About Us

What We Do

  1. Provide supplemental & emergency food to approximately 1,700 families in Madison County and 800 families in Estill County.
  2. C.S.F.P. Commodity Supplemental Food Program, helping 180 seniors have a more nutritional diet to improve their health.
  3. Backpack Program: Serving 19 schools in Madison County with approximately 2,400 backpacks of weekend food and 5 schools in Estill County with approximately 800 backpacks of weekend food.

The Backpack program began in 2008, in partnership with teachers, parents and church groups. Children in need are confidentially identified by their teachers, and receive a returnable backpack filled with useful food such as ravioli, soup, fruit snacks, chips, cereal bars, cereal, popcorn, and other smacks, for the weekend. Currently 19 Madison County schools are involved in this program distributing approximately 2,400 backpacks monthly, and asking for more.

Backpack Program Facebook Page

  1. Childrens summer feeding programs:
    a.  Supplying food to local children in the summer.
    b.  Crock Pots for Kids
    c.  Richmond Teen Center

 

Food Insecurity Statistics For Kentucky 2019

Our Food Pantries

Madison County Food Bank

Touching Hearts and Changing Lives

Madison County Supplemental Food Program

Supplemental food is given each month to low income families and individuals.  They receive meat, bread, milk, eggs, fruit, vegetables, and non-perishable food items.  We currently serve over 1700 families.

Commodity Supplemental Food Program

This program works to improve the health of elderly people at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA commodity foods.

Madison County Backpack Program

This program bridges the gap that exists when school lunch is not available on weekends.  Children in need are confidentially identified by their teachers and receive food that will sustain them over the weekend.  

 

Estill County Food Pantry

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Estill County Supplemental Food Assistance 

We currently serve over 800 families each month with supplemental food from our Mobile Food Unit on Thursdays and Fridays from 9-12 at the parking lot across from the First Church of God on Broadway in Irvine.

Estill County Backpack Program

Children in need are confidentially identified by their teachers and receive a returnable easy to fix foods for the weekend. We serve 5 schools with approximately 800 backs packs full of easy to prepare food each month.