Lincoln ElderCare Resource Handbook: Food/Nutrition

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Food Pantries

Food Pantries is not associated with any government agency or nonprofit organization. We list Food Pantries centers throughout the US.
FoodPantries.org

Aging Partners
Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
(coupons to be used at farmers’ markets)
Aging.Lincoln.NE.gov
402-441-6150

Carol Yoakum Family Resource Center
L-Housing.com
402-434-2621

Catholic Social Services
CSSHope.org
St. Joseph Center
2241 O Street
Lincoln, NE 68510
402-474-1600

The Center for People in Need
Neighborhood FOOD Program
CenterForPeopleInNeed.org
402-476-4357

Citadel Corps Community Center
SalvationArmyUSA.org
2625 Potter Street
Lincoln, NE 68503
402-474-6263

First Presbyterian Church
FPCLincoln.org
402-477-6037

First United Methodist Church of Waverly
FUMCWaverly.org
402-786-2625

Food Bank of Lincoln
LincolnFoodBank.org
402-466-8170

Foodnet, Inc.
FoodnetLincoln.org
402-416-6197

Good Neighbor Community Center
GNCCLincoln.org
402-477-4173

Indian Center, Inc.
IndianCenterInc.org
402-438-5231

Northeast Family Center
NFCLincoln.org
402-471-3700

People’s City Mission
PeoplesCityMission.org
402-475-6888

SHARE (Self Help and Resource Exchange)
(discounted food packages)
ShareIowa.org
800-344-1107

VA Nebraska/Western Iowa Health Care System
Lincoln Veterans Food Pantry
Nebraska.VA.gov
402-489-3802 ext. 6864

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program helps low-income individuals to purchase food through the distribution of EBT cards. The benefit amount is placed on the plastic EBT cards and they can be used like a credit card to buy only food products. They cannot be used for alcoholic beverages, pet food, tobacco, paper products or other non-food items.  EBT cards are accepted by most grocery stores, by many farmers market vendors and may be used to pay for some Meals on Wheels services or congregate meals for individuals 60 years and older.

Applications must be submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services. For more information, contact the Department of Health and Human Services or apply online at:

ACCESSNebraska
Apply for Medicaid and Economic Assistance

AccessNebraska.NE.gov
ACCESSNebraska Document Imaging Center
PO Box 2992
Omaha, NE  68102
402-323-3900 Lincoln
402-595-1258 Omaha
402-471-7256 TDD
DHHS.ACCESSNebraskaQuestions@nebraska.gov

Meals Served

Aging Partners
Senior Centers

Aging.Lincoln.NE.gov
402-441-7158

Meals are served at Lincoln/Lancaster County Senior Centers. Some meals can be delivered in rural areas.

Community Action Partnership
The Gathering Place
CommunityActionAtWork.org
402-476-7398

Matt Talbot Kitchen
MTKServes.org
402-477-4116

Commercial Meal Delivery

Errandbug
(restaurant delivery service)
ErrandBug.com
877-376-3284

Schwan’s Home Delivery
Schwans.com
888-724-9267

Tabitha Meals on Wheels
Tabitha.org
402-486-8520

Nutrition Information

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cooperative Extension
Nutrition Education Program (NEP)
Lancaster.UNL.edu/NEP
402-441-7180