Food & Meals

• Catholic Charities

  • Website: https://catholiccharitiesks.org

  • Description: Food and Hygiene Distribution - Assists those below 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

• Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) & Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

  • Website: https://www.fns.usda.gov

  • Description: Food programs in Kansas include the Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF) provides free USDA commodity food to low-income households in Kansas, packages shipped 5-6 times per year and fresh fruit and vegetable program introducing elementary children to a variety of produce

• Fellowship meals

  • Details: Donation, 60+

• First United Methodist of Junction City - Emergency Food Pantry -

  • Address: 804 N Jefferson, Junction City, KS

  • Description: Providing food assistance to get you through a day or two

• Food Pantry of Geary County

  • Website: https://www.facebook.com/gearycofoodpantry

  • Description: Address insecurity in the Junction City/Geary County community, Typically needs ID and registration but may discuss situation with team

• Free Food Facebook Page for Junction Ciy, Ogden and Manhattan KS

  • Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1855414438156870/

  • Free Food: Give and receive donations

• Fresh Food Connect

  • Website: https://freshfoodconnect.org/

  • Description: pledge a percentage of your garden and schedule produce donations directly through the app

• Fresh Food Friday (TEFAP-the emergency food assistance program)

  • Website: https://www.facebook.com/gearycofoodpantry

  • Description: Commodities

• Harvesters - Community Food Network program

  • Website: https://www.harvesters.org/; https://www.harvesters.org/drive-thru-food-pickup-calendars

  • Description: Receive free boxes of food, groceries, or holiday baskets. Visit their website for food distribution days serving Clay, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Marshall, Miami, Nemaha, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Washington, and Wyandotte counties

• Hunger Free America

  • Website: https://www.hungerfreeamerica.org
    Description: Assist with obtaining groceries

• Lasagna Love

  • Website: https://lasagnalove.org/

  • Description: prepared home delivered meals to families in need throughout country, sign up even if their is not a volunteer in the area

• Mom’s Meals

  • Website: https://www.momsmeals.com/

  • Description: Home-delivered meals are offered as part of Medicaid, Medicare, LTSS, and Older Americans act.

• Nourish Together

  • Website: www.nourishtogether.org

  • Description: Connecting Riley county and Manhattan food system; food and farm council of Riley Co, also provides quick recipes, eating on a budget, gardening and composting tips, and safety measure

• National School Lunch Program (NSLP)

  • Website: https://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp

  • Description: Free & Reduced School Lunch Program in public and nonprofit private schools or residential childcare institutions, Headstart, household income, and family size, eligible by participating in programs such as SNAP and homelessness, foster care, runaway, migrant worker

• Salvation Army

  • Website: https://www.facebook.com/SalArmyManhattan

  • Description: Funding from the resale shop provides applications as a last resort for funding including free food, meals on wheels program, back-to-school supplies, emergency rent, energy heating bill help (LIEAP), homeless shelters, meals for the homeless, furniture for homes, Christmas gifts, and Thanksgiving dinner, and more.

• Sun Meals - Kansas Summer Meals for Kids

  • Description: Department of Children Family Services, eligible if received school district food program

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - Food Stamps

  • Website: https://www.dcf.ks.gov/

  • Description: Based on household income, see if you’re eligible at https://apply.mrelief.com/ or https://www.fns.usda.gov/

• Women, Infant & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program

  • Website: Unknown

  • Geary address: Geary County Health Dept 1212 W Ash Junction City; Konza Prairie Community Health Center (KPCHC)

  • Phone: 785-762-5682

  • Description: apply for food assistance for children under age 5, including formula, protein, grain, fruits, and vegetables. Must meet application requirements specific to income, residency, and more.

  
  Blessings

  Geary County

• Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas (Distribution)

  • Website: https://catholiccharitiesks.org

  • Address: Junction City: 218 N Washington St, Junction City 66441 @ St. Xavier Catholic Church

  • Hours: Food distribution: First and Third Wednesday of the month 9-10:00 am or until supplies are gone

  • Description: Assists those below 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

• The Crisis Center

  • Website: https://www.thecrisiscenterinc.org

  • Description: safe shelter, food resources, advocacy, support group, children’s services, supportive counseling, protection orders, crisis intervention,

• First United Methodist Church of Junction City (Pantry)

  • Address 804 N Jefferson, Junction City

  • Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 9-1 pm

• Friendship Meals North Central Flint Hills Area Agency and Aging (Distribution)

  • Address: 1025 South Spring Valley Road, Junction City KS

  • Description: Meals for seniors, Medicare Advantage plans offer meals as part of their post-discharge or chronic care support programs.

