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Help buying groceries and getting meals for you and your family. Your state runs food benefits (SNAP), WIC for pregnant people and young children, and school meals. Food banks and free meal sites near you can help too, often the same day.Help in Kansas.

Ask about it

Tell us more about what you need, in your own words. You get the programs that fit and people to call.

Find food near you

Type your ZIP code to see the closest food pantries and free meals.

Food banks that serve Kansas

Food banks in the Feeding America network supply the food pantries and meal sites near you. Call yours or check its website to find one close by.

Programs in Kansas

Kansas programs for this kind of help. Each agency decides who qualifies.

  • Kansas Department for Children and Families

    Food Assistance

    In Kansas, SNAP is called Food Assistance.

    Food Assistance helps eligible Kansas households buy groceries.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePhonePaperIn person

    Apply online Agency pageCall 888-369-4777

  • Kansas Department for Children and Families

    SUN Bucks

    SUN Bucks gives eligible school-aged children a summer food benefit.

    Ways to apply:Online

    Apply online Agency pageCall 888-369-4777

  • Kansas Department of Health and Environment

    Kansas WIC Program

    WIC provides nutrition support and food benefits to eligible pregnant or postpartum people, infants, and children under five.

    Ways to apply:PhoneIn person

    Agency pageCall 785-296-1500

  • Kansas State Department of Education

    National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs

    School meal programs provide free or reduced-price meals to eligible students at participating schools.

    Ways to apply:PaperIn person

    Agency pageCall 785-296-3201

Checked on October 8, 2026

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