All food help in East Chicago →Food across Lake County →
Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Lake, LaPorte, Porter, Starke. Proof of State Residency is required.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Northwest Indiana. Photo ID is required.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Lake County IN.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner.
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Food pantry, Free meals, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Zip Code: 46312, 46394. Please bring a proof of residency (current bill, ID, lease).
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Lake.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Northwest Indiana & Illinois. Need to bring a box or bags to pick up food items.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner.
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Public housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.
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All health help in East Chicago →Health across Lake County →
Community health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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Community health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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Community health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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Community health center run by Healthlinc INC. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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Community health center run by Healthlinc INC. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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Community health center run by Healthlinc INC. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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Community health center run by Northshore Health Centers, INC. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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Community health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Lake County.
Call first. Hours come from the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Lake, Porter. Proof of County Residency is required.
Call first. Hours come from the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Lake. Proof of County Residency is required.
Call first. Hours come from the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana map, and some days vary. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Lake, Porter. Proof of City Residency is required.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Northwest Indiana. Photo ID is required.
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Food pantry, Senior Box (60 and older, income limits apply), a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Lake.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Lake, Porter.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Northwest Indiana. Photo ID is required.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Lake. Photo ID is required.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Lake and Porter Counties.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Northwest Indiana. Photo ID is required.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Lake, Porter. Photo ID and Proof of County Residency is required.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves South Lake County IN.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Northwest Indiana and Calumet Area. Photo ID is required.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana partner. Serves Northwest Indiana. Photo ID is required.
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Free civil legal help for people with low income, funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation: evictions and housing, family law and protective orders, public benefits, consumer debt and more. Call or apply online; they will tell you if they can take your case.
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
Report abuse or neglect of a child to the Indiana Department of Child Services, any time. If a child is in danger right now, call 911 first.
Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.
Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.
Free, confidential treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish. You can also text your ZIP code to 435748.
Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.
VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.
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We have confirmed 28 places that can help in East Chicago: Catholic Charities Diocese of Gary Food Pantry (Friday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM), (219) 397-5803, call first; Antioch Baptist (3rd Wednesday, 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM), call first; Fish and Loaves Ministry (Saturday, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM), call first. 25 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in East Chicago: Housing Authority of the City of East Chicago, (219) 397-9974. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 8 places that can help in East Chicago: 219 Health Network, (219) 392-7016, call first; 219 Health Network, (219) 703-2577, call first; 219 Health Network, (219) 397-8965, call first. 5 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in East Chicago: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in East Chicago: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.
We have confirmed one place that can help in East Chicago: Indiana Legal Services, (844) 243-8570. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
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