The moment food went under lock and key was the moment the alienation of our labor began.

If we can free food, we can free ourselves!

Feed The People

Feed the People has been doing just that for ten years now.
They started this mutual aid endeavor in 2016.

FTP offers free food & toiletry distribution
every first and third Saturday, from 1-2PM

@ inCommon Community Center
1340 Park Ave
Omaha, NE, 68105

They also have Creighton medical students offering free blood pressure, blood sugar, and diabetic testing.

Communications officer Sophie said FTP was founded because local communists saw the contradictions of capitalism being realized in their communities.

“We saw that people were unable to get the food they needed to feed themselves and their families,” she said.

Sophie said FTP was heavily inspired by the Black Panther’s breakfast program.

“We want to be able to provide working class families with a week’s worth of groceries once a month,” she said. “This way, working class people can get some relief from worrying about food for part of the month.”‍ ‍Source: UNO Gateway

Food Not Bombs has been feeding the Omaha community since 1996. Each week, we receive produce that grocery stores can’t sell, and every Sunday we set up on 14th and Farnam Street, at 2pm to give that food to the people it belongs to. Whether it’s raining or shining, whether there are 13 volunteers or 3, we’re there to guarantee a healthy meal, because food is people’s right.

Because, in a world where so much food is wasted, it is unacceptable that some 1 billion people don’t have enough to eat.

Because, when so much money is spent on war, it’s a crime that billions of people are subjected to poverty.

Food Not Bombs stands against hunger and poverty, against waste and war. We work to overcome fear, hatred, and dehumanization through a hot meal and an honest smile. We ask: Why are things this way, and how can they be different? And we offer solidarity, not charity, to communities that dare to believe in a better world.

A better world that’s possible. A world that becomes real every week, as boxes of food are saved from the landfill and distributed to their rightful recipients, all over the world. But it takes each of us to make that happen. It takes you.

It’s good that you’re here, because you are part of this work. None of it is possible without the skills and wisdom you bring. Are you ready to begin? We are.

Current logistics and contact information:

http://omaha.foodnotbombs.us/

Contact information

Free Farm Syndicate

June through October
Free locally-grown produce distribution every weekend!

Bancroft Street Market
2702 S. 10th St., Omaha, NE
Saturdays 10 a.m.—2 p.m.

Myrtle Garden
1123 N. 29th St., Omaha, NE
Sundays 10 a.m.—2 p.m.

You’re are also invited to “crop swap.”
Donate any surplus from your garden,
and take something else home as well.

Visit FreeFarmSyndicate.org & sign up to volunteer!

Community Food Servings
@ Gene Leahy Mall
Wednesday, 9-11am

FOOD NOT BOMBS
@ Gene Leahy Mall area
Meal Distro’s Sunday, 2-3pm

Holy Family Community Center
1715 Izard St. Omaha, NE, 68102
(402) 779-8499

Sack Lunch Program
Monday-Friday, 10:30-11:30am
Street Outreach Program
Sack Lunches Delivered to East Omaha. Monday-Friday, 11am-12pm
Once a month laundry detergent and toilet paper are added.
Closet Door Program
Free clothes and personal care items for those who need it. Monday-Friday, 9-10am

Inclusive Life Center
4501 S 96th St.
(402) 575-7006
Sack Lunch Sunday‍ ‍
14th & Douglas – 10th & Farnam, 4:30pm

Least of My Brethren
McMahon Hall - 723 S 27th St.
4th Saturday 8 – 10am

Free Meals

MOHM's Place
1435 N 15th St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Breakfast 8-9am
Dinner 5-6:30pm

Open Door Mission Men's Center
2705 N 20th St E, Omaha, NE 68110
(402) 422-1111
Lunch Mon-Fri, 11am-1pm

Salvation Army North Corps
2424 Pratt St. Omaha, NE
(402) 451-4048
Mon-Fri, 11 30am-1pm

Siena/Francis House
1117 N 17th St, Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 341-1821
Dinner from 5-6:30pm

Takin' It To The Streets
28 Pearl St. Council Bluffs
(402) 612-4646
Sun 10am; 3rd Sat 11a - 2p

Trinity Episcopal Church
113 N 18th St, Omaha, NE 68102
(402)-342-7010
Lunch 12-1:30pm

Food Pantries

07/24/2026: This section under construction yet. With the recent news that undocumented folks may soon face refusal of food pantry services, we will eventually get to vetting every single one. We will list all the details of barriers to entry, and create a score system on accessibility from that. As of right now, we’re just aggregating all the pantries we’ve been able to find around town, and online. We’ve found that a lot of them aren’t listed online, so we want to make this a comprehensive list, ordered by region of the city. We will eventually list out all the little free pantries in a separate section as well. If you’d like to drop a tip, with info regarding any of these places, your experiences there, please reach out! Undeterred@MutualAidOmaha.org

All Saints Episcopal Church
Location: 9302 Blondo Street
Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 10am-Noon

Salem Food Pantry
Location: 3120 Lake Street
Hours: Wednesdays & Thursday, 10am-2pm
Contact: (402) 505-9973

Saint Pius X, Saint Leo Food Pantry
Location: 6905 Blondo Street, on the NW Side of the campus.
Hours: Every Wednesday, 8:30-10am
Details: They also have a lil free pantry on the blacktop on the Eastside of 69th Street. Down by the basketball hoops.

