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Food pantries, free groceries and meals in Louisville and Jefferson County Kentucky.

Find where to get free food or a hot meal in the Louisville Kentucky area. It can be possible to get a free box of groceries from a church, a food pantry, or food bank in the area. The distribution centers combine their own programs with information on government benefits, such as WIC vouchers or SNAP. Find details on a free food pantry that may be near you in Jefferson County KY, as listed below.

People across Louisville and the Jefferson County KY area who are in need of a meal, personal hygiene supplies, or free food should not hesitate to call or stop by one of the centers near them. Most of the organizations that offer this support will not turn anyone away who asks for help, regardless of their income, background, or religion. The charity food pantries as well as soup kitchens in Louisville are committed to offering a wide variety of services. They may have Meals on Wheels services, hygiene supplies, Christmas or Thanksgiving food boxes, SNAP applications and even a pet food bank. If the location in Jefferson County can’t help you, they will usually refer you to another local charity.

List of free food distribution centers in Louisville KY area

Fairdale Area Community Ministries
Address - 10616 W Manslick Rd, Fairdale, Kentucky 40118. Call (502) 367-9519
This is a local church/religious organization that passes out food, free meals, and groceries to those who need help in the community.

Jeffersontown Area Ministries
Location - 10617 Taylorsville Rd, Jeffersontown, KY 40299. Phone number - (502) 267-1055
Another one of the local churches that can provide support and food.

New Covenant Church of God
1272 Gilmore Ln, Louisville, KY 40213. Main phone number is (502) 966-0008

 

 

 

Peace Presbyterian Church
4210 E Indian Trail, Louisville, Kentucky 40213. Phone: (502) 964-1402
A free, emergency food pantry is on site. Get canned groceries, fresh fruit or vegetables, holiday meals, paper products like toilet paper and more. A soup kitchen for hot meals is also on site.

Jefferson County Community Action
Address is 4810 Exeter Ave, Louisville, Kentucky 40218. Phone: (502) 574-1270
There are multiple community action agencies, with one above. They are non-profit poverty fighting organizations. There is a free food pantry, information on public assistance in SNAP benefits or housing, emergency grants and more. Find other community action agency programs in Jefferson County.

Newburg Christian Church
5225 Poplar Level Rd # A, Okolona, KY 40219. Phone: (502) 964-1500

The Lords Kitchen
Food pantry location is 1811 Standard Ave, Louisville, KY 40210. Phone number of the feeding site is (502) 413-0198
The charity has a free food pantry and soup kitchen. Hot or frozen meals, holiday food boxes, brown bag lunches for the elderly and other support is offered in Jefferson County KY.

Center For Lay Ministries Inc.
213 E Maple St, Jeffersonville, IN 47130. Call (812) 282-0063

Life Church Louisville
Location is 4413 E Pages Ln, Louisville, KY 40272. Main number is (502) 937-0930
A year round pantry is open as well as seasonal help, including holiday food baskets.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
1942 Magazine St, Louisville, KY 40203. Call (502) 776-7173

Catholic Charities of Louisville
Food is offered from the Sister Visitor Center at 2235 W Market St, Louisville, KY 40212-1534. Call (502) 776-0155
The charity helps anyone in need. There are free boxes of food and a soup kitchen with hot meals, including breakfast. They have canned groceries, produce, and other healthy food too.

Open Hand Kitchen at Saint Vincent
Soup kitchen address is 1015 S Preston St, Louisville, KY 40203. Phone: (502) 584-2480
Free hot meals are offered. They may also have bagged lunches. The poor, homeless, and others can get a hot lunch or breakfast.

 

 

 

First Lutheran Church
417 E Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202. Phone: (502) 584-4926
A food pantry is on site. Based on donations, there may be free items such as perishable food or infant formula or milk. Or toiletries, laundry detergent, soap, and canned groceries.

St Augustine Catholic Church
1310 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40203. For hours of free food and grocery distribution, call (502) 584-4602

Antioch Church
7315 Southside Dr, Louisville, Kentucky 40214. Dial (502) 367-1987

Cathedral of the Assumption
Address is 433 S 5th, Louisville, Kentucky 40202. Phone: (502) 582-2971
The pantry may have free starches (cereal, bread, pasta, rice, and/or potatoes), Peanut Butter, Canned Fruit or Meat, Ensure for the elderly, Christmas or Thanksgiving turkey meals and more.

Zion Baptist Church, Inc.
2200 W Muhammad Ali Blvd, Louisville, KY 40212. Call (502) 775-6404.

Feed the City
Address is 1100 S 26th St, Louisville, KY 40210. Phone: (502) 772-5384
The food bank may have free Christmas or Thanksgiving food baskets. Get items like Crackers, Canned vegetables, Cereal, Boxed Pastas, Rice and more.

Lighthouse Christian Fellowship
1334 Camden Ave., Louisville Kentucky. 40215. Phone (502) 368-4992

Arcadia Community Center
Address - 1423 Arcade Ave, Louisville, Kentucky 40215. Telephone number - (502) 375-1819

Baptist Fellowship Center
Church address is 1351 Catalpa St., Louisville, KY 40211. Call the church at (502) 774-2734 for hours.

Bethlehem Baptist Special Ministries
Address - 5708 Preston Hwy, Louisville, Kentucky 40219. Main number: (502) 964-6403
The charity may offer free holiday meals in Jefferson County, such as for Thanksgiving or Christmas. There are also emergency boxes of food, perishable items, and free personal hygiene supplies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dare To Care, Food Bank is part of Feeding America. Address - 5803 Fern Valley Rd, Louisville, KY 40228. Telephone number - (502) 966-3821. This non-profit partners and coordinates food assistance with various organizations, churches, and charities across Jefferson County Kentucky. To find other food distribution sites and pantries in the region, or to learn about SNAP and other government aid, dial 502.966.3821.

