There are a variety of ways to get free food for your family through community partners in the Lexington Area.
- God’s Pantry Food Bank – God’s Pantry Food Bank has 4 pantries in Fayette County open Monday – Friday. A referral is needed to visit St. Luke Pantry, Central Pantry, and Cambridge Pantry. Please call 859-259-2308 to schedule a referral.
*A new God’s Pantry location is open inside the Northside Library (June 2022). Open Monday – Friday from 12:00 -2:00. No referral needed. Families can shop for what they need for their families. - Glean Kentucky – Glean Kentucky is supporting the agencies who are staying open and starting to work with others to develop different delivery models for fresh produce. Click HERE for a map of food locations (some may be outdated so call ahead before you go). You can also apply to receive free produce HERE.
- Lexington Rescue Mission – Free breakfast from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and hot, nutritious lunches from 12 to 1 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Breakfast and lunch are free and open to anyone in need. All meals are served at our Outreach Center at 444 Glen Arvin Avenue.
- Meal Hand Out at FoodChain will now be: Dinner (anyone) Monday, Wednesday, Friday 5:30-7pm. 501 W. Sixth St, Suite 105 (where Jefferson St. meets West Sixth St.)
- Lexington Public Library Northside Branch and Village Branch – Snacks Monday-Saturday, 4-6 PM
- Employment Solutions will be providing summer meals as follows for the Tates Creek Area: Dates: 6/6-8/9 (no meal service 7/4) Monday – Friday, 1245 Centre Pkwy 12:30-1:00, 1143 Centre Pkwy 1:15-1:45
- SNAP Benefits – The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps low-income people buy food for healthy meals at participating stores. Kentucky SNAP benefits increase household food buying power when added to the household’s income. *Kentucky SNAP Requirements – Any household meeting basic income and other requirements may be able to receive SNAP benefits.
Summer Meals for Students
Summer P-EBT
Summer P-EBT
The Summer EBT program provides grocery benefits to families with school-aged children in our community. Last year, Summer EBT helped over 395,000 kids in Kentucky get the healthy food that they usually enjoy while they’re in school!
- Summer EBT is for school-aged children in households that are at or under 185% of federal poverty guidelines.
- Families receive $120 per eligible school-aged child for groceries (on an existing EBT card or new Summer EBT card)
- Most eligible families will be automatically enrolled, but some will need to apply.
- In CEP school(s), families who aren’t receiving SNAP, KTAP, income-based Medicaid or Kinship Care may need to apply. (This is new, not all CEP students will receive a card- the ones who are not directly certified from the above programs, will have to complete a S-EBT application with DCBS)
- Families can check here if they need to apply, or if they should receive Summer EBT automatically: feedingky.org/sebteligibility
Families can learn more about Summer EBT in Kentucky at bit.ly/KY-SummerEBT “
*Non-CEP schools, if your student qualified directly (through the above DC programs), they would receive benefits automatically. If your household completed a Free/Reduced application for meal assistance, DCBS has requested that data from districts, so you should not need to complete the S-EBT application.
If you have any questions contact DCBS (S-EBT program distributers) at: (855)509-8959.
Beneficios de P-EBT del Verano
$120 de beneficio para cada estudiante
Las familias con niños que asisten escuela con ingresos de 185% o menos del nivel de pobreza o que asisten una escuela de CEP pueden calificar
Aplica en línea hoy
bit.ly/KY-SummerEBT
Los niños de 6-18 años antes de la fecha 1 de agoto, 2024 que reciben beneficios de SNAP, KTAP, o “Kinship Care” durante el año escolar 2024-2025 estarán inscritos automaticamente en el programa y no necesitan que aplicar.
Lexington Farmers Market Double Dollars Program