Town and Country Animal Rescue: Pet Food Pantry
Location: 14110 S 84th Street Papillion, NE 68046
Hours: 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from 9-11 AM
Contact: (402) 339-5355
Details: The pet food pantry at Town and Country Animal Rescue is open to local residents in need of pet food. (Be sure to check if you qualify as ‘local’ before driving down there!) You do not need to bring your pet! Donations to our pet food pantry are always welcome! Place your donation in the drop off area located in on the north side of our lower parking lot.

Project Hope Pantry
Location: 6201 North 60th Street
Lower level of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church.
Hours: Every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday, 11am-2:45pm
Contact: Project Hope, Inc
Details: “Clients must stay in their vehicles.”
Not sure how that works if you don’t have a vehicle. They want photo ID, current mail from the last 30 days to verify address for the full of food and clothing items. If you don’t procure the requested documents, “only TEFAP USDA food may be provided.”

Project Hope Clothing Pantry
Location: 6201 North 60th Street
Upper level of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church.
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, & Friday, 11am-3pm
Contact: Project Hope, Inc
Details: Due to staff shortages, the Clothing Pantry may be closed. They might want ID for the clothes too. We will report back later.

Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry
Location: St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 1725 South 60th Street
Hours: Third Saturday of the Month, 10am-Noon
Contact: Project Hope, Inc
Details: Unsure if the barriers to entry are the same here, though they are affiliated with Project Hope. Will report back later.

Community Fridges

“While pantries are an important part of distributing aid, most operate with limited daytime hours, don’t give neighbors the opportunity to select food items for themselves, and have no mechanism for neighbors to share any excess food they may have.

Community fridges offer residents (all people) the chance to access food without a set schedule, choose items for themselves, and share in mutual aid when there is extra to give.”
-https://www.savinggracefoodrescue.org/who-we-serve

NO strings attached, easily accessible food for all!

Council Bluffs Area:
Thanks to some dedicated comrades, a whole smattering of Council Bluffs area Community Fridges will soon be opening up throughout the city. As of right now, the very first one to open is at:

Timothy Lutheran Church
3112 W Broadway
Council Bluffs, Iowa, 51501
712-323-0693

To volunteer or donate to the CB Fridge Network text or call 712-642-1015.

That number is a text messaging-based enrollment program that alerts volunteers of when/where donation pickups are needed. The CB Fridge Network coordinates logistics with anyone who responds. They stock the fridge/pantry at all different times of the day/night to further expand access to all receivers of the food.

They have a back-stocking system setup because the donations have been flooding in so well. One of their point person’s described the inception of the project as a response to a nearby food pantry closure that left a lot of people hanging.

There are other community fridges about to go up at “All Care” and “the Lakin Campus,” with many other potential hosts currently in talks with the organizers.

Timothy Lutheran is planning to share the abundance of donations that they have sourced to all future free fridges that get installed in the Council Bluffs area. There will be a network equitably distributing large quantities of foods to keep the fridge fare diversified, and well stocked!

The 4 Omaha Community Fridges Open 24/7/365

City Sprouts
4002 Seward St
Omaha, NE 68111
Fridge/pantry located on East side of building on 40th
Open 24/7/365

Charles Drew Health Center, Inc
2915 Grant St
Omaha, NE 68111
Fridge/pantry located on North side of building just off parking lot

The Hope Center for Kids
2200 N 20th St
Omaha, NE 68110
Fridge/pantry located on North side of building

***NEWLY BUILT***
Petshop Free Fridge & Pantry
2725 N 62nd Street
Omaha, NE, 68104
Located on the East side of the building, in the parking lot area

Omaha DSA MAWG - Mutual Aid Working Group, Saving Grace, Supper Share, and Mutual Aid Omaha are working together to run a pilot program with the City of Omaha, in opening these first two community fridges!
The more these are proven useful and well-maintained, the more locations we can open in the future!
Please spread the word on the following 2 locations with your neighbors, family and friends so we may build out more free fridges in Omaha community centers!

Subby Anzaldo’s Community Center
1515 S 24th St
Omaha, NE 68108

Fridge located right inside the entrance
(402) 444-4111

Hours:
Monday-Thursday 11AM-7PM
Friday 10AM-2PM
Saturday-Sunday: Closed

Adam’s Park Community Center
3230 John A Creighton Blvd
Omaha, NE, 68111

Fridge is located inside, near the vending machines
(402) 444-5164

Hours:
Monday-Thursday 8AM-6PM
Friday: 8AM-3PM
Saturday: 9AM-2PM
Sunday: Closed

Like Community Fridges, Little Free Pantries allow people access to free food anytime of the day or night, while also decentralizing the distribution of it.

Anyone can donate dry goods here, anytime!
and it is fully available to everyone, anytime!.

No gatekeepers, no ID required, no filling out forms, etc.