  • Several other feeding sites, soup kitchens, and free food banks in Jefferson County that may be near you can help. There is also Dare to Care in Louisville KY that assists the working poor, unemployed and low income families.

East Louisville Community Ministry
Location - 417 E Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky 40202. Dial (502) 561-0722 is the main number.
A second office of the not-for-profit East Louisville Community Ministry is at 413 E Muhammad Ali Blvd. G-25, Louisville, KY 40202, (502) 561-0722.

Highlands Community Ministries
Stop by the pantry at 1140 Cherokee Rd, Louisville, Kentucky 40204. Phone number - (502) 451-3626

Louisville Metro Community Action Partnership
Location - 4810 Exeter Ave, Louisville, KY 40218. Phone: (502) 574-1270
Free food can be provided as part of an assistance program known as Family Services. Other assistance, such as clothes, thrift stores, case management, and much more can also be obtained at this center.

Ministries United Of South Central Louisville
1207 Hart Ave, Louisville, Kentucky 40213. Call the church at (502) 363-9087

Neighborhood House
Location is 201 N 25th St., Louisville, Kentucky 40212. Call (502) 774-2322 is the Main Phone number.
Assistance includes referrals to SNAP food stamps, groceries, and meals for senior citizens or the homebound.

Salvation Army Of Louisville and Jefferson County food programs
Branch address - 911 S Brook St., Louisville, KY 40203. Main phone - (502) 671-4900 or (502) 625-1170
The low income, working poor, homeless and people experiencing poverty or job loss in Louisville can contact this nation organization. Get food, job counseling, help with paying bills, and other short and long term support. There are also free groceries from a pantry as well as paper products. Or get a Thanksgiving turkey meal or Christmas dinner.

 

 

 

Schuhmann Social Service Center
Location is 730 E Gray St., Louisville, KY 40202. Phone number - (502) 589-6696
Both free food is passed out in an emergency (including groceries, soup, bread) and they refer families living in poverty to other social services. Those may be SNAP food stamps or the federal school lunch program for children.

Sister Visitor Center
Address - 2235 W Market St.. Louisville, KY 40212. Administrative phone number is (502) 776-0155

Southwest Community Ministries
Address is 9800 Stonestreet Rd, Louisville, Kentucky 40272. Phone - (502) 935-0310
Volunteers may also deliver hot lunches or meals to homebound elderly and senior citizens. Donations are always needed by this pantry. Other assistance available may include clothing or free Christmas and Thanksgiving meals.

Zion United Church Of Christ
1310 E Burnett Ave, Louisville, Kentucky 40217. Dial (502) 637-5466 for how to get meals, perishable items, and groceries from this local Louisville church.

Jeffersontown Area Ministries
10617 Taylorsville Rd, Louisville, KY 40299. Dial the pantry at (502) 267-1055 for hours.

Eastern Area Community Ministries - John Knox Presbyterian Church
Address is 9104 Westport Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40242. Call (502) 426-2824
Free food and referrals are available as part of Dare to Care. They also offer financial aid, budget counseling, support for single moms, and public aid.

Fern Creek / Highview United Ministries
9300 Beulah Church Road, Louisville, KY 40291. Main phone - (502) 762-9611
The Jefferson County charity has clothing, free food and personal items. There are also Christmas meals and summer snacks for children out of school.

Neighborhood House
Location is 201 North 25th Street, Louisville, KY 40212. Main phone: (502) 774-2322

Bridges Of Hope
Location is 1411 Algonquin Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40210. Call (502) 634-6050
Case managers help very low income apply for SNAP food stamps. Or if a family needs information on other benefits, such as school lunches, section 8 housing or USDA commodities, this can be arranged too.

Plymouth Community Renewal Center
1626 W Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40203. Telephone: (502) 583-7889
Various hunger prevention programs are run. They operate Meals on Wheels for the elderly and disabled. Other assistance includes perishable and nonperishable food, personal care (such as soap or cleaning supplies) and household goods. There are also Thanksgiving, Easter, and Christmas meals for Jefferson County clients.

United Crescent Hill Ministries
150 South State Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40206. Call (502) 893-0346 for intake.

Walnut Street Baptist Church - Christian Social Ministries
Location is 220 W St Catherine Street, Louisville, KY 40203. Main phone - (502) 589-3454

 

 

 

 

St. George's Scholar Institute
Address is 1600 W St. Catherine St., Louisville, KY 40210, phone (502) 907-0670.
Emergency boxes of food may be provided. The non-profit may also have baby formula or volunteers direct the client to other charity run food pantries if needed.

St Matthews Area Ministries - Beechwood Baptist Church
319 Browns Ln, Louisville, KY 40207. Call (502) 893-5704
Applicants are screened and assessed for food or financial help. There is also job placement and shelter services.

South Louisville Community Ministries
415 1/2 West Ashland Avenue, Louisville, KY 40214. Main phone - (502) 367-6445

Shively Area Ministries
4415 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY 40216. Call (502) 447-4330
Dare-to-Care from the charity helps feed children and the low income. There is also the monthly USDA Commodity Program, Meals on Wheels operated by volunteers for home-bound older adults in Jefferson County and more.

Society Of St Vincent De Paul
1015 S Preston Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40203. Call (502) 584-2480 or (502) 272-2140
Various social services are administered by the church. They have a free food pantry, soup kitchen, and household item such as soap or detergent. Get dairy items including bread or government commodities - cheese. Or the homebound in Jefferson County can apply for Meals on Wheels, including at the holidays.

 

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