties, is working with Utah County and the Utah Office of Homeless Services on referrals and emergency shelter. Before the closure, the nonprofit announced layoffs and a Heber City pantry closing as it tried to keep serving families.
The food bank went from cutbacks to closing in a week
- Oct. 26The nonprofit announced layoffs, a Heber City pantry closing and fewer Provo hours.
- Nov. 1The food bank closed its doors after a reported decline in funding.
- Late 2026The nonprofit's deadline to raise $1.5 million to remain open in 2027.