Florence / Boone County Area – Help & Resource Directory

🍞 Food Pantries & Food / Meal Assistance

1. 1. GO Pantry

      • Florence, KY (859) 525-6171 GO Pantry

      • Food pantry work via school partnerships; distributes TEFAP commodities GO Pantry+1

   2. Mary Rose Mission

      • 272 Main Street, Florence, KY (859) 292-0300 maryrosemission.org

      • Hot meals daily (4:00–5:30 PM) and food support for “food insecure” community members maryrosemission.org

   3. Feeding the Multitudes / Florence Christian Church 

      • 300 Main Street, Florence, KY (859) 647-5000 Florence Christian Church

      • Food distributions (2nd & 4th Tuesday, 2:00 PM) and Care & Share Pantry (24/7 outdoor shelf) Florence Christian Church

   4. Hope Ministries of Northern Kentucky

• 263 Main Street, Florence, KY (859) 371-1887 hopenky.org

• Food pantry & clothing ministry for low-income residents hopenky.org

1. 5. Immanuel United Methodist Church Food Pantry

• Florence, KY (postal 41042) (859) 341-2300 Find Help

• Drive-thru food pantry on the 2nd Saturday of each month Find Help

1. 6. NKADD / USDA Food Program (Regional)

• Serving Boone County & NKY (859) 283-1885 nkadd.org

• Distributes CSFP and TEFAP foods through local pantries and programs nkadd.org

🏠 Housing Assistance & Section 8 / Rental Help

1. Boone County Assisted Housing Department

• Administers the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program; helps low-income families with rental assistance boonecountyky.org+1

• (859) 334-2105 boonecountyky.org

2. Boone County – Rental Assistance / Applications

• Accepts applications for families with dependents, pregnant individuals, older adults, or SSD recipients boonecountyky.org

• Online application via county website boonecountyky.org

3. Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission (NKCAC)

• Affordable housing, weatherization, home ownership support & low-income housing options nkcac.org

• (859) 581-6607 nkcac.org

4. City of Florence Homebuyer Assistance Program

• Offers zero-interest, forgivable loans to assist residents with down payments, closing costs for home purchase (owner-occupied) City of Florence

• City of Florence, 8100 Ewing Boulevard, (859) 371-5491 City of Florence

5. KY Homeless / ESG Programs

• Provides funding & coordination for emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, outreach kyhousing.org+1

• Kentucky Housing Corporation (for ESG, Continuum of Care) kyhousing.org+1

6. Welcome House, Inc.

• Assistance & transitional services for individuals/families who are homeless or at risk Welcome House, Inc.

• (859) 431-8717 Welcome House, Inc.

👚 Clothing, Household Goods & Family Items

1. Hope Ministries 263 Main Street, Florence, KY

• Clothing ministry in addition to food pantry services hopenky.org

2. Be Concerned – The People’s Pantry & Thrift Store

• Covington / Northern Kentucky region  (859) 291-6789 beconcerned.org

3. Freestore Foodbank & Partner Agencies

• Regionally serving NKY / Greater Cincinnati

• Provides food plus emergency clothing, referrals & wrap-around services Wikipedia

🧩 Social / Government Services (Family Support, Benefits, etc.)

1. Kentucky Department for Community Based Services (DCBS)

• Manages SNAP (food benefits), Medicaid, child/family support services, energy assistance, child protection Cabinet for Health and Family Services

• Local DCBS (Boone County) – Victory Center, 8311 US Hwy 42, Florence, KY prd.webapps.chfs.ky.gov

2. NKADD – Northern Kentucky Area Development District

• Oversees regional food programs (CSFP, TEFAP) and provides resource coordination nkadd.org

• 22 Spiral Drive, Florence, KY; (859) 283-1885 nkadd.org