Just immediate aid selected at one’s own choosing!

Another advantage to this model is that this can be hyper local. If we’re struggling with food security, cost of travel is a factor too. After we map these and all the other sources of food aid out, that’ll give us better insight into where the next little free pantries need to be built out. If you’d like a little free pantry built in your yard, reach out to us! You can also drop in on our next MACE meeting to discuss directly.

Check out this crowdsource mapping tool for little free pantries! mini pantry movement

Our “Little Free Pantry Directory” is categorized by geography. If you would like to contribute additional pantries to the list, please reach out! At minimum, we need the location, and pictures are always welcome too! This helps people find them at the given addresses.

The data we started with hasn’t been verified since 2024/2025, so if you visit a little free pantry on this list, please send us a messaging confirming its existence via Instagram (@Mutual_Aid_Omaha) or Email

Little Free Pantries

Southwest Omaha

  • Montclair’s LFP
    2424 S 135th Ave
    Omaha, NE, 68144

West Omaha

  • Beth El Synagogue
    14506 California Street
    Omaha, NE, 68154

Elkhorn

  • Elkhorn Hills UMC Youth Group
    Little Free Pantry / Garden Gallery
    2721 N 206th Street
    Elkhorn, NE, 68022

Northwest Omaha

  • 12574 Wirt Circle
    Omaha, NE, 68164

  • All Saints Episcopal Church
    9302 Blondo Street
    Omaha, NE, 68134

  • Holy Cross Lutheran LFP
    4117 Terrace Drive
    Omaha, NE, 68134

Ralston

  • Old Ralston Pantry
    7752 Main Street
    Ralston, NE, 68127

  • 7912 Maywood Street
    Ralston, NE, 68127

  • 7704 Sunset Drive
    Ralston, NE, 68127

Papillion

  • 307 Hogan Drive
    Papillion, NE, 68046

Bellevue

  • Do More Learn More 4-H Club
    Avery Presbyterian Little Free Pantry
    1910 Avery Rd E
    Bellevue, NE, 68005

  • Cement Masons Local #538 LFP
    1908 Franklin Street
    Bellevue, NE, 68005

  • 2811 Franklin Street
    Bellevue, NE, 68005

  • 5002 Robin Drive
    Bellevue, NE, 68005

  • Bellevue Food Pantry LFP
    8214 Armstrong Circle
    Bellevue, NE, 68147

North Omaha

  • Change of Omaha
    Community Garden & Lil Free Pantry
    3411 N 30th Street
    Omaha, NE, 68111

  • City Sprouts Community Garden
    Community Fridge and Little Free Pantry
    4002 Seward Street
    Omaha, NE, 68111

  • 1807 Pinkney Street
    Omaha, NE, 68110

  • 5024 Kansas Ave
    Omaha, NE, 68104

  • 3340 Fontenelle Blvd
    Omaha, NE, 68104

  • Church of the Resurrection LFP
    3004 Belvedere Blvd
    Omaha, NE, 68111

  • Mount Olive Lutheran Church LFP
    7301 N 28th Ave
    Omaha, NE, 68112

  • 2714 Newport Ave
    Omaha, NE, 68112

  • 6528 Florence Blvd
    Omaha, NE, 68112

  • Sherman Community Center LFP
    5701 N. 16th Street
    Omaha, NE, 68110

  • 1621 Corby Street
    Omaha, NE 68110

Central Omaha

  • Nebraska Extension Office
    8015 West Center Road
    Omaha, NE, 68124

  • 717 N 75th St
    Omaha, NE, 68114

  • St. Pius/Leo LFP
    On the SW corner of basketball court
    6905 Blondo Street
    Omaha, NE, 68104

  • Large Free Pantry - On the NW corner of driveway, inside the retaining wall. You are welcome to park there to pick up/drop off anytime.
    7547 Maple Street
    Omaha, NE, 68134

South O

  • Mizpah Masonic Lodge #302
    1124 S 48th Street
    Omaha, NE, 68106

  • Deer Park Pantry
    2002 Deer Park Blvd
    Omaha, NE, 68108

Falling Fruit - The Crowd Sourced Foraging Map!

Please publish any and all known public foraging spots in Omaha, as this can be a lifeline for our most marginalized neighbors facing food insecurity. Also, check out all the spots already posted to discover the joy of eating food in the wild.

Foraging is what all of our ancestors once did to supplement hunting.
Foraging will be a critical skill for us all moving into the uncertain futures ahead.

This here is the link to the Omaha map of
FallingFruit.org

MACE plans to host some guerilla gardening workshops this fall into the winter of 2026. So long as the grounds not frozen (which let’s be real probably won’t happen until late December, early January) - we will continue planting wild edibles for our collective survival amidst the climate collapse/mass extinction!

We will go on bike rides together to plant native edibles en masse, in forgotten corners of the city. We will have native flower seed-bombs premade to bypass barriers, along with roots of a very expansive and nutritious precolonial staple.

Stay tuned for the announcements on that from our Instagram, and check for the guerilla gardening events to be posted here on the website’s community calendar!