At Community Kitchen, our mission is to work alone and in collaboration with others TO ELIMINATE HUNGER in Monroe County and surrounding areas through direct service, education and advocacy.

How We Serve

  • Meal Service

    Warm, nutritious meals are served on site to anyone in need. No fees or eligibility requirements. Cold carryout meals are also available.

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  • Programs

    Our programs serve economically disadvantaged children and adults, medical patients and seniors, with on-site meals, take-home meals, and meal deliveries.

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  • Volunteering

    We rely on the support of so many volunteers! A variety of tasks and roles are available and we welcome assistance of all ages 10 and up.

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We're in week 3 of our Summer Food Service Program! We go to 10 neighborhoods, distributing lunches to kids. We know that summer can be tough for families as they try to absorb the additional groceries needed when the kids are home all day. This prog
Our Community Kitchen Express location is open and serving from 4-6pm on Mon-Sat at 1100 W 11th St. Folks can receive one warm meal and one cold meal, both in carryout form; no questions asked. Generally, the same food that is served at Rogers St is
If you have a vegetable garden getting a light sprinkle this morning, know that we welcome and appreciate fresh produce here for our meal services. If you have extra produce beyond what you want or will use, please consider donating it here. We will
Sunday is the deadline to register for a special event at FARMBloomington to support Community Kitchen. #dineanddonate #ckmealwithmeaning
We owe a big thank you to volunteers Scott & Karen Garrett for rebuilding our raised garden beds. They were in sad shape when Scott & Karen began tearing out the old wood and replacing the boards with new ones. The herbs that already came up
When you serve an average of over 900 meals/day across all programs, you need a lot of food! Here are some things on sale or on digital deal at Kroger this week (through next Tuesday) that are super helpful for our programs especially dinner meals an
Here's a special event at FARMBloomington to support Community Kitchen. Deadline for RSVP is Sunday, June 7th. #dineanddonate #ckmealwithmeaning
In the 28 years Community Kitchen has been providing summer meals to children, we have served 386,531 meals to children in low-income neighborhoods when they're away from schools meals for the summer! It's summer and so we're here, providing healthy
Happy Friday! This is the first full week of our Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and we have had a successful transition to our summer schedule. Seasonal staff & volunteers have rocked the morning shifts, getting lunches ready for the kiddos.
It's summer and we're providing free lunches to children under 18, in these neighborhoods at these times each Monday-Friday until school resumes in August. Children must be present to receive a meal but any child can access food at any of these stops

 Current Needs:

  • Canned vegetables other than corn or green beans

  • Canned or pouch chicken

  • Fruit cups or dried fruits

  • Peanut butter

  • Pasta or rice meal builders or helpers

  • SPAM

  • Small bread mixes

  • Diced tomatoes

  • Boxes of cereal

  • Short pastas

We need more donations!

Food donations are always welcome:
Mon-Fri from 8am-6:30pm & Sat from 11am-6:30pm
DROP OFF LOCATION: 1515 S Rogers St, Bloomington, IN

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We so appreciate your ongoing support!