Food.

Community Food Ministry
1611 North Mosley • 267-4201
Monday-Friday
9-11:45 a.m. & 1-3:45 p.m.

This is the largest community–wide food box program in the area providing nutritionally balanced emergency food assistance once per month for individuals and families in need. The box includes items such as canned fruits and vegetables, meat, eggs, macaroni and cheese, soup, and bread. Families qualify at 130% of the Federal poverty level, which for a family of four is $2,297 per month gross. Spanish translation is available along with referrals to other Open Door programs and information regarding other help agencies within the community. A total of 30,959 households/sacks were served in 2008.

Often the question is asked about the difference between the Kansas Food Bank and us. The program works very closely with the Kansas Food Bank that warehouses food and distributes to food pantries in the state. Approximately 30-40% of the food the Community Food Ministry distributes comes from our partnership with the Kansas Food Bank, both through their donated and purchased food programs, the rest comes from monetary and direct food donations.

Donations of non-perishable canned goods and hygiene items are welcomed and deeply appreciated.

Commodity Supplemental Food Program
1545 North Mosley • 267-0511
Call for days and hours of operation

A monthly food box program for income eligible elders age 60+, postpartum women for one year, pregnant women, and children from birth to the month they turn six years old who do not receive services from another government voucher program, Women Infants Children (WIC). This program’s food is provided by USDA through the State of Kansas and may include such items as canned juice, fruit, vegetables, milk & meat, peanut butter or dry beans, cereal, macaroni or rice, and 2# of cheese for each family member who qualifies by age and income. It is available in Sedgwick, Butler, Reno, Pratt, Sumner, Kingman, Harper, Harvey, Chautauqua and Cowley counties in Kansas. Women and children are qualified at 185% of Federal poverty level ($3,268 gross monthly income for a family of four); elders qualify at 130% of the Federal poverty level ($1,517 gross monthly income for two in the household).