Food pantry, a Food Bank for the Heartland partner. Proof of residency, photo ID, proof of income, Medicaid/birth certificate for children (no ID required to receive USDA/TEFAP food).
Call first. No phone is listed for this site. Dial 2-1-1 for help reaching it.
Food pantry, a Food Bank for the Heartland partner. Our Mobile Pantry Dates (10:00 AM, while supplies last): 11/7/26 3/6/27 TEFAP Form if applicable (no ID required to receive USDA/TEFAP food).
Call first. No phone is listed for this site. Dial 2-1-1 for help reaching it.
Public housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.
Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.
Community health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.
These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.
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 or a vulnerable adult, any time, or online at neabusehotline-dhhs.ne.gov. If a child is in danger right now, call 911 first.
The Nebraska DHHS line for SNAP food benefits, cash help, child care help and LIHEAP heating and cooling help. In Lincoln call 402-323-3900; in Omaha call 402-595-1258. If you have a shutoff notice, call right away.
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 2 places that can help in Columbus: Salvation Army, Columbus (Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM), call first; Simon House Mobile (Food pantry: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Food pantry: Monday, Tuesday...), call first. 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 Columbus: ACCESSNebraska (SNAP, cash help, energy help), (800) 383-4278. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Columbus: Columbus Housing Authority, (402) 564-1131. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Columbus: East Central District Health Department/Good Neighbor Community Health Center, (402) 562-7500. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Columbus: 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 Columbus: 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 Columbus: Legal Aid of Nebraska, (402) 348-1069. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
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.