Food
Nobody should be hungry in Warren County.
If you need food, this page can help. Some of these places give you free groceries to take home. Some serve a hot meal you can walk in and eat. Some help you sign up for SNAP, which is the program that puts money on a card so you can buy food at the store. Some help kids get free meals at school. All of them are for you if you live here.
You don’t have to fill out a long form, and you don’t even have to bring a stack of papers to prove you need help. If you live here and you’re hungry, that’s enough. A few of these places have people who speak Spanish. A few have people who speak other languages too. Call first if you can. If they don’t speak your language, ask if they have a phone number for someone who does.
This list is not every place that helps with food in Warren County. It is the places we know about. If you know a place we missed, tell us and we will add it.
Sign up for SNAP food benefits
SNAP (Food Stamps)
SNAP puts money on a card every month so you can buy food at the store. To sign up, go to kynect.ky.gov or call (855) 306-8959. The form is in English and Spanish. Community Action of Southern KY can also help you fill out the application in person.
Food pantries open most weekdays
Hillvue Heights Baptist Church
3219 Nashville Road · Monday through Friday, 9 in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon · (270) 842-0012
Community Action of Southern KY
171 Center Street · Monday through Friday, 9 in the morning to 2 in the afternoon · (270) 782-4437
They can also help you apply for SNAP and other programs.
Presbyterian Church
1003 State Street · Monday through Thursday, 8 in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon · Friday, 8 in the morning to noon · (270) 843-4707
Ephram White Park Pantry
885 Mt Olivet Road · Monday through Friday, 8 in the morning to 6 in the evening · Sunday, 1 in the afternoon to 6 in the evening · Call for an appointment · (270) 282-8610
The second Monday of each month is the public TEFAP food distribution.
Food pantries open certain days of the week
Greenwood Park Church · Spanish
1818 Campbell Lane · Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 to 11:30 in the morning · (270) 781-0700
Spanish translator on site.
First Christian Church
1106 State Street · Monday 10 in the morning to noon · Wednesday 4:30 to 6:30 in the evening · Thursday 1 to 3 in the afternoon · (270) 843-3191
First Baptist Church
621 East 12th Avenue · Monday through Wednesday, 10 in the morning to noon · (270) 842-0331
State Street Baptist Church
340 State Street · Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 9 in the morning to noon · (270) 843-8016
Faith United Methodist
600 Veterans Memorial Lane · Wednesday, 9 in the morning to noon · (270) 843-8430
St. Vincent DePaul
1133 Adams Street · Thursday, 9:30 to 11:30 in the morning · (270) 393-9800 (call before going)
4754 Smallhouse Road · Thursday, 9:30 to 11:30 in the morning · (270) 781-0432
Salvation Army
400 West Main Street · (270) 843-3485
Fresh food: Monday and Thursday at 10:30 in the morning
Food boxes: First Thursday of the month at 9 in the morning
Food pantries with monthly distributions
Calvary Care Center
480 Beauty Court · Second Monday of the month, 9 in the morning to 1 in the afternoon · Second Tuesday of the month, 9 in the morning to noon · (270) 842-5554
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
938 Morgantown Road · Wednesday, 8:30 to 11:30 in the morning · TEFAP distribution last Wednesday of the month, 8:30 to 11:30 in the morning · (270) 791-7548
Feeding America Kentucky
938 Morgantown Road · Fourth Wednesday of the month, 8:30 to 11:30 in the morning · (270) 769-6997
Meadowland Baptist Church
1188 Detour Road · Third Friday of the month, 10 in the morning to noon · Call for emergency food · (270) 991-1663
SOKY Patriots
Smiths Grove Baptist Church · First full week of the month, Wednesday 9 to 11:30 in the morning · For emergency food, call 211 · (270) 535-9161
House on the Hill
1333 Magnolia Street · Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 10 in the morning to noon · Call for an appointment · (270) 532-3595
Free meals you can walk in and eat
These are hot meals served at a set time. You walk in, sit down, and eat. No paperwork. No questions. Just show up.
Salvation Army (lunch every weekday)
400 West Main Street · Monday through Friday, 11:30 in the morning to 12:30 in the afternoon · (270) 843-3485
Christ Episcopal Church (Wednesday lunch)
1215 State Street · Wednesday, 11 in the morning to noon · (270) 843-6563
Wellness Connection (Wednesday lunch)
428 Center Street · Wednesday, 11 in the morning to noon · (270) 901-5463
Fountain Square Church (Thursday dinner)
929 College Street · Thursday at 6 in the evening · (270) 781-1097
Saturday morning meals
First Saturday of the month, 9 in the morning · Across from BG Towers · (270) 418-5230
Second and fourth Saturday of the month, 9 in the morning · Madison Avenue General Baptist Church, 1617 Madison Street · (615) 708-0909
Third Saturday of the month, 9 in the morning · Across from BG Towers
Third Saturday of the month, 9:30 to 11 in the morning · Next Level Church grab-and-go meal, 1405 Veterans Memorial Lane
Sunday afternoon meals
Outside Wellness Connection · 1 or 1:30 in the afternoon · Volunteers welcome · (615) 581-7106
For seniors and homebound neighbors
Meals on Wheels
If you are 60 or older and unable to leave home, Meals on Wheels delivers a hot meal to your door. Call to apply · (270) 782-9223
Miracle Life Center senior food boxes
100 Nellums Avenue · Fourth Sunday of the month, noon to 2 in the afternoon · For neighbors 60 and older · Call to apply · (270) 904-0001
Free meals for kids at school
Warren County Public Schools (Free Student Meals)
Most kids in Warren County Public Schools can eat breakfast and lunch at school for free. To apply, go to your school office or fill out a form at warren.kyschools.us.
Bowling Green Independent Schools (Free Student Meals)
Bowling Green city schools have their own free meal program. Go to bgreen.kyschools.us or ask at your school office.
Summer Meals for Kids
When school is out for the summer, free meals are still available for kids 18 and under at parks, libraries, and community centers around Bowling Green. Locations change each year. Call your school district or check fns.usda.gov/meals4kids in May to find the closest spot.
Stretch your SNAP at the farmers market
Community Farmers Market: Double Dollars
If you have a SNAP card, the Community Farmers Market doubles your money for fresh fruits and vegetables. Spend $20 on your card and get $40 worth of food. This is real and it is free.
Open Saturdays during the growing season at the Community Farmers Market in downtown Bowling Green.
Know a place that should be on this list? Email us and we will add it!