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Adair County, Kentucky

Free help in Columbia, Kentucky

8 places in Columbia, plus 9 that serve more than one town. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.

Food pantries and meals in Columbia5

Columbia

Adair Co. Food Pantry

Food pantry, a Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland partner.

Hours
Tues, 9 a.m. to Noon CST/CSFP only: 3rd Friday 9 AM to 12 PM
Address
203 South Monroe Street, Columbia, KY

Call first. Hours come from the Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland pantry map.Suggest an update
Columbia

Joy Ministries

Food pantry, a Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland partner.

Hours
Pantry: Mon Thurs, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ; CSFP: Mon Thurs, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Boxes distributed beginning week 3 on Thur and Fri
Address
400 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY

Call first. Hours come from the Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland pantry map.Suggest an update
Columbia

Adair Co. Senior Center

Food pantry, a Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland partner.

Hours
CSFP: Boxes distributed Week 3 Thurs & Fri 8 AM to 1 PM CST (Can apply Mon Fri 8 AM to 2 PM CST)
Address
901 Hudson Street, Columbia, KY

Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland at 270-769-6997.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland pantry map.Suggest an update
Columbia

Old Concord Community Church

Food pantry, a Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland partner.

Hours
2nd Calendar Sat of the month quarterly Feb, May, Aug & Nov from 9 AM to 12 PM. Can call for an appt
Address
5996 Fairplay Road, Columbia, KY

Call first. Hours come from the Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland pantry map.Suggest an update
Columbia

Columbia Church of Christ

Food pantry, a Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland partner.

Hours
3rd full Saturday of each month, 9 AM to 11 AM CST
Address
501 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY

Call first. Hours come from the Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland pantry map.Suggest an update

Housing in Columbia1

Columbia

Housing Authority of Columbia

Public housing (low-rent apartments) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
922 Carrie Bolin Dr, Columbia, KY 42728

Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.

Health and dental in Columbia2

Columbia

Adair Family Medical Center

Community health center run by Cumberland Family Medical Center, INC.. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
937 Campbellsville Rd, Columbia, KY 42728

Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

Columbia

First Choice Immediate Care Center

Community health center run by Cumberland Family Medical Center, INC.. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
197 Will Walker Rd, Columbia, KY 42728

Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

Also helps people in Columbia9

These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.

Countywide

Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland (call to find a pantry near you)

Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland serves Adair County through local partner pantries but does not publish a public list of them. Call and they will tell you the nearest pantry and when it is open.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
313 Peterson Dr., Elizabethtown, KY 42701

Call first. Call to find the nearest pantry and its hours.

Countywide

Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky

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.

Hours
Please call for hours

Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Legal Services Corporation (Find Legal Aid).Suggest an update
Statewide

National Domestic Violence Hotline

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.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

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.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

Veterans Crisis Line

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.

Hours
Open 24 hours a day, every day
Statewide

VA national phone lines

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.

Hours
Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern

Nearby

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Questions people ask in Columbia

Where can I get free food in Columbia, Kentucky?

We have confirmed 6 places that can help in Columbia: Adair Co. Food Pantry (Tues, 9 a.m. to Noon CST/CSFP only: 3rd Friday 9 AM to 12 PM), (270) 250-5432, call first; Joy Ministries (Pantry: Mon Thurs, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ; CSFP: Mon Thurs, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Boxes distributed beginning week 3 on Thur...), (270) 380-1808, call first; Adair Co. Senior Center (CSFP: Boxes distributed Week 3 Thurs & Fri 8 AM to 1 PM CST Can apply Mon Fri 8 AM to 2 PM CST), call first. 3 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.

Where can I get housing help in Columbia, Kentucky?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Columbia: Housing Authority of Columbia, (270) 384-2271. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I find a free or low-cost clinic in Columbia, Kentucky?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Columbia: Adair Family Medical Center, (270) 384-2777, call first; First Choice Immediate Care Center, (270) 858-6655, call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in Columbia, Kentucky?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Columbia: 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.

Where can I get help with veterans benefits in Columbia, Kentucky?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Columbia: 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.

Where can I get free legal help in Columbia, Kentucky?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Columbia: Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky, (866) 277-5733. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Something missing, or out of date?

If you run a pantry or program, or saw a listing that is wrong, tell us. We check every message against the organization's own page before anything changes.