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Nutrition / Food Assistance

Good Neighbor Food Pantry
219-987-3025

715b 7th St Sw Demotte IN 46310

Filed as: Nutrition / Food Assistance, Social Services
Last Posted: 4/9/13

Good Samaritan Food Pantry of Rensselaer, Inc.
219-866-5594

Tuesday: 10a-12p
Thursday: 1-3p
3rd Saturday of the month: 8-10a

130 S Van Rensselaer St. Rensselaer , IN 47978

Filed as: Nutrition / Food Assistance, Social Services
Last Posted: 8/15/18

Jasper County Community Services
(219) 866-8071

967 E Leopold St, Rensselaer, IN 47978
Senior center with hot lunches and social events. Emergency Energy Assistance Program.
Administers local public transportation by appointment. See Arrowhead Transit.
Nutritition Site 219-866-4333

Filed as: Child Care, Community Organizations, Emergency Financial Assistance, Housing, Nutrition / Food Assistance, Public Transportation, Senior Services, School and Education, Social Services
Last Posted: 4/9/13

Jasper County Division of Family Resources
1-800-403-0864 or 219-866-4186
http://www.in.gov/fssa/dfr/3159.htm

331 S. College Ave. Rensselaer, IN 47978-3087

The Division of Family Resources (DFR) is responsible for establishing eligibility for Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP - food assistance) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF - cash assistance) benefits. Other programs include IMPACT Job Training, Head Start, Hoosier RX and more.

Filed as: County Government, Health Care / Medical Services, Employment Services, Nutrition / Food Assistance, Government, Health and Medical, Social Services
Last Posted: 4/9/13

Jasper County Extension
(219) 866-5741
https://extension.purdue.edu/Jasper/Pages/default.aspx

Purdue Extension - Jasper County provides resources for the family and home from gardening to health to parenting to budgeting.

2530 North McKinley Avenue, Suite 1, Rensselaer, IN 47978

Filed as: Community Organizations, Nutrition / Food Assistance, Pregnancy Assistance, Social Services
Last Posted: 8/19/15

Jasper County Extension
(219) 956-3606 ext. 4961
https://extension.purdue.edu/Jasper/Pages/default.aspx

Purdue Extension - Jasper County provides resources for the family and home from gardening to health to parenting to budgeting.

2530 North McKinley Avenue, Suite 1, Rensselaer, IN 47978

Filed as: Community Organizations, Nutrition / Food Assistance, Pregnancy Assistance, Social Services
Last Posted: 8/19/15

Meals on Wheels
219-756-3663
Meals on Wheels Northwest Indiana

Sign up to receive meals delivered to your home.

Meals on Wheels Northwest Indiana is a division of Meals on Wheels America, a 501(C)(3) nonprofit recognized by the IRS.

Filed as: Nutrition / Food Assistance, Senior Services, Social Services
Last Posted: 2/7/20

Northwest Indiana 2-1-1
211
Website

Northwest Indiana 211 is confidential telephone assistance provided by trained call specialists, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for information about health and human service organizations in your community.

Click "Find Help" on the website or dial 2-1-1 from your phone to speak with a live Call Specialist. The Call Specilaist will refer and educate about government programs, community-based organizations, support groups, and other local resources.

Serving Lake, Porter, Newton, Jasper, Starke, and Pulaski Counties, NWI 2-1-1 is operated by Northwest Indiana Community Action and is part of North America's 211 service initiative.

Filed as: Counseling Services, Health Care / Medical Services, Emergency Financial Assistance, Housing, Nutrition / Food Assistance, State Government, Other Social Services, Government, Senior Services, Health and Medical, Social Services
Last Posted: 7/9/20

Northwest Indiana Community Action Corporation
800-826-7871 (Toll Free)
Website

Northwest Indiana Community Action Corporation (NWICA), a government-partnered not-for-profit, is the largest combined Area Agency on Aging and Community Action Agency in Indiana.

Visit online for more information about the services available to Jasper and Newton County residents, from WIC to tax preparation assistance.

Or contact: Central Administrative Office: Northwest Indiana Community Action Corporation (NWICA) 5240 Fountain Drive Crown Point, IN 46307

Main Office: 219.794.1829 (Crown Point) Toll-Free: 800.826.7871 Email: director@nwi-ca.org

Filed as: Counseling Services, Health Care / Medical Services, Emergency Financial Assistance, Housing, Nutrition / Food Assistance, State Government, Other Social Services, Government, Senior Services, Health and Medical, Social Services
Last Posted: 7/9/20

Purdue Cooperative Extension Service
219-866-5741 / 219-866-4961
http://www.extension.purdue.edu/jasper

Find links in menu for Food and Health - food safety information, canning how-tos and more

Educational programs include 4-H Youth Program

Filed as: Nutrition / Food Assistance, School and Education, Social Services
Last Posted: 4/9/13

Sorrowful Mother Church Food Pantry - Wheatfield

219-828-7611

Open Saturdays 9-11am.  Located at Sorrowful Mother Church, 157 S. Grace St Wheatfield, IN 46392 Linda Duttlinger, Manager.

Filed as: Nutrition / Food Assistance, Social Services
Last Posted: 7/9/20

Wheatfield Food Pantry
219-956-3534
Filed as: Nutrition / Food Assistance, Social Services
Last Posted: 4/9/13

WIC (Women, Infants and Children)
219-866-8662
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic

WIC is a nutrition program for pregnant women, new mothers, and children under five years of age. Qualifying parents receive nutrition education and vouchers for nutritious foods to supplement their diets.

Filed as: Nutrition / Food Assistance, Pregnancy Assistance, Social Services
Last Posted: 4/9/13