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Barren County, Kentucky

Free help in Cave City, Kentucky

4 places in Cave City, 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 Cave City4

Cave City

Cave City Distribution

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

Hours
Thursday of 3rd week, 9 a.m. to Noon
Address
Cave Area Conference Center, 502 Mammoth Cave St, Cave City, 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
Cave City

The Lighhouse at Cave City

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

Hours
Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Address
Happy Valley Road, Cave City, 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
Cave City

Pathfinders Pantry (TEFAP)

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

Hours
Cave City Conference Center: 3rd full Thur of the month, 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Address
502 Mammoth Cave Street, Cave City, 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
Cave City

Pathfinders (Pantry)

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

Hours
On Call
Address
406 North Dixie Highway, Cave City, 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

Also helps people in Cave City9

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 Barren 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.

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

Questions people ask in Cave City

Where can I get free food in Cave City, Kentucky?

We have confirmed 5 places that can help in Cave City: Cave City Distribution (Thursday of 3rd week, 9 a.m. to Noon), call first; The Lighhouse at Cave City (Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m), call first; Pathfinders Pantry (TEFAP) (Cave City Conference Center: 3rd full Thur of the month, 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM), (715) 869-2795, call first. 2 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 help with addiction or mental health in Cave City, Kentucky?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Cave City: 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 Cave City, Kentucky?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Cave City: 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 Cave City, Kentucky?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Cave City: Kentucky Legal Aid, (270) 782-5740. 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.