HighPoint Charitable Services is a volunteer-driven nonprofit that walks alongside families facing hunger in Oldham County and the surrounding region. In normal operations, the food pantry runs as a grocery-store style client-choice program, letting visitors pick the specific items their households need rather than receive a pre-packed box. Beyond food, the organization provides a clothes closet stocked with season-appropriate clothing for adults, children, and infants, plus household goods, diapers, and toiletries. Clients can also access prayer, life-skills classes such as ESL and budgeting, and a holistic resource center addressing physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The organization serves roughly four hundred families each week across Oldham, Henry, Trimble, and Carroll counties.

Eastern Area Community Ministries (EACM) provides emergency food and financial assistance to residents of eastern Jefferson County. The food pantry operates as a full client-choice model where participants shop for their own groceries with the help of volunteer companions. Emergency pre-packed food boxes are also available for one-time visitors. EACM also offers a diaper closet, a home-delivered meals program for anyone facing a life event that makes meal preparation difficult, free English classes and citizenship preparation, and the Helping Hands Partnership program that provides case management, mentorship, and workshops for long-term stability. EACM is an equal opportunity provider and a distribution site for Dare to Care and USDA food resources.

Jeffersontown Area Ministries (JAM) brings together thirteen faith-based communities, local businesses, individuals, and government partners to provide a safety net for neighbors in crisis. Volunteers and staff show compassion to all who come through their doors, offering a welcoming environment for those seeking help.

THIS PANTRY REOPENED AS OF AUGUST 1ST, 2023

PANTRY DAYS/HOURS: (BY APPOINMENT ONLY!!)

• Tuesdays: 12 pm-2 pm and 3:30 pm-5:30pm
• Thursdays: 11am-1pm and 2 pm-3:30pm

We currently have volunteers answering phones Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9am-12pm. After that (or while they are assisting other families), individuals will be able to leave a message on a designated voicemail for food appointments.

Awake Ministries operates the Serenity Center food pantry, a community food bank serving Shelby County residents and neighbors experiencing food insecurity. The pantry distributes weekly grocery boxes with fresh produce, and provides monthly Senior Boxes for qualifying seniors. The organization is a faith-based nonprofit that also offers recovery, counseling, and other supportive services throughout Shelby County.

FCHUM is a community nonprofit that runs the Individual and Family Assistance Center (IFAC), a traditional food pantry distributing groceries to those in need. The pantry provides supplemental food along with personal care items such as toiletries, diapers, and wipes. Sister programs include Meals on Wheels for the homebound, emergency financial assistance for rent and utilities, an Adult Day Health Center for frail seniors, and a free Medical Equipment Loan Program.

The CLM Food Pantry serves local residents in Indiana. Clients are interviewed in the lobby and receive prepared food boxes distributed from a side entrance. Clients may visit once per month; unhoused clients can receive food that does not require cooking or refrigeration. The pantry follows USDA guidelines.