Financial Support
American Red Cross for Military Families
Website: https://www.redcross.org/
Description: Partners with military aid societies to provide emergency food, shelter, burial and funeral help, emergency payments, and financial assistance to military families
Emergency Water Assistance Program (EWAP) by Kansas Department for Children and Families
Website: https://www.dcf.ks.gov/newsroom/pages/EWAP.aspx
Description: Emergency payments to help with water utilities when disconnected from water and/or waste services, serves as a primary residence, US citizen, 150% of the federal poverty level
Catholic Charities
Website:https://catholiccharitiesks.org
JC Address: 218 N Washington St, Junction City 66441
JC Hours: Food distribution: 1/3 Wednesday of the month 9-10:00 am
MHK Hours: Monday-Thursday 8-5 pm, Friday 8-2:30 pm
MHK Address: 212 S 4th St. Suite 120 Manhattan, KS 66502
Description: Assists those within 130% of the poverty guideline with counseling, rent, utility assistance, prescription and medical assistance, disability assistance, Christmas help, immigration, adoption, pregnancy support, and food and hygiene boxes
Fairy Godmothers
Website: https://www.fgfund.org/
Address: PO Box 1127 Manhattan, KS 66505-1127
Phone: 785-776-7042
Description: Immediate funds for women not addressed by other agencies
Salvation Army (Riley County Salvation Army Assistance Program); Salvation Army USA MidWest
Address: 310 Poyntz Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502.
Phone: 785-539-9399.
Description: Last resort funding from the resale shop to use toward food, Meals on Wheels program, meals for the homeless, Thanksgiving turkey, back-to-school supplies, emergency funding, rent assistance, energy heating bill help (LIEAP), homeless shelters, furniture for homes, Christmas gifts, disaster response and more.
Shepard’s Crossing
Website: https://www.shepherdscrossing.info/
Address: 621 Humboldt Ave Manhattan
Description: Support to those in financial crisis; help with electric, gas, rent, or prescription drug, bills
TANF Assistance
Website: https://www.dcf.ks.gov/services/ees/Pages/Cash/TANF.aspx
Description: Cash assistance through DCF, requirements include one child under 18 including unborn child, meeting limited resources after reviewing assets, only 24-month assistance
United Way of Junction City
Website: http://unitedwayjcgc.org
P.O. Box 567, Junction City, KS 66441-0567 785-238-2117
Description: Utility bills and energy assistance