Where to get a free meal in Lawrence

Here are free meals available in Lawrence by day of the week, time and location.

See a map of the meal sites below the table.

Last updated Nov. 11, 2025.

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Regular meal sites and times

DaysTimesLocationAddress
Mondays12:30 p.m.Salvation Army1202 E. 23rd St.
4:30 p.m.Jax Project at Homeless Resource Center944 Kentucky St.
Tuesdays7 a.m.Jubilee Cafe946 Vermont St.
1 p.m.LINK (Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen)221 W. 10th St. (10th & Kentucky)
Wednesdays12:30 p.m.Salvation Army1202 E. 23rd St.
2 p.m.Terrebonne at Homeless Resource Center944 Kentucky St.
Thursdays11:30 a.m.ECM (Ecumenical Campus Ministries) when KU classes are in session1204 Oread Ave.
1 p.m.LINK (Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen)221 W. 10th St. (10th & Kentucky)
Fridays7 a.m.Jubilee Cafe946 Vermont St.
12:30 p.m.Salvation Army1202 E. 23rd St.
2 p.m.Terrebonne at Homeless Resource Center944 Kentucky St.
4:30 p.m.Jax Project at Homeless Resource Center944 Kentucky St.
Saturdays1 p.m.LINK (Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen)221 W. 10th St. (10th & Kentucky)
Sundays1 p.m.LINK (Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen)221 W. 10th St. (10th & Kentucky)
3:30 p.m.Food Not Bombs at ECM1204 Oread Ave.

In addition, Sunrise Project offers free meals from 5 to 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 245 N. Fourth St. See sunriseprojectks.org for more information and what’s on the menu.

Meal sites on a map

Food pantries

Find some of the main food pantries in Lawrence and mobile pantries that visit sites around Douglas County at this link.

Find info about more pantries in Douglas County and across the state at kansasfoodsource.org.

For other options, see the Lawrence Public Library’s resources page or 211.

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