Funding Aid for SNAP Recipients
Written by Valerie Sickles
As you know, many of our neighbors are experiencing food insecurity due to the recent pause in SNAP benefits. The issue of hunger is one of the top ten charitable giving interests of our fundholders who responded to the January 2025 CFL survey. According to Feeding America, 47 million people face food insecurity in the U.S., and 1 in 5 children face hunger.
Volunteers from Change Today, Change Tomorrow organize and distribute fresh produce to local residents through their Feed the West program during Give for Good Louisville.
Over the past few days, Community Foundation of Louisville fundholders have granted nearly $200,000 to local food relief efforts. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Available Resources
If you would like to get involved, check out the local organizations you can support who are addressing this crisis:
(In alphabetical order)
- EIN: 85-2167537
- Subject Area: Diseases and conditions, food delivery, free goods distribution, senior services
- Population Served: Economically disadvantaged people, people with diseases and illnesses, adults, people with disabilities
- Located: Louisville, KY
- Homebound frail seniors and neighbors with physical disabilities cannot access drive-thru distributions or carry heavy bags from food pantries. Bringing Justice Home fills this gap by offering two food assistance programs:
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- Dignity Delivered provides emergency support to individuals experiencing a sudden and unexpected disruption of food access
- Nourishing Neighbors provides ongoing food assistance, including monthly deliveries of custom groceries and household essentials, periodic deliveries of pantry staples to keep cupboards stocked, and a bi-weekly delivery of fresh, organic produce during the growing season.
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EIN: 84-3715550
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Subject Area: Community and economic development, Environment, Health, & Agriculture, fishing, and forestry
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Population Served: People of African descent, economically disadvantaged people, and at-risk youth
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Located: Louisville, KY
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Change Today, Change Tomorrow is working in conjunction with the Black Farmers Association to build a coordinated, citywide response that meets people where they are and strengthens the local food economy in the process. Your support will help families eat today and keep farmers, aggregators, and chefs in motion tomorrow.
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EIN: 23-7345952
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Subject Area: Human services, nutrition, basic and emergency aid, food security
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Population Served: Adults, economically disadvantaged people, children, and youth
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Location: Louisville, KY
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Dare to Care Food Bank is doubling food purchases to help meet this growing need and to ensure our partners can adequately serve neighbors. Their team is constantly monitoring the situation to respond quickly as needs evolve. Learn more.
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EIN: 87-4508530
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Subject Area: Human services, community and economic development
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Population Served: Economically disadvantaged people
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Location: Louisville, KY
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Feed Louisville meets the daily basic needs of our unhoused community while working to remove barriers to permanent housing.
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EIN: 61-1135269
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Subject Area: Food aid, Human services, food security, free goods distribution, homeless services
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Population Served: Homeless people, low-income people, children and youth, adults
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Location: Louisville, KY
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Kentucky Harvest’s purpose is to end hunger by connecting with food donors and engaging volunteers to rescue excess food and move it from those who have it to those in need.
Metro United Way Hardship to Hope Food Relief Fund
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EIN: 61-0444680
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Subject Area: Nonprofits, urban development, financial counseling, youth services, community improvement
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Population Served: Infants and toddlers, Children and youth, ethnic and racial groups, families, and homeless people
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Location: Louisville, KY
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Metro United Way launched the Hardship to Hope Food Relief Fund to support SNAP households with children or seniors in our seven-county service region. Qualifying households will receive a pre-paid Kroger gift card varying from $200 – $350 in value, depending on the size of the household. Support for Jefferson County became available on Monday, November 3, with service to MUW’s full service area – Floyd, Clark, Harrison Counties in Indiana, and Oldham, Shelby, and Bullitt in Kentucky – by Friday, November 7. Applications will be open 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m. starting November 3 for Jefferson County and expanding to surrounding counties by Friday, November 7. Households can apply by calling 211 or visiting the Metro United Way website.
- EIN: 61-0727110
- Subject Area: Human services, Mental health care
- Population Served: Economically disadvantaged people, low-income people, homeless people, adults, victims and oppressed people, working poor, extremely poor people, veterans, families, people with disabilities, substance abusers
- Location: Louisville, KY
- St. Vincent de Paul’s “Stock the Shelves” initiative aims to address the significant rise of food insecurity across our community by providing free groceries from their Food Pantry or a free meal from their Open Hand Kitchen. Learn about their donation guidelines and drop off instructions here.
Community Foundation of Louisville fundholders can recommend grants from their funds to these organizations through our online platform. For additional assistance, please contact grants@cflouisville.org.
If you are not a fundholder, please click the links of the nonprofit organizations above to learn more about how you can help.
Additional Community Relief Efforts
The Community Foundation is currently monitoring several crises affecting our community, including the UPS plane crash relief efforts. We are in touch with local and state officials and will provide an update on how you can help when more information becomes available.
Please contact the Community Foundation of Louisville at 502.585.4649, if you have any questions or need additional information.