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Monroe County Food Pantries
Regional Food Pantries
Township Trustees
Food Stamp Info
Service Area Map

The Hoosier Hills Food Bank serves local hunger agencies in Monroe, Brown, Lawrence, Orange, Owen, and Martin Counties. Everyday in the United States, many families have to make difficult choices when it comes to the basic necessities of food, shelter, healthcare, and childcare. Free food is available to those in need.

 

To find out about hours of operation and eligibility guidelines, please contact the pantries directly. As always, if you need additional assistance or have any questions, you can also call Hoosier Hills Food Bank at 334-8374.

 

Find food assistance in:

Monroe County

Brown County

Lawrence County

Martin County

Orange County

Owen County

 

Food Stamp Info

 

Monroe County Township Trustees

County Map of HHFB Service Area

Links to other local social services, Indiana food banks, and hunger-related links.

Dial 2-1-1 for Social Services:

Area 10 Agency on Aging in partnership with the United Way of Monroe County and Smithville Telephone have developed the 2-1-1 Infolink, an Information & Referral Call Center, to serve Monroe and Owen Counties. Our Call Center maintains and disseminates health and human service information that enables people to make informed choices and to improve their quality of life. Specific health and human services include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring that people have access to adequate food, shelter, clothing, and transportation
• Financial resources to meet their needs
• Consumer education and decision support
• Criminal justice or legal services
• Education and employment
• Health and mental health care including substance abuse services
• Environmental protection, both routinely and in times of disaster or other emergencies

 

 

Monroe County

Area 10 Agency on Agency               

Bruce Parrott - 876-3383

630 W Edgewood Dr, Ellettsville 47429

Clients must be 55+ & under, 125% of poverty level. Emergencies also taken.

 

Bobby's Place Pantry

336-3713

1010 S. Walnut St.

M-F, 9-3

 

Center for Sustainable Living                         

Lucille Bertuccio - 332-8796 -323 S Walnut

Accepts student referrals; vegan & vegetarian food.

   

Emmanuel Baptist Church                           

Doug Schroeder - 332-2768 - 4001 South Rogers 

Church office, 9:00-3:30, Mon.- Thurs.

 

Feed the Needy                  

Arletha Dabney, 336-5827

321 North Rogers

M-F, 9-4, call ahead for information.

 

First Assembly of God      

Carole Brown, 876-4334

115 W. Association, Ellettsville

M-F, 9-4.

 

First United Methodist Church                              

Bob Poindexter - 332-6396

219 East 4th Street

Wednesdays 3:30-5:00.

 

Grace Center Food Pantry

Martha or Georgia, 824-2442

701 W. Popcorn Rd., Harrodsburg, Indiana

back of Community Hardware Inc.

Tuesdays 10am-1pm

 

Monroe County United Ministries Emergency Pantry     

Pat Green - 339-3429

827 West 14th

Call to make appointment with a case manager. M-F, 8-4.

 

Mother Hubbard's Cupboard        

Brooke Gentile or Stephanie Solomon - 355-6843

1010 South Walnut

M-F, 4-6.

 

The Salvation Army of Bloomington         

Monica - 336-4310

111 North Rogers

MWF 9-11:30, and Tues, Thurs 1:00-3:30. 

 

White River Central Labor Council                              

Liz Feitl - 334-8370 

Serves needy with labor union affiliation. Call for information.

 

The Community Kitchen

917 S. Rogers

Monday through Saturday between 4-6 pm for a free hot meal

Call for more info at 332-0999

Dine In and Carry Out available.

 

The Community Kitchen Express

11th & Monroe

Monday through Saturday between 4-6 for a free meal, carry-out Only.

 

First Christian Church

Located at Kirkwood and Washington.

Sunday breakfast served from 8:30-10:00am.

332-4459

 

Harvest House Soup Kitchen

Stop in at 1107 S. Fairview Drive for a meal between 2-4 pm

Sunday only

Call for more info at 339-4462

 

Shalom Community Center

219 E. 4th (First United Methodist Church basement, entrance off alley)

Monday through Friday for breakfast 8-9:30 and lunch 12-1:30

Call for more info at 334-5728.

