The Food Bank of Northern Indiana and the Community Food Pantry of St. Joseph County will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, Wednesday, December 25, 2024, and Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
The Food Bank of Northern Indiana Administrative Offices will be open on December 26, December 27, December 30, and December 31, 2024, from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Community Food Pantry of St. Joseph County will reopen on Friday, January 3, 2025, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Mobile food distributions will take place :
Monday, December 23, 2024 – Elkhart County
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET *While supplies last.
Where: Hawthorne Elementary School, 501 Lusher St., Elkhart, IN 46517
*This distribution is sponsored by Hershey and will serve 200 households.
Friday, December 27, 2024 – St. Joseph County – ADDED
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ET *While supplies last.
Where: Food Bank of Northern Indiana, 702 Chapin St., South Bend, IN 46601
*This distribution will serve 300 households.
Friday, December 27, 2024 – St. Joseph County
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET *While supplies last.
Where: Kennedy Academy, 609 N. Olive St., South Bend, IN 46628
*This distribution is sponsored by The Hershey Company and will serve 200 households.
Monday, December 30, 2024 – St. Joseph County
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET *While supplies last.
Where: Liberty Elementary School, 600 Pregel Dr., Mishawaka, IN 46545
*This distribution is sponsored by The Hershey Company and will serve 200 households.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 – Elkhart County
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET *While supplies last.
Where: Osolo Elementary School, 24975 CR 6 E., Elkhart, IN 46514
*This distribution is sponsored by The Hershey Company and will serve 200 households.
Assorted food items offered free of charge. All items are pre-boxed and pre-bagged. First come, first served, while supplies last for those in need of food assistance. One box/bag per household.
Distributions are drive through. Please remain in your vehicle and open your trunk to receive items. An area will be available for self-loading if your trunk does not open.
Thank you, Citizens Concerned for the Homeless, City of Michigan City, COSTCO, The Hershey Company, MHS, Popeye’s, and United Way of Marshall County, for sponsoring these distributions.
100% ($151,834.00) [FY2023-2024] of total program costs for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) are financed with federal funds. TEFAP is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
A $1.00 donation buys nearly three meals. 94 cents of every dollar donated goes back into our community to support programming.