• Geary County Food Pantry (Pantry)

  • Address: 136 W 3rd

  • Phone: 785-762-8830

  • Hours: M/TH 9-11:30 am, Tuesday 5:30-7 pm

  • Description: Food Pantry for Geary County upon registration

• New Church of the Living God Food Pantry (Pantry)

  • Address: 1315 W Ash St, Junction City, KS 66441

  • Description: Food pantry

• Junction City (Give and Take Boxes)

  • Addresses: 639 W 8th Street; Fraternal Order of Eagles #830, corner of 10th and Franklin; Konza Cupboard 361 Grant Ave @ Konza Community Health Center; House of Hope; United Way of Junction City, Church on Eisenhower Drive

  Hot Meals in Geary County

  Sunday

  • Magdaleon Project Knights of Columbus, Junction City

  Monday

  • USO: Breakfast from 8:30-0:30 M-F, Lunch 11-1 M-F, snacks available - 6918 Trooper Drive, Fort Riley

  • KS School Lunch Summer Program

  • Larry Dixon Center: 5-6:00pm - 920 W 6th Street, Junction City

  Tuesday

  • USO: Breakfast from 8:30-0:30 M-F, Lunch 11-1 M-F, snacks available - 6918 Trooper Drive, Fort Riley

  • KS School Lunch Summer Program

  • Episcopal Church of the Covenant 5:30-6:30 pm - 314 N. Adams, Junction City, KS

  Wednesday

  • USO: Breakfast from 8:30-0:30 M-F, Lunch 11-1 M-F, snacks available - 6918 Trooper Drive, Fort Riley

  • KS School Lunch Summer Program

  • Junction City First Methodist Church: 5pm - 804 N Jefferson, Junction City

  Thursday

  • USO: Breakfast from 8:30-0:30 M-F, Lunch 11-1 M-F, snacks available - 6918 Trooper Drive, Fort Riley

  • KS School Lunch Summer Program

  • YMCA (for youth): Thursday - 1703 McFarland Road, Junction City, KS

  Friday

  • USO: Breakfast from 8:30-0:30 M-F, Lunch 11-1 M-F, snacks available - 6918 Trooper Drive, Fort Riley

  • Fresh Food Friday 10:00am: Geary County Food Pantry

  • 6pm dinner: First Lutheran Church by St. Thomas Moore - 930 Poyntz Ave

  • KS School Lunch Summer Program

  • Breaking Bread of JC: 5-7pm - 1002 W 12th Street, Junction City @ the 12th Street Community Center

  Saturday

  Blessing

  Riley County

• Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas (Distribution)

  • Website: https://catholiccharitiesks.org

  • Address: Junction City: 218 N Washington St, Junction City 66441 @ St. Xavier Catholic Church

  • Hours: Food distribution: First and Third Wednesday of the month 9-10:00 am or until supplies are gone

  • Description: Assists those below 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

• Flint Hills Bread Basket (Pantry)

  • Address: 905 Yuma Street Manhattan

  • Phone: 785-537-0730

  • Hours: Monday-Friday 9-11:30 am, Tuesday 4-6:30 pm

  • Description: Food Pantry for Riley County residents

• First Presbyterian Church (Pantry)

  • 801 Leavenworth, Manhattan

  • Hours: 9-11:30am on Friday

• Grace Baptist (Pantry)

  • Address 2901 Dickens Ave, Manhattan

  • Hours: Tuesday 9-11:30 am

• Peace-Full Pantry - Peace Lutheran Church (Pantry)

  • Address: 2500 Kimball Ave, Manhattan, KS

  • Sunday 2:00-4:00 pm; Monday 5:00pm-7:00pm, Tuesday 2:00-4:00 pm; Thursday 5:00-7:00 pm.

