Food Pantries in Merrillville, IN
Browse 2 food pantries and food banks serving Merrillville, Indiana. All listings are free to visit — no income verification required at most locations.
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Merrillville hosts the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana's headquarters on Broadway — which runs on-site morning distributions, a texting-enabled Mobile Market, and a regional pantry locator — alongside neighborhood church pantries like New Ebenezer's late-morning distribution.
The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana
From 6490 Broadway — (219) 980-1777 — the food bank hosts on-site distributions (recent ones ran 9:30–10:30 a.m., while supplies last) and sends its Mobile Market to neighborhood stops weekly; text MARKET to (219) 500-6464 for the current route or use the online pantry locator covering Lake and Porter counties.
Church Pantries in Merrillville
New Ebenezer Church's food pantry at 305 E 68th Pl distributes with late-morning hours — community listings describe numbers handed out from 10:30 a.m. and doors at 11 — call (219) 750-9773 to confirm days. Indiana 211 lists the town's other church distributions on rotating weeks.
More Local Food Resources
Food Bank of Northwest Indiana
On-site distributions + Mobile Market from 6490 Broadway.
New Ebenezer Church Food Pantry
Late-morning distribution at 305 E 68th Pl.
Common Questions in Merrillville
When does the Merrillville food bank distribute?
The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana posts on-site distributions (recent windows 9:30–10:30 a.m., while supplies last) at 6490 Broadway — check foodbanknwi.org/market or call (219) 980-1777.
What is the Mobile Market?
A traveling free-grocery truck with weekly neighborhood stops — text MARKET to (219) 500-6464 for the current schedule.
When is the New Ebenezer pantry open?
Community listings show late-morning distributions — numbers from 10:30 a.m., doors at 11 — at 305 E 68th Pl; call (219) 750-9773 for days.
Sources: Food Bank of Northwest Indiana · Mobile Market · New Ebenezer food pantry · Last verified 2026-07-19