No one is going to interrogate you. Most pantries ask for basic information: your name, how many people are in your household, and sometimes proof of address such as a piece of mail or an ID. Some ask for nothing at all. Nobody asks you to explain your situation.
Call or check hours first. This is the single most useful piece of advice here. Pantry hours change frequently, and many operate only a few hours a week or on specific days of the month. Search 211kansas.org, dial 211, or call the pantry directly before you make the trip.
Bring your own bags. Reusable bags or a box in the trunk. Some pantries provide them, many do not.
You may not get to choose everything. Some pantries are client choice, meaning you walk through and select items. Others hand out prepacked boxes. Both are normal.
Frequency varies. Many pantries allow one visit per household per month, some more often. Ask on your first visit so you can plan.
Expect more than food at some locations. Kansas Food Bank mobile pantry guests receive a bag with laundry detergent, toilet paper, deodorant, shampoo, and body wash.
If you are enrolled in school, start on campus. Campus pantries are often easier to access and stock school supplies and hygiene items alongside food.
One more thing. Food pantries exist because people built them for exactly this purpose. Using one is not taking from someone else. It is using something that was made for you.
Sources: United Way of the Plains 211, unitedwayplains.org/211-information-and-referral and 211kansas.org; Kansas Food Bank, kansasfoodbank.org. Specific requirements vary by location.