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Brown County

Brown County Food Pantry
988-2239
Nashville, IN

Mother’s Cupboard
Soup kitchen, and groceries no pre-qualification
(812) 988-8038
Bean Blossom, IN Highway 135

North Salem Pantry
988-2571
Nashville, IN

Shepard of the Hills Lutheran Church
988-8057
Morgantown, IN

 

St. Agnes Chapel - St. Vincent de Paul Society
988-8821
Nashville, IN

Groceries, bedding, furniture, house hold supplies
Food distribution is Monday and Saturday from 10 am - 12 pm.

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Lawrence County

Bedford Community Care Center
279-4014

God’s Place
755-4449
Bedford, IN

Indiana Indian Movement
279-2335
Bedford, IN

LIFE Bedford (Lawrence Inter-Faith Endeavor)
279-4442

LIFE Mitchell
849-2111

Mitchell Wesleyan Church
849-3033

Salvation Army Bedford
275-5429
M-F, 9-12 and 1-3, Social Services for walk-ins

 

Families First Mobile Pantry

334-8374 (HHFB)

4th Tuesday of each month from 5:00-6:30pm at the Limestone Girl's Club, Bedford

4th Thursday of each month from 4:30-6:00pm at the United Way Office (Yellow Lehigh House on Main St.)

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Martin County

St. Vincent DePaul Society
295-8247
Loogootee, IN
Food Distribution - Fourth Thursday of the month

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Orange County

Orleans Ministerial Food Pantry
865-2124
Orleans, IN

Paoli Community Food Pantry
723-3758
MWF, 10-12


Spring Valley Ministerial Association
936-9616
West Baden, IN

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Owen County

Clay Township Trustees
876-1200
Spencer, IN

Cunot Food Pantry
765-795-3461
Poland, IN

Food Distribution - second and fourth Monday of the month 8-10am

Hoosier Hills Pact
883-1959
Salem, IN

Lighthouse Tabernacle
879-4357
Gosport, IN

New Beginnings
829-BABY
Branch of Crisis Pregnancy Center
Spencer, IN

Spencer United Methodist
829-1314

Spencer Presbyterian Food Pantry
829-4969

Washington Township Trustees
876-5838 x235
Spencer, IN

Word of Life Tabernacle
828-9937
Spencer, IN

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Helpful Links

Links to Hunger Related Sites

Bloomington Meals on Wheels

www.bloomington.in.us/~fsa   Family Service Association provides services that support and strengthen the healthy quality of family life in its various styles and its many relationships.

http://cgi.hoosier.net/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/uwmonroe/viewentry  IRIS is a listing of nonprofit human services in Monroe County.

www.bloomington.in.us/socserv  This area of HoosierNet is dedicated to our area's Social Service Community, the hundreds of organizations in Monroe and surrounding counties devoted to fulfilling the needs of our community and its people.


Other Food Banks:

If you are outside our service area (County Map of HHFB Service Area), check the following web pages or phone numbers for more information.

www.gleaners.org - Indianapolis/Columbus Area

www.communityharvest.org  - Fort Wayne Area

www.feedindiana.org - South Bend Area

www.curehunger.org - Anderson Area

www.food-finders.org - Lafayette Area

www.lakenetnwi.net/org/secondharvestnwi - Gary Area

www.tristatefoodbank.org  - Evansville Area

www.daretocare.org - Louisville and Southeast Indiana Area

www.freestorefoodbank.org/index.html - Cincinnati and Southeast Indiana Area

http://web.indstate.edu/community/TeenTH/cathchar.html  - Terre Haute Area

www.secondharvest.org - America's Second Harvest - National Network of Food Banks


More Hunger Links


 

Hoosier Hills Food Bank, Inc. is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit organization and was incorporated in 1982. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law.  We can be reached at (812) 334-8374 or hhfb@hhfoodbank.org.