Financial Assistance

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the food stamp program, provides benefits to qualifying households to afford an adequate diet and protect primarily low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities from hardship and hunger. SNAP also helps families bridge temporary periods of unemployment or family crisis. Need help applying? Gleaners Food Bank offers help applying, including in multiple languages. Call the SNAP hotline at 317-644-1280.

Apply Online

Women, Infants & Children (WIC): WIC provides nutritious food, nutrition education (including breastfeeding promotion and support), and referrals to health and other social services to participants at no charge. WIC serves low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, as well as infants and children up to age five who are at nutrition risk.

WIC Office Locator

Compass, through the Indy Hunger Network, is a free, quick, and easy tool designed to show people where they can find food assistance in Indiana. Search the database to find assistance near you.

Community Compass™

There are several food banks and emergency food pantries in central Indiana that can provide assistance to you and your family. Many of the centers can provide you with free or low cost food, groceries, and other forms of nutritional assistance. In addition, many offer other forms of help, including information on local charities, government programs, food stamps, baby formula, and many similar basic needs. 

Food Pantry List

The Immigrant Welcome Center offers a database of community resources that are available in multiple languages in areas such as food, employment, healthcare, housing, legal, transportation, and more.

IWC Connect

Other local resources include:

• Exodus Refugee is a humanitarian program that provides protection and resources to refugees fleeing persecution and war.
• Chin Community of Indiana connects, advocates, educates, and serves the Chin community in central Indiana.
• Grassroots Projects provides direct support to under-resourced immigrant children, including a custom care package tailored to families’ basic needs, whether they’ve recently arrived or have been here for years. In addition, their Sponsor a Passion program helps children thrive through funding summer camps, tutoring, music lessons, and sports team fees.
• La Plaza provides direct support to central Indiana Latino families. Learn more about their services and how they can support you through their website.

IndyGo is the public transportation provider in central Indiana. Check out their website to track your bus, find fare information (including discounts and free passes), and employment opportunities.

Track My Bus

Commuter Connect offers free carpool matching. Reduce your stress, save money on gas and parking, minimize wear and tear on your vehicle, and help reduce air pollution in central Indiana by choosing one of these affordable and convenient transportation alternatives.

Indianapolis Public Schools provides services to students and families experiencing homelessness in accordance with the McKinney-Vento Act, including transportation, free meals, and immediate school placement.

The Veterans Transportation Service (VTS) is designed to ensure that all qualifying veterans have access to care through convenient, safe, and reliable transportation.

211 Database

If you suspect fraud by a recipient, service provider, healthcare professional or employee for any of the assistance programs listed below, please contact the fraud hotline.

• SNAP/food assistance
• Medicaid and other state health care plans
• TANF/cash assistance
• Child Care Development Fund
• Other FSSA public assistance programs

FSSA fraud hotline:

• Call toll-free: 800-403-0864. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Select option 5. When prompted, enter your ZIP code
• Email: ReportFraud@fssa.IN.gov
• Mailing address:
  FSSA Compliance Division
  Room E-414
  402 W. Washington St.
  Indianapolis, IN 46204

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