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Downtown South Bend Resources 2023 (Food, shelter, clothing, services, community)
Broadway Christian Parish UMC, 1412 Carroll St (corner of Broadway and Carroll St) 574-289-0333
Breakfast, toiletries, clothing, food pantry T-Th, showers, laundry phone, mail, advocacy services, snack day bags
8-10:30 am, Monday through Thursday
First United Methodist Church, 333 N. Main
Lunch sit down/to go Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (soup, bread, drink, and dessert) 11:30-12:30
Food pantry Tuesdays 10-1
Monroe Circle Community Center, 526 W. Western. Hosted by Granger Community Church. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 am breakfast, 11:00 am lunch.
Food Pantry Second Saturday and Fourth Tuesday, every other Monday 5-7 p.m.
Hope Ministries 432 S. Lafayette (north parking lot entrance
11:45-12:30 lunch, 6:30-7:30pm dinner, seven days a week. Check in all bags.
St. Margaret’s House (women’s walk-in day center)
117 N. Lafayette 10am-2pm; Support, advocacy, basic needs, community, breakfast, and lunch,
Our Lady of the Road, 744 S. Main Street
Breakfast, clothing, showers, laundry.
Friday, Saturday 8-11/Sunday 8-10
OLR Intake for Motels4Now, Fridays 8-10:00am 574-222-0417. Low barrier temporary housing.
Shelters
Hope Ministries 432 S. Lafayette (corner of Monroe and Lafayette) Residential shelter for men, women, and families.
Men: 1pm Monday-Thursday check in for availability
Women: Monthly tour and application process
Center for the Homeless, 813 S. Michigan (corner of Sample and Michigan) Residential Shelter.
Public Spaces
304 S. Main Street (corner of Wayne & Main)
M-Th 9am-8pm, F-Sa 9am-5pm, Su 1-5pm (Labor Day-Memorial Day)
Information, Resources, meeting rooms
120 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
Seating and restrooms are open to the public.
219 S. St. Louis Blvd
Monday-Friday: 8am-8pm, Saturday: 10am-8pm
Sunday: 1-5pm Seating and restrooms open to public
Kroc Center Cooling center
900 W. Western. Office: 574-233-9471
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 2-4pm at the Family Resource Center (door W12, far westside)
Pantry hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays 9a-12p
County-City Building
227 West Jefferson Blvd.
South Bend, Indiana 46601
Get Directions
Dial 311
Phone: 574-233-0311
TTY: 574-235-5567
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