Sometimes money is tight and the budget just doesn’t stretch as far as you were hoping. When providing for a family, this adds even more stress. Check out these resources for getting assistance in the Manhattan area.
Where to Get Assistance in Manhattan
Holiday Assistance
General / Financial Assistance
Be Able Community Center offers countless resources for the community including case management and day services which include food, a safe and comfortable space, access to computers, and a healthy circle of influential people. Individuals are connected to medical and mental health resources, employment training, and housing assistance with the goal of reducing crisis and homelessness while building stability.
Catholic Charities offers countless options for assistance including financial and housing assistance, personal care and basic needs, pregnancy support, adoption, counseling services, outreach services, disaster relief and Christmas Assistance. Christmas assistance is already closed for this year.
Northeast Kansas Community Action Program provides assistance with housing. You can submit an application online here.
Raising Riley provides qualifying, at-risk families child care tuition assistance, developmental screenings and assessments.
The Salvation Army offers emergency assistance with utilities, rent, and other basic needs as well as counseling. The thrift shop sells small appliances, books, toys, pet supplies, clothing and accessories, sporting goods, furniture and home furnishings. They do offer an Angel Tree and specific details can be found online.
Shepherds Crossing offers financial support for utilities, rent and prescription medications as well as budget counseling and referrals to outside agencies when necessary, to residents of Riley County, Manhattan and St. George who have lived there for at least one year.
The United Way offers assistance with finding the correct resources for finances, housing, food, transportation, health, family, employment, education, legal and money management among more.
Food Assistance in Manhattan
Blessing Boxes for Manhattan & Riley County are boxes posted at 24 different locations within Riley County, with 19 locations inside of Manhattan city limits. Boxes can be accessed 24/7 and have the policy of share what you can, take what you need.
Cats’ Cupboard is an on campus food pantry open to all K-State students and employees that offers both food and personal hygiene items.
Common Table is proud to host a hot dinner every night of the week at 6 p.m. at several church locations in downtown Manhattan. Many locations also offer breakfast and a sack lunch to go. The Common Table schedule will be your best bet to find the locations for each evening.
The Flint Hills Breadbasket offers a food market for residents in Manhattan, Riley County, St. George or Fort Riley. The hours can be found online and a Guest Information Form must be completed prior to your first visit.
Harvesters is a mobile food distribution in Kansas. Check their site directly to ensure the correct pick up date and time. Volunteers will load food into your truck so please ensure your trunk is cleaned out to receive your donations.
Peace-Full Pantry is a community food pantry welcoming our neighbors in need with low barriers to service. The hours change daily so it is best to check the schedule.
Riley County Kansas Food Source is 19 different locations within Riley County that offer assistance with food. Each location has a different pickup time and location. Hopefully with this list, you can find several locations that can fit your schedule.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their grocery budget so they can afford the nutritious food essential to health and well-being.
Woman, Infants and Children Nutrition Services (WIC) provides a debit card with food benefits and other nutrition services to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five.
