Widows Barrel Food Pantry faces move after 25 years serving Perry County
Widows Barrel reopened at 130 East Highway 66 and served 46 families, more than 150 people, on its first day after leaving its church home.
Widows Barrel Food Pantry reopened at 130 East Highway 66 in Tell City and served 46 families and more than 150 people on its first day there. The move came after the pantry left Community Christian Church at 821 10th Street, where it had long operated as one of Perry County’s main food-assistance stops.
Founded by Tish Putman, Widows Barrel has served families for more than 25 years in Tell City, Troy, Bristow and nearby parts of Perry County. At the church location, hours were Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Wednesday from noon to 5 p.m., with walk-ins accepted and English listed as the service language. After the move, the pantry shifted to Mondays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and food donations began being collected April 1.
The pantry was evicted in a dispute with the church. Tell City Mayor Chris Cail called it a “community concern,” and the Perry County Development Corporation secured two potential locations while the pantry looked for a new place to serve clients.
Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap put Indiana's child food insecurity rate at 18.2% in 2022, and USAFacts estimated that 15% of Perry County residents, about 2,700 people in the 2020-2024 period, were living under the poverty line. Widows Barrel is part of the Perry County Food Coalition.
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