The Perry Emergency Food Pantry, also known as Perry Emergency Food Council on its registered 501(c)(3), is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide food assistance for persons in immediate need in and around the Community of Perry, Iowa. The Perry Emergency Food Pantry is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of no more than twelve elected members and two representatives from the Perry Ministerial Association and one member from HUP (Hispanics United for Perry). Election of Board members takes place at the first regular meeting of the Board of Directors after the January Annual Meeting.