Lincoln Local Assistance Programs
This page lists local organizations in Lincoln, Nebraska that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Nebraska page.
Legal aid
| Legal Aid of Nebraska | Free civil legal assistance |
|---|---|
| Website | legalaidofnebraska.org |
| Phone | 402-435-2161 |
| Address | 941 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68508 |
Legal Aid of Nebraska provides free legal help with family law, housing, debt, income and benefits for people with limited resources. Call the statewide AccessLine at 1-877-250-2016 to apply.1
Food
| Food Bank of Lincoln | Food bank for Lincoln and Southeast Nebraska |
|---|---|
| Website | lincolnfoodbank.org |
| Phone | 402-466-8170 |
| Address | 4840 Doris Bair Circle, Suite A, Lincoln, NE 68504 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM |
The Food Bank of Lincoln supplies food to partner pantries and runs mobile food distributions across 16 counties in Southeast Nebraska. Use the food finder on its site to find a pantry near you.2
| Good Neighbor Community Center | Food pantry and emergency help |
|---|---|
| Website | gncclincoln.org |
| Phone | 402-477-4173 |
| Address | 2617 Y Street, Lincoln, NE 68503 |
The Good Neighbor Community Center runs a Shopper’s Choice Pantry with non-perishable food, plus help with eviction notices and utility shut-off notices. Call at 9:00 AM to book a pantry appointment.3
Social services
| Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties | Emergency rent and utility help |
|---|---|
| Website | communityactionatwork.org |
| Phone | 402-471-4515 |
| Address | 210 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68508 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
Community Action runs an Emergency Services program that helps with past-due rent, deposits and utility bills, with case management to help you stay housed. Apply by phone.4
| Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska | Emergency help with rent and utilities |
|---|---|
| Website | csshope.org |
| Phone | 402-474-1600 |
| Address | 2241 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68510 |
Catholic Social Services offers emergency cash assistance for people struggling to pay rent or utilities.5
Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:
Footnotes
-
Legal Aid of Nebraska, Home page . The Lincoln office address and phone appear in the firm’s own Collections Handbook . ↩
-
Food Bank of Lincoln, Home page . The address and phone appear in the Food Bank’s own event policy document . ↩
-
Good Neighbor Community Center, Home page and Services . The street address comes from a directory listing, as the center’s own site does not show a street address: Benefits Explorer, Good Neighbor Community Center . ↩
-
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties, Emergency Services . ↩
-
Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska, Emergency services flyer . ↩
About this information
SingleMotherGuide.com is an independent state-by-state reference guide and is not affiliated with any government agency. Program amounts and income limits are compiled from official federal and state sources, which are cited on the page, and are reviewed periodically and updated as those sources change.
The information is provided for general guidance and is not legal or financial advice. The administering agency makes the final determination of eligibility and benefit amounts. To report an error, please contact us.
Data freshness
Figures on this page are compiled from the public sources cited above and may change; refer to the cited sources for the most current information.
- Last updated
- Updated by
- Ada Hu