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62 of 62 local and regional resources

• Barton County Health Department — WIC

  Food & Nutrition · Barton

  Nutrition education, breastfeeding support, nutritious foods, referrals to other healthcare programs.

  Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

  Bring / eligibility: Must qualify; for women, infants and children.

  (620) 793-19091300 Kansas Ave, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Hoisington Community Food Bank (First United Methodist Church)

  Food & Nutrition · Barton

  Temporary food in times of emergency or crisis. Located in the church basement; call for emergency requests.

  Hours: 2nd Monday 2:00–4:00 PM; 4th Monday 4:00–6:00 PM

  (620) 292-7277(620) 653-2119467 W. 3rd St (3rd & Clay — use the east parking lot), Hoisington, KS 67544

• Ellinwood Food Bank (Immanuel United Church of Christ)

  Food & Nutrition · Barton

  Food bank. Contact: Karen Schmidt.

  Hours: Mon 2:00–5:00 PM; Thu 4:00–7:00 PM

  (620) 564-3044701 N. Fritz, Ellinwood, KS 67526

• Kansas Food 4 Life

  Food & Nutrition · Barton

  Hours: Once a month

  (620) 793-71004 NW 25 Rd (across from Cox on N. Washington), Great Bend

• Community Food Bank of Barton County

  Food & Nutrition · Barton

  Hours: Mon/Wed/Fri 12:45–2:45 PM

  Bring / eligibility: Photo ID and current utility bill / proof of residency for all household members 18+. Limited to 4 visits a year, at least 2 weeks apart.

  (620) 792-40013007 10th St, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Dream Center (Soup Kitchen / DC Kitchen)

  Food & Nutrition · Barton

  Free meals open to the public; free groceries as need warrants.

  Hours: Mon–Fri except holidays: breakfast 10:00 AM, lunch 11:30 AM–12:30 PM; 1st Saturday prayer breakfast 8:00 AM; Sunday community meal 5:00 PM

  (620) 282-40142100 Broadway Ave, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Great Bend Senior Center

  Food & Nutrition · Barton

  Hours: Weekdays 5:00 AM – 5:00 PM

  Bring / eligibility: Open to senior citizens.

  (620) 792-39062005 Kansas Ave, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Pawnee Co. Food Pantry & Helping Hands

  Food & Nutrition · Pawnee

  Hours: Tue & Thu 4:00–6:00 PM

  Bring / eligibility: Photo ID; Pawnee County or Pawnee Rock address with proof of current residence. Food assistance every 6 months.

  (620) 804-1085(620) 285-3449501 Main St, Larned, KS 67550

• Pawnee Plaza Commodities Supplemental Food Program

  Food & Nutrition · Pawnee

  Bring / eligibility: Age 60+, income guidelines, resident of service area.

  (620) 285-6661

• Christian Church Food Bank

  Food & Nutrition · Stafford

  Hours: 3rd Tuesday of the month

  Bring / eligibility: Proof of Stafford County residency.

  (620) 348-3205234 N Sheaffer, Macksville, KS 67557

• Commodities Food Box — Sunflower Senior Center

  Food & Nutrition · Stafford

  Hours: Last Tuesday of every month

  Bring / eligibility: Must qualify by income.

  (620) 549-6453(620) 377-7068215 E. 3rd Ave, St. John, KS 67576

• St. John United Methodist Church

  Food & Nutrition · Stafford

  Contact: Sandy.

  (620) 549-3896807 E. 1st St, St. John, KS 67576

• Stafford First United Methodist Church

  Food & Nutrition · Stafford

  Serves St. John and Hudson areas. Contact: Larry Coley.

  (620) 234-5107(620) 234-5668218 W Stafford St, Stafford, KS 67578

• Stafford Food Bank

  Food & Nutrition · Stafford

  Hours: 2nd & 4th Tuesday 1:00–3:00 PM

  Bring / eligibility: Stafford residents; one box per month. Text the number.

  (620) 352-0569118 E Broadway, Stafford, KS 67578

• Stafford Angel Tree

  Family & Youth · Stafford

  Sign up with the Stafford Ministerial Alliance through a local church.

• Northern Rice County Food Bank (Lyons)

  Food & Nutrition · Rice

  Hours: Tuesdays 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

  Bring / eligibility: Serves Lyons, Raymond, Bushton, Geneseo, Little River and Frederick. Photo ID, proof of income and proof of address.

  (620) 680-0443108 E. Avenue North, Lyons, KS 67554

• Sterling Food Bank

  Food & Nutrition · Rice

  Hours: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 8:30–10:30 AM; 1st & 3rd Thursdays 5:00–7:00 PM

  Bring / eligibility: Serves Sterling and Alden. Photo ID, proof of income and proof of address.

