Blessing Boxes are built like large mail boxes and placed throughout the city by volunteers and donors who fill the boxes with food products and other items (such as personal, hygiene and infant products) from time to time.
Food Pantries are where you can get free food—often including staples like canned goods, produce, meat, and bread—to help stretch your budget and make sure no one in your household goes hungry.
You don’t have to go hungry. Hot meal sites are here to welcome you, feed you, and remind you that you matter."
To those who are unable to get to other food resources, mobile food pantries bring free groceries directly to you or your neighborhood.
Lasagna Love connects volunteer lasagna chefs who want to help with individuals and families in need, providing home-cooked lasagnas made with love delivered to your home.
Mom’s Meals delivers healthy, ready-to-heat meals straight to your home. Their meals are designed to meet medical needs—like managing diabetes, heart health, or kidney care—and are created by registered dietitians and chefs to make sure you get good nutrition with minimal effort. They can often be covered by health plans or Medicare, and anyone else can pay on their own.
1728 E. State Rd 44, Shelbyville, IN 46176. Meals on Wheels delivers nutritious, diet-sensitive meals directly to homes, along with a daily wellness check. While many clients are seniors, Shelby County Meals on Wheels serves any homebound individual with a physician’s diet prescription, regardless of age. If someone is unable to shop or cook for themselves due to illness, disability, or mobility challenges, they may be eligible. Website: https://www.shelbymealsonwheels.org/
Dinner Before Bedtime is a free recipe website with easy, low-cost meal ideas to help families cook simple, healthy dinners at home.
Community Compass is a free, statewide tool from Indy Hunger Network that helps you find free groceries and meals, food pantries/meal sites, SNAP & WIC retailers, WIC clinics, and food-related events—available as both a website and mobile app. The app includes a map of nearby resources, basic program info (SNAP/WIC), and multilingual support; offers and locations update by area. Download: iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play).
