Social Services: Food Assistance
Local area food banks, free meals, food pantries and food stamp information.
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questions that can be answered with short, factual
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General Assistance
- 211 Dial 211 Cell phone and pay phone users, dial 866-561-2500; Hearing impaired, dial 711 for Michigan Relay or go to 211
- Michigan Helping Hand This site helps Michigan citizens facing economic hardship find the services they need.
Food Assistance
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services 517.373.2035
Food Banks
- Greater Lansing Food Bank 517-853-7800
- Ingham County Food Bank 517.887.4357
- Community Gardens 517.887.4307
- Allen Neighborhood Center 517.367.2468 (eastside Lansing residents)
- Angel Food Ministries (Groceries at half off)
- Capital Area Community Service Rural Ingham Service Center 407 N. Cedar St. Mason, MI 48854 517.676.1081
- Dansville Clothing & Food Bank 1361 Mason Street Dansville, MI 517.623.0392
- Faith Fellowship Baptist Church 1142 Lathrop Street Lansing MI 48912 517.853.9897
- Haslett Food Bank 517.339.8383
- Leslie Outreach 614 Mill Street Leslie MI 49251 517.589.5814
- Loaves and Fishes 517.482.2099
- Mid-Michigan Chapter of the Red Cross 517.484.7461 x137
- Mobile Food Pantry 517.483.4477
- Our Savior Lutheran Food Bank 517.882.7750
- Southside Community Coalition 517.394.7400
- Stockbridge Community Outreach (Must be a resident of the Stockbridge School District) 370 Cherry St. P.O. Box 682 Stockbridge MI 49285 517.851.7275
- Williamston Food Bank (Williamston residents) 517.655.3813 or 517.655.3562
Getting a Meal
- Free Summer Meals for Children
- Advent House Ministries 517.485.4722
- Capital Area Salvation Army 517.484.4424
- Christ Lutheran Church 517.482.2252
- City Rescue Mission, Lansing 517.485.0145
- Lansing City Outreach 601 N. Larch Lansing 517.580.3249
- Loaves and Fishes 517.482.2099
- Open Door Ministry Of Downtown Lansing 517.485-9477
- Southside Community Kitchen
- Volunteers of America 517.484.4414
Meals on Wheels/Senior Dining Sites
- Tri County Office on Aging Lansing: 517.393.7077 Mason: 517.676.1081
Food Stamps and WIC
- Michigan Food Stamp Hotline 800.481.4989
- Michigan Food Stamp Partnership
- WIC (Women Infants and Children Food Program) 517.887.4326