  • Description: for anyone in need, no questions asked

• Seven Dolars (Pantry)

  • Address: 731 Pierre Street, Manhattan

  • 9-11:30am on Thursday

• MT Zion Family Worship Center Community Food Pantry

  • Wednesday 4pm-6pm

  • No financial requirements, name required and number in household

  • 916 Yuma Street Manhattan KS 66502

• Temple of Peace Pantry (Pantry)

  • Address: 330 Sunset Ave, Manhattan

  • Description: 9:00am-11:00am

• Manhattan (Give and Take Boxes)

  • 101 Westloop Pl, Manhattan, KS 66502

  • 1231 Poyntz Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502

  • 2101 Claflin Rd, Manhattan, KS 66502

  • 2320 Anderson Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502 - College Heights Baptist Church

  • 2400 Casement, Manhattan, KS 66502

  • 2500 Kimball Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502 - Peace Lutheran Church

  • 2610 Farm Bureau Rd, Manhattan, KS 66502 - Rock Hills Church

  • 3126 Dickens Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502

  • 3320 Anderson Ave, Manhattan, KS 66503

  • 506 S 4th St, Manhattan, KS 66502

  • 600 Laramie, Manhattan, KS 66502

  • 700 Poyntz Ave, Manhattan, KS

  • 8th and Colorado, Manhattan, Ks

  • 900 Poyntz Ave, Manhattan, KS

  • Zeandale Community Church, Manhattan, KS 66502 - Zeandale Community Church

  Hot Meals in Riley County

  Sunday

  • Common Table 6pm, seconds at 6:30pm dinner: 901 Poyntz Manhattan KS

  Monday

  • Common Table 6pm, seconds at 6:30pm dinner: 901 Poyntz Manhattan KS

  • KS School Lunch Summer Program

  Tuesday

  • Dine-in & to-go 7-8:30am Breakfast: Vineyard Community Church - 2400 Casement Road

  • Common Table 6pm, seconds at 6:30pm dinner: 901 Poyntz Manhattan KS

  • KS School Lunch Summer Program

  Wednesday

  • Dine-in & To-go Breakfast 7:30am-8:15am - First Presbyterian Church 801 Leavenworth

  • Common Table 6pm, seconds at 6:30pm dinner: 901 Poyntz Manhattan KS

  • KS School Lunch Summer Program

• Thursday

  • Common Table 6pm, seconds at 6:30pm dinner: 901 Poyntz Manhattan KS

  • KS School Lunch Summer Program

• Friday

  • Dine-in & to-go 7-8:30am Breakfast: Vineyard Community Church - 2400 Casement Road

  • Fresh Food Friday 10:00am: Geary County Food Pantry

  • Common Table 6pm, seconds at 6:30pm dinner: 901 Poyntz Manhattan KS

  • KS School Lunch Summer Program

  Saturday

  • Common Table 6pm, seconds at 6:30pm dinner: 901 Poyntz Manhattan KS

    
    

  Blessings

  Elsewhere

• Community Care Ministries: https://ccmks.org for Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee and surrounding counties

• New Hope Food Pantry: 404 SW Polk, Topeka, KS 66603

• TRM Distribution Center: 401 NW Norris, Topeka, KS 66608

• I Care, Inc: 2914 SE Michigan, Topeka, KS

• Morning Start Ministries: 3035 SOUTH ST Road 5, Topeka, IN 46571

• Lebo Community Food Pantry: 420 N. Maple St., Lebo, KS 66856

• Messiah's Branch: 230 west 4th street, Florence, KS

• Just food: 1000 E. 11th St., Lawrence, KS 66046

• Peabody Food Bank: 500 West 4th Street, Peabody, KS

• De Soto Multi-Service Center: 32905 W. 84th Street, De Soto, KS

• The Leavenworth Mission: 1140 Spruce Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048

• New Jerusalem Missions Food Pantry: 209 East Broadway, Newton, KS 67114

• Vaughn-Trent Community Services: 300 Oak St., Suite B, Bonner Springs, KS 66012

• Gardner Multi-Service Center: 510 W. Main, Gardner, KS 66030

• West Lenexa Food Pantry: 24450 W. 83rd st, Lenexa, KS 66227

• Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas: 333 E. Poplar, Olathe, KS 66061

• Kinloch Price Boys Ranch: 11313 N. Woodlawn, Valley Center, KS 67147

• Blessings Food Market: 2020 E. Sheridan, Olathe, KS 66062

• Mission Southside: 18335 W. 168th Ter., Olathe, KS 66062

• Spring Hill Multi Service Center: 102 South Main Street, Spring Hill, KS 66083, USA

• Johnson County Human Services Community Pantry: 12425 W 87th Street, Lenexa, KS 66215

• Wamego Family Worship Center: Food Pantry: Wamego, KS - 66547

• Indian Creek Community Church: 12480 S. Blackbob Road, Olathe, KS 660624

• HELP317 Community Food Pantry: 6200 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, KS 66102,