Joshua's Storehouse And Distribution Center

10/14/2026

If anyone sees one of our carts, we would love it back!! It helps us to serve the community. It’s a shopping cart but has our yellow signage on it. Thank you

10/13/2026

Thank you to Kelli and Roxanne, with Gobble Gobble Give for helping to stock Joshua's Storehouse And Distribution Center with food!! I am so blessed with the opportunity, support, friendship and love that we have created over the years! Thank you for all you do!

CASPER, Wyo. — Gobble Gobble Give’s first poker run fundraiser at the Bayou Bar this past Saturday provided fun for patrons and raised nearly $5,000 to go

10/13/2026

This Saturday, Oct. 10, a poker run starting at the Bayou Bar & Grill will begin two local philanthropists' annual fundraiser, Gobble Gobble Give, which donates food and basic necessities to Joshua’s Storehouse.

READ MORE: https://oilcity.news/general/2026/10/07/local-philanthropists-kickoff-a-season-of-food-pantry-fundraising-with-a-poker-run-this-saturday-oct-10/

10/13/2026

10/09/2026

Oh my goodness!!! Our community is sooo generous!! The raffle prizes for tomorrow are awesome! We have gift cards for food, massages, hair cuts, car detailing, tattoos and so much more!! Don’t forget to buy your raffle tickets tomorrow at the poker run!!

10/02/2026

We are doing this at the same time as the Downtown Trick or Treat Trail so be sure to come our way for even more Candy and Cars!

09/30/2026

HUNGER DOESN’T ALWAYS LOOK LIKE HUNGER.

Sometimes it looks like a parent standing in front of an open refrigerator, trying to figure out how to turn almost nothing into dinner.

It looks like a senior cutting meals in half because the Social Security check has to cover medication, utilities, and rent first.

It looks like a child saying, “I’m not hungry,” because they already know there isn’t enough.

It looks like someone working a full-time job and still doing the math in the grocery aisle—putting back the milk, the meat, or the fresh fruit because the total is climbing too high.

And sometimes, it looks like the person standing right beside you.

Food insecurity doesn’t have a certain face. It doesn’t care about age, employment, pride, or how hard someone works. One unexpected bill, reduced paycheck, illness, car repair, or family crisis can completely change what is left for groceries.

Hunger is not a character flaw.
Needing help is not a failure.
And food should never be a luxury.

At Joshua’s Storehouse, we don’t just see numbers walking through our doors. We see people. Parents. Children. Homeless. Veterans. Seniors. Neighbors.

People who deserve to be met with dignity—not judgment.

Because when someone tells you they need food, the question shouldn’t be, “How did you get here?”

It should be:

“How can we help?”

❤️ No one in our community should have to face an empty refrigerator alone.

❤️Debra Davis -Executive Director

09/29/2026

THE MATH DOESN’T WORK ANYMORE.

$60 for gas.
$200 for electricity.
$1,200 for rent.
Another grocery bill that somehow costs more than it did last week.

The paycheck comes in.

And before the groceries are bought, the money is already gone.

That is the part of food insecurity people don’t always understand.

People aren’t necessarily going hungry because they don’t know how to budget.

Sometimes there simply isn’t enough money to budget.

You can’t stretch $20 into $100.

You can’t tell the electric company that your children need dinner instead.

You can’t explain to your landlord that groceries came first this month.

So food becomes the bill you can change.

You buy less.

You skip the meat.

You put the milk back.

You tell the kids you’ll get their favorite snacks “next time.”

You eat whatever is left after everyone else has eaten.

And eventually, you walk into a food pantry.

Not because you failed.

Because you ran out of things you could sacrifice.

At Joshua’s Storehouse, we meet people at that point every day.

Working people. Seniors. Veterans. Parents. People who never imagined they would need a food pantry.

They don’t need a lecture about budgeting.

They don’t need someone deciding whether they look like they need help.

They need food.

And they deserve to receive it with dignity.

Because an empty refrigerator doesn’t care how hard you worked.

And neither should compassion. ❤️
❤️Debra Davis-Executive Director

09/25/2026

September is Hunger Awareness Month, and it happens more than you think it does!!

I’m the parent who says, “I already ate.”

But I didn’t.

I’m the parent who tells my kids I’m just not hungry tonight because there isn’t enough for all of us.

I know exactly how many slices of bread are left.

I know how many bowls of cereal I can get out of the box.

I know which bill can be a few days late and exactly how far I can drive after the gas light comes on.

I’ve stood in the grocery store and quietly put back meat, fruit, milk, and things my kids asked for because the total on the screen was more than I had in my account.

I’ve told my child, “Maybe next time,” when what I really meant was, “I can’t afford it.”

And that hurts in a way I can’t explain.

I work.

I try.

I budget.

I stretch everything as far as it will go.

But sometimes there simply isn’t enough.

After my kids go to bed, I worry about tomorrow.

What will I pack for lunch?

What will I make for dinner?

How many days until payday?

And the question that hurts the most:

How am I going to tell my children there’s nothing left?

I don’t want anyone to know we’re struggling.

I’m embarrassed.

I’m afraid people will think I’m irresponsible.

I’m afraid they’ll look at my clothes, my phone, or my car and decide I shouldn’t need help.

But you can’t see my bank account.

You can’t see the bills sitting on my kitchen table.

And you don’t know what happened to our family before we walked through the doors of a food pantry.

So please don’t judge me.

I’m not asking for luxury.

I’m asking for cereal.

Bread.

Milk.

Something I can put on the table tonight so my children don’t go to bed hungry.

I am not a bad parent because I need help.

I’m a parent doing everything I can to keep my children fed.

And sometimes, asking for help is part of doing everything I can.

This is food insecurity.

This is happening in families all around us.

And this is why Joshua’s Storehouse exists.

Because no parent should have to choose between their pride and feeding their child. ❤️

❤️ Debra Davis-Executive Director