Participants

At Need Line participants are our priority. Our desire is to assist any person that is in need in the Murray-Calloway County area.

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Get Started with Need Line

At Need Line participants are our priority. Our desire is to assist any person that is in need in the Murray-Calloway County area. In order to be considered for services at Need Line, all participants must:

  • Come in-person to Need Line.

  • Complete our Need Line application

  • Provide proof of residency in Murray-Calloway County

  • Provide proof of income or get the “proof of no income form” from Need Line notarized

  • Complete any needed paperwork for the specific program or service

  • Meet the income requirements of the program or service they are seeking.

You can always contact us or visit our office for the specific requirements needed to receive each program and service. We can’t wait to assist you!

Call us at 270-753-6333 or stop by the office at
509 North 8th Street.

Food Programs
 and Services

  • USDA Commodity Food (TEFAP)
    This federal program assists low-income families that meet the Federal Income Poverty Guidelines in receiving food. The USDA provides 100% American-grown foods.

  • Commodities Supplemental Food Program (CSFP-Senior Program)
    This program works to improve the health of low-income elderly people who are 60 years of age and older by providing them with food monthly.

  • The Pantry Food Program
    The community provides this food. This program is based on need and/or income. A participant can receive this six times a year.

  • Homeless Program
    This program offers food, cleaning, and hygiene supplies to the homeless six times per year.

  • Starter Boxes
    This program provides basic (Starter) food and hygiene items to participants who are moving into transitional housing, shelter, or other safe homes and are starting anew.

  • Need Line’s Backpack Food Program
    This ten-month program provides food bags each Friday afternoon to children identified by the schools in need to eat over the weekend. Children from both school districts, city and county, and all grades are served. Food for this program is donated by the community. 

  • Christmas Food Box Program
    This is a once-a-year food program. This box contains all the foods to make a Christmas meal.

  • Nutritional Drinks
    Provides Ensure and Boost to those in need who require extra nutrition, but cannot afford the per-month cost. These are provided as needed and in stock. 

  • Community Food Drive-Thru
    This is food from our pantry and Feeding America, to help community residents who have a need. All they must provide is proof of residency in Murray-Calloway County.

  • Birthday Cakes
    Provides a family with a birthday cake when they pick up their monthly food box during their birthday month.

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Other Programs and Services

  • Emergency Rental & Utility Assistance
    This program provides financial assistance to help families and individuals pay rent and utilities.

  • Baby Program
    This program provides formula, baby food, wipes, and other baby products we have in stock for families in need monthly.

  • Angels Attic Voucher
    This voucher provides a person or family with items needed due to a disaster and has no other resources.

  • Cleaning and Hygiene Program
    Project Clean is an annual program where we give away cleaning essentials for spring cleaning. Our Hygiene Program provides essential hygiene products to those in need.

  • Blanket and Fan Programs
    These programs provide eligible individuals and families with a blanket in the winter months and a fan during the summer months. The community donates all fans and blankets.

  • Case Management & Community Referrals
    Need Line provides dedicated case management services to assist clients in navigating complex life challenges. Central to our approach is a robust referral network of local churches and community agencies, ensuring clients are seamlessly connected to the comprehensive support and resources they need.

  • Money Management
    This program offers personalized, one-on-one financial counseling for clients seeking to optimize their budgeting strategies and achieve long-term financial objectives.

  • Kentucky Prescription Assistance Program (KPAP)
    Need Line processes paperwork to help people find free or low cost prescription medications.

  • Gas Card
    Need Line offers gas vouchers for out-of-town medical emergencies.

  • Project Sprout
    This initiative focuses on growing fresh produce for distribution and features an Earth Day event to provide gardening supplies to the community. We are currently partnering with two local banks to provide laundry baskets, potting soil, and seeds for the program.

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We understand that our current economic situation can be challenging for some families to provide for their basic needs, for the last 50 years Need Line has been assisting Murray and Calloway County Kentucky Residents with the most basic human needs - food, shelter and life-sustaining medication.

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