The Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) is closing its office, warehouse, and DMARC-ket Southside Food Pantry on Thursday and Friday of this week due to expected severe winter weather. Many of the food pantries in the DMARC Food Pantry Network have already announced closures for Thursday and Friday, with more announcements expected in the coming hours. “If you need to visit a food pantry this week, please do so immediately today,” said DMARC CEO Matt Unger. “The DMARC-ket Southside Food Pantry and many of the food pantries in our network have announced closures for Thursday and Friday due to the severe winter weather heading our ...

DMARC's office, warehouse, and the DMARC-ket Southside Food Pantry will be closed December 26-30, 2022. The 2022-2023 holiday hours for the entire DMARC Food Pantry Network can be found below.