Assistance Resources

For Emergency Food Assistance in the Tri-County area dial 2-l-l. Residents of Ingham County can also call the Ingham County Food Bank at 517-887-4357 Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Telephone referrals to local pantries only; no walk-ins.

To locate resources and help in Clinton, Eaton and Ingham counties
dial 2-1-1 or call the numbers below Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

•517/337/8211 (Ingham)
•866/361/8211 (Eaton/Clinton)
or search the In Touch Database.

For Food Stamp information, call the toll-free Michigan Food Stamp Hotline Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 800/481/4989
or search the Michigan Food Stamp Partnership website.

For State of Michigan Food Assistance as well as Commodities, Project FRESH and WIC Program information, visit the Michigan Dept of Human Services website.

Below is a list of Ingham County Resources

Ingham County Food Resources

 

Capital Area Community Services (CACS)                                                                                   393-7077

• Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).

Commodities issued four times per year, March, June, August, and November.

• Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) issued monthly to seniors over 60 and non WIC

pregnant, breastfeeding, & postpartum women and children to age 6.

Christian Services                                                                                                                               394-5411

• Thanksgiving food baskets.  Call for information in the fall

City Rescue Mission                                                                                                                           485-0145

• Emergency food.  Available every 60 days.  Must show government issued ID for everyone in family,

rent receipt, proof of income and family size. Applications 11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. weekdays.

Family Nutrition Program                                                                                                                  887-4588

• Education for preparing healthy, low cost meals.

Food Movers                                                                                                                                          482-1270

• Rescued food program.  Call for card, location, and schedule.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) aka “Food Stamps”                                  887-9400

• Applications through Department of Human Services

Garden Project                                                                                                                                       887-4660

• Community garden plot, soil preparation, seeds and workshops.

Ingham County Food Bank                                                                                                                   887-4357

• Emergency food for Lansing, East Lansing, Haslett and Okemos residents.
• Mason/Holt @ 676-1065             Leslie @ 589-5814                                MSU students @ 432-5136
• Stockbridge @ 851-7275             Dansville @ 623-6707
• Webberville @ 521-3984             Williamston @ 655-1922

Tri County Office on Aging                                                                                                                887-1440

• Free meal program for eligible seniors over age 60.

Salvation Army                                                                                                                                    484-4424

• Free food on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. @ 3305 S Pennsylvania.  Must register between 9 and10 a.m. and

arrive at 1 p.m. to receive food.  First come, first served.

• Christmas food baskets and toys.  Call for information October-November.

Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC)                                                                               887-4326

• Federally funded program for nutritionally eligible pregnant, breastfeeding & postpartum women, infants

and children to age 5.

Angel Food Ministries                                   THIS IS A SELF-FUNDING PROGRAM

• Order placed for $30 monthly to receive approximately $60 worth of food to be delivered

approximately 2 weeks later.

• Food must be picked up by 11am on delivery day or will be donated to local food bank

LANSING

Covenant Fellowship                                                                                                                          374-2650

Woodview Church of the Nazarene 372-7341

First United Brethern Church                                                                                                             487-5766

Berean Baptist Church 887-2266

MASON

First Church of the Nazarene                                                                                                            676-5680

OKEMOS

Cornerstone Assembly of God                                                                                                          347-7778

WILLIAMSTON

Williamston Free Methodist Church 655-5016

Information Phone Service                                                                                                                    2-1-1

• FREE phone service that connects people with an information referral specialist who can discuss

the caller’s needs and give them the information and agencies they can contact for assistance.

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Food and Nutrition Program Helpline                                                                                      800-481-4989

• Find out if you are eligible for food assistance and learn about food and nutrition programs.

Open Monday –Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Se Habla Espanol.

 

COMMUNITY MEAL SITES

 

Advent House Ministries

Westminster Presbyterian Church

743 N MLK Lansing, MI 48915

Phone: 485-4722

Saturday: 8 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 4 p.m.

Sunday:  9 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. (brown bag)

 

Calvary Christian Fellowship No Color Lines

1611 E Kalamazoo Lansing, MI 48912

Phone:  372-9673

Thursday:  12- 12:30 p.m.

Central United Methodist Church

215 N Capitol Lansing, MI 48933 :

Phone: 485-9477

Thursday:  11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

(Coffee hour:  10:30 a.m.)

 

Christ Community Soup Kitchen

Christ Lutheran Church

122 S Pennsylvania Lansing, MI 48912

Phone:  482-2252

Saturday:  11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Cristo Rey Community Center

1717 N High Lansing, MI  48906

Phone: 372-4700

Tuesday & Thursday:  9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Lansing City Rescue Mission

613 E Michigan Lansing, MI 48912

Phone:  485-0145

Chapel service required prior to meals.

Sign up daily at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Monday – Sunday:  12:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

 

No Color Lines

3308 S. Cedar, Lansing, MI 48910

Phone: 882-4720

Sunday: 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Salvation Army

525 N. Pennsylvania, Lansing, MI 48912

Phone: 484-4424

Monday & Friday: 12-12:45 p.m

Southside Community Kitchen

Galilee Baptist Church

2511 Reo Rd Lansing, MI 48911

Phone:  887-0770

Tuesday & Thursday:  11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

 

Southside Community Kitchen

Christ United Methodist Church

517 W. Jolly, Lansing,MI 48910

Phone: 394-2727

Monday & Wednesday: 11:3- a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

 

Volunteers of America

430 N. Larch, Lansing, MI 48912

Phone: 484-4414

Monday-Friday: 7:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 4:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revised May 2009