We know life is busy. Can’t get to a free grocery store in your community when it’s open? Come visit us at a Mobile Market or access groceries through our OrderAhead lockers. We can even help you through the process of enrolling in SNAP so you can shop at local retailers for the groceries you need!
We bring free groceries right to your neighborhood with Mobile Market. Click the link below to see where we will be this month!
You can sign up for alerts straight to your phone by texting the word “MARKET” to 219-500-6464.
Mobile Market information is updated daily on our facebook page at facebook.com/FoodBankofNorthwestIndiana.
Access our award-winning smart lockers throughout Lake and Porter Counties 24/7. OrderAhead has been specifically designed for neighbors in need who are routinely worried that their food might run out. We provide the ability to place one online order per week for grocery pick-up.
To learn more, please contact Julie, Emerging Technologies Coordinator, at janderson@foodbanknwi.org or 219-980-1777 ext. 328.
Enter PIN on the keypad or scan QR code.
Locker with your items opens automatically.
Retrieve food box from locker.
Please close locker door when finished.
Formerly known as food stamps, SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a federal government food-aid program that provides assistance to food-insecure individuals. Eligibility for the program is based on household income, and the benefit amount also takes into account the number of people relying upon that income. Those enrolled in SNAP receive a monthly stipend loaded onto a payment card — much like a credit card. This stipend can be used to buy food products from most food retailers.
Wondering if you qualify for SNAP benefits? Fill out this short SURVEY or contact our SNAP Outreach team at snap@foodbanknwi.org or 219-980-1777, ext 306.
While the economy has improved slightly since the Great Recession, there is ample evidence of the need for supplemental food assistance by Indiana residents and their families. In order to improve food security for hungry Hoosiers, the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana provides outreach and application assistance for SNAP. There are many barriers to SNAP enrollment addressed by SNAP Outreach, including:
Food-insecure Hoosiers
SNAP provides supplemental nutrition to nearly 800,000 Hoosiers. This includes working families, seniors, and other vulnerable Hoosiers who are struggling to put food on the table.
The Local Business Community
Every $1 distributed through the SNAP program has nearly double that economic impact on the local community, transferring the investment to small businesses and food providers.
Communities Statewide
Food security can have a big impact on the stability of families and communities statewide, impacting health, safety, education, and our local economies.
Hunger relief programs provide meals to men, women and children throughout the region. Nationwide, 1 in 6 Americans face hunger and often choose between paying for food over utilities, housing and even medical care. Food Bank programs can make a difference to a hungry child, sick senior or struggling family.
The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana does not collect any personal information from this website. Food Bank of Northwest Indiana is a 501(c)(3) private nonprofit organization. ©2025 Food Bank of Northwest Indiana. In accordance with Federal law and internal policy, the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana is prohibited to discriminate in all its program and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental states, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individuals’ income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana CEO at 219-980-1777. The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
The following percentages and dollar amounts of the total costs which will be financed with federal money: TEFAP (28%, $5,154,776) and CSFP (7%, $1,313,104). The percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources is 65%, ($12,144,804)
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