An Introduction to Emporia
Community Resource Directory
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Community resource directory
Community resource directory
Abundant Harvest Soup Kitchen
Address: 1028 Whittier St.,
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone Number: (620) 342-7439
E-Mail: emprescue@osprey.net
Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Purpose/Mission: Free meals
Service Provided: Meals served Monday – Thursday from 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Population Served: Open to the public
Eligibility: None
Cost/Fees: None
Churches
Salvation Army
Address: 327 Constitution St.,
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone Number: (620) 342-3093
Website:
Chamber Directory of Emporia churches:
http://www.emporiakschamber.org/custom2.asp?pageid=1036
SRS Directory of Lyon County Food Assistance:
http://www.srskansas.org/ISD/community_services/Lyon.htm#foodassistance
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation (ECKAN)
Address: 616 Merchant,
P.O. Box 239,
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone Number: (620) 342-4607
E-Mail: jadd2005@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.eckan.org/
Purpose/Mission: ECKAN's motto is "Helping People to Help Themselves." As an organization, we do this by helping families move from welfare assistance to be self-sustaining and self-sufficient. ECKAN, a community action agency, has been in existence since 1966 serving
Service Provided: The Community Food and Nutrition Program (CFN) offers services to assist individuals and families who are in urgent need of food but who lack reasonable access to food resources.
Population Served: Low-income persons in Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Johnson, Lyon, Miami, Morris, and Osage counties.
Eligibility: Based on income
Emporia Service Center (SRS)
Emergency Food Assistance
Food Stamps
Address: 1701 Wheeler,
PO Box 1468,
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone Number: (620) 342-2505
E-Mail: mkhx@srskansas.org
Website:
Emergency Food Assistance:
http://www.srskansas.org/ISD/ees/TEFAP.htm
http://www.srskansas.org/ISD/ees/food_stamps.htm
Purpose/Mission: Public assistance
Service Provided: The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) provides free food to low income households. TEFAP ships the food about four or more times a year to food banks and helping agencies. To learn where and when to pick up the food, persons may contact the local food bank, helping agency, or SRS office.
The Food Stamp Program is a nutrition assistance program which provides a Vision card (plastic debit card) to eligible persons for use in purchasing food from local grocery stores. Complete information regarding food stamp eligibility can be obtained by contacting your local Social and Rehabilitation Services Office.
Family Life Services Pregnancy Center
Address: 701 Commercial St.
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone Number: (620) 342-2244
Service Provided: Provide baby formula
Population Served: Mothers of infants
Heartland SHARE
Phone Number: 1-800-SHARE07 (742-7307) ext. 271
E-Mail: mindie@heartlandshare.com
Website: http://heartlandshare.com
Purpose/Mission: Food program that is non-charity, no government involvement, and self sustaining.
Service Provided: S.H.A.R.E. (self-help and resource exchange), is a not-for-profit organization which began in 1983 in California and quickly moved across the United States. S.H.A.R.E. is dedicated to providing a monthly basic, consistent, affordable supplemental food package to those willing to help themselves and others. The warehouse of the six-state program in Kansas, which was started in 1991, is located in Topeka, Ks, but there are approximately 375 host sites in Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, Texas, and Arkansas.
Population Served: General public.
Eligibility: For a minimum of just two (2) hours of volunteer service per month, anyone is eligible to stretch their food dollars and purchase a good nutritious food package.
North Lyon County Child Development and Community Center
Address: Allen, Kansas
Phone Number: (620) 528-3777
Women’s Infant and Children (WIC) Program
Address: Flint Hills Community Health Center
420 W. 15th Ave.,
Emporia KS 66801
Phone Number: (620) 342-4864
E-Mail: fhchc@flinthillshealth.org
Website: http://www.flinthillshealth.org/wic.html
Office Hours: Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Purpose/Mission: The program is designed to improve the nutritional status of persons eligible to participate.
Service Provided: WIC provides high-quality nutritional care and food to our participants.
Population Served: Low-income pregnant, lactating and postpartum women and children up to age 5.
Eligibility: Clients must meet income guidelines and be determined by WIC staff to have a medical or nutritional risk.