  (620) 200-3437(620) 204-0567108 N. Broadway Ave, Sterling, KS 67579

• Barton County Emergency Aid

  Utilities & Emergency Aid · Barton

  Utilities assistance, transitional housing help.

  Hours: Mon/Wed/Fri 8:30–11:30 AM (check in before 11:00 AM)

  (620) 793-33453007 10th St, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas — Great Bend

  Utilities & Emergency Aid · Barton

  Rental and utility assistance; emergency help with food, cash, housing, medical and child care; pregnancy support, life-skills classes, counseling, adoption services, disaster relief.

  Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

  (620) 792-13932201 16th St, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas — TBRA (Stafford County)

  Housing & Shelter · Stafford

  TBRA rental subsidy, security deposits and utility deposits for eligible households.

  (620) 272-0010

• Trinity Lutheran Church

  Utilities & Emergency Aid · Barton

  Utility and rent assistance and/or a 1-night hotel voucher.

  Hours: Call to request assistance

  (620) 793-78942701 24th St, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Salvation Army — Great Bend

  Utilities & Emergency Aid · Barton

  Help with utilities, rent and clothing.

  Hours: Tue–Fri 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM; Sat 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

  (620) 792-42992545 10th St, Great Bend, KS 67530Website

• DCF — Great Bend

  Utilities & Emergency Aid · Barton

  Low-income assistance.

  (620) 792-53241305 Patton Rd, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Harvest America

  Housing & Shelter · Regional / out of area

  Rental assistance.

  Village Square Mall #20, 2601 Central Ave, Dodge City, KS 67801Website

• Housing Opportunity, Inc.

  Housing & Shelter · Barton

  Low-income housing.

  (620) 792-32991313 Stone St, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Interfaith Housing Services

  Housing & Shelter · Regional / out of area

  Home repair assistance, low-income housing.

  (620) 662-83701326 E. Ave A, Hutchinson, KS 67501

• Cedar Park Place (Mercy Housing)

  Housing & Shelter · Barton

  Low-income housing.

  (620) 793-81153910 Cedar Park Pl, Great Bend, KS 67530Website

• Family Crisis Center

  Housing & Shelter · Barton

  Safe housing for victims of domestic violence.

  (620) 792-18551924 Broadway Ave, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Hope Central (men's house)

  Housing & Shelter · Barton

  Sober living.

  (785) 259-44522201 Polk, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Great Bend Housing Authority

  Housing & Shelter · Barton

  Low-income housing and HUD assistance.

  (620) 793-77611101 Kansas Ave, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Credence (men's house)

  Housing & Shelter · Barton

  Sober living.

  (620) 603-89111812 Monroe St, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Serenity Way (women & children's house)

  Housing & Shelter · Barton

  Sober living.

  (620) 603-60752815 Broadway Ave, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Sommerset Place

  Housing & Shelter · Barton

  Low-income housing.

  (620) 793-80755803 16th St. Terrace, Great Bend, KS 67530

• US Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

  Housing & Shelter · Regional / out of area

  Low-income housing.

  (913) 551-5462Website

• Lyons Housing Authority

  Housing & Shelter · Rice

  Housing resources per town (see ricecounty.us).

  Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–12:00 PM, 1:00–5:00 PM

  (620) 257-5241215 S Bell Ave #407, Lyons, KS 67554Website

• MIDCAP

  Housing & Shelter · Regional / out of area

  TBRA rental subsidy and security deposits for eligible households.

  (316) 775-3000

• Santa Fe Trail Apartments

  Housing & Shelter · Pawnee

  Contact: Daniel Binns.

  (620) 285-26301312 Carroll, Larned, KS 67550

• Larned Chamber of Commerce — Rental Listings

  Housing & Shelter · Pawnee
  (620) 285-6916

• Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance (KERA)

  Housing & Shelter · Regional / out of area
  (785) 217-2001200 S.W. 6th Ave, Topeka, KS 66603

• Stafford Housing Authority

  Housing & Shelter · Stafford
  (620) 234-6929615 E Broadway St, Stafford, KS 67578Website

• Noel Lodge

  Housing & Shelter · Regional / out of area

  30-day overnight emergency housing; first come, first served.

  Hours: Daily 7:00 AM–4:00 PM and 5:00 PM–7:00 AM

  (620) 259-6751400 W. 2nd Ave. C, Hutchinson, KS 67501Website

• New Beginnings

  Housing & Shelter · Regional / out of area

  Crisis and basic transitional housing.

  Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

  (620) 314-5611200 W 6th St, Hutchinson, KS 67501Website

• Hoisington Trolley

  Transportation · Barton

  Suggested $1 donation; within city limits only. Commission on Aging may offer discounted pre-pay passes.

  (620) 653-2555

• Sunflower Catch-a-Ride Public Transportation

  Transportation · Barton

  Barton, Rice, Rush, Stafford and Pawnee counties. Hub service within 10 miles of Great Bend; one AM and PM trip to outlying county areas on weekdays. $2.00 per person one way.

  Hours: Weekdays 5:00 AM – 10:00 PM; Sat & Sun 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

  (620) 792-7797(620) 786-2166 (after hours / weekends by appointment)

• Great Bend Public Transportation (VAN, Mini-Bus, CAB)

  Transportation · Barton

  VAN: $1.50 in city; $8 to airport, Doonan's, Harts Corner, Barton CC (students $5), All Seasons Mobile Home; +$1 per extra stop; 24-hour notice preferred. Mini-Bus (wheelchair accessible): in city, call the day before, 2 stops/day, $1.50 one way, $1 per extra stop.

  Hours: VAN Mon–Fri 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM; Mini-Bus Mon–Fri 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM; no weekends

  (620) 792-3859

• Quivira Transit

  Transportation · Rice

  Lyons in town $1.50, out of town $2.50 one way. Punch card $20/20 rides; unlimited in-city $30/month. Round trips: $20 to Hutchinson, Great Bend, McPherson; $35 to Wichita, Salina, Hays.

  Hours: Mon–Fri 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

  (620) 257-5153

• Rush County Transportation

  Transportation · Regional / out of area

  Rush, Ellis and Barton counties; travels to Wichita, Salina, Hutchinson, etc. In Rush County $1.50; out of county $7.50 on Tuesdays, $17.50 other days; trips over 100 miles $75.

  (785) 222-3537

• The Center Dry Pantry

  Clothing & Household · Barton

  Clothes, shoes, coats and household items. Contact: Becky Byers.

  Hours: Call to request access

  (620) 792-25441823 Washington St, Great Bend, KS 67530Website

• Orphan Grain Train

  Clothing & Household · Pawnee

  Clothing, medical and miscellaneous items. Same building also houses Helping Hands (Salvation Army vouchers, clothing exchange with Larned State Hospital, Narcotics Anonymous). Contact: Lois Eye.

  Hours: Call to request availability

  (620) 804-0019501 Main St, Larned, KS 67550

• Live Like Jesus Today — Kingdom Campus

  Clothing & Household · Barton

  Clothing and household items.

  Hours: Hours vary — call for availability

  (620) 564-2158700 Patton Rd, Great Bend, KS 67530Website

• Kingdom Closet

  Clothing & Household · Barton

  Clothes and hygiene items, $1 a bag. 4 free items per month from the Walmart room with card (one punch per month).

  Hours: Tue & Thu 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

• United Way — Laundry Love

  Clothing & Household · Barton

  Up to 5 free loads of laundry per family.

  Hours: 3rd Saturday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM at Discount Laundry, Great Bend; last Wednesday 3:00–5:00 PM at Santa Fe Laundry, Larned

• Birthright

  Family & Youth · Barton

  Non-food supplies needed for families.

  Hours: Mon 2:00–4:00 PM; Tue 1:00–3:00 PM; Thu 3:30–5:30 PM

  (620) 792-33161420 Wilson, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Parent/Teacher Resource Center

  Family & Youth · Barton

  Posterboard, construction paper, die cuts, etc.

  (620) 793-16391225 Washington St, Great Bend, KS 67530

• KANSASWORKS

  Employment & Education · Barton

  Free job matching, resume help, training opportunities.

  Hours: Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Thu 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

  (620) 793-54451025 Main St, Great Bend, KS 67530Website

• Safe Medication Disposal Kiosks

  Health & Safety · Barton

  Accepts pills, sealed liquids, ointments and patches. Not needles, syringes, inhalers, aerosol cans or hydrogen peroxide.

  Walgreens, Walmart Pharmacy, and KUMC ER entrance

• Humane Society

  Health & Safety · Barton

  Cat or dog food twice a year. Call first.

  Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM

  (620) 792-4297151 US Hwy 281, Great Bend, KS 67530

• Kansas Food Source

  Websites · Regional / out of area
  Website

• Harvesters

  Websites · Regional / out of area
  Website

• 211

  Websites · Regional / out of area
  Website

• 1-800-CHILDREN Kansas

  Websites · Regional / out of area
  Website

• Stafford County CORE

  Websites · Stafford
  Website