920 County Line Rd., Batesville, IN 47006
OPEN: Wednesdays
12:00 - 4:00pm (Sept - May)
1:00-5:00pm(June - Aug)
*serving Batesville Community School District*

The Food Pantry is dedicated to serving neighbors in the Batesville Community School District who, for a variety of reasons, have come upon hard times and do not have an income that is adequate to provide food for themselves and their family members. Our volunteers provide a welcoming setting in which our clients can be assured that they will be provided with good, nourishing food and basic toiletry items. Clients are free to visit on a monthly basis on Wednesday from 12:00 to 4:00 pm (September - May) or 1:00 to 5:00 pm (June, July and August).

The Batesville Area Ministerial Association is a fellowship of churches seeking to serve the entire Batesville school district, regardless of denomination. The Association combines efforts to staff the food pantry with volunteers from each participating church. It also provides emergency funds for local needs.

Our goal is to alleviate hunger. We are aware that each and every one of us is only one pink slip or medical catastrophe away from being in the shoes that walk through our doors every week. We are grateful that the pantry is so well supported by our commuity. Won't you help too? All donations are tax deductible in accordance with IRS regulations. Batesville Area Ministerial Association Food Pantry is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. 

NEW SUMMER HOURS

The Batesville Food Pantry will be adjusting their normal hours during the summer. For the months of June, July, and August, the Food Pantry will not open until 1:00 pm on Wednesdays and will remain open until 5:00 pm to allow more working families to be able to receive food assistance. 

The summer schedule will be:

Wednesday, June 5, 12, 19, 26: Open 1:00 - 5:00 pm

Wednesday, July 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31: Open 1:00 - 5:00 pm

Wednesday, August 7, 14, 21, and 28: Open 1:00 - 5:00 pm

Check back for the fall schedule beginning September 2024.

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JUNE 2024 - Thank you to the Ripley County Community Foundation for awarding the Batesville Food Pantry a $1000 grant to be used for operating expenses. Batesville Food Pantry director Kendra Basler stated, "We are very fortunate to live in a community that generously supports all area food pantries. This grant from the RCCF will help to offset the costs of rising food costs for our neighbors who depend on the pantry to meet their basic needs." 

The Batesville Food Pantry is a 501(c)3 organization that is dedicated to serving citizens that reside within the Batesville Community School Corporation, who for a variety of reasons, have come upon hard times and do not have an income that is adequate to provide food for themselves and their family members.

The Batesville Area Ministerial Food Pantry just completed an expansion project to increase food storage for frozen and refrigerated foods. The food pantry has seen a 25% increase in households utilizing the food pantry this year. To meet this increase in capacity and to maintain proper food temperatures, two commercial freezers and one refrigeration unit were purchased with the assistance of several area organizations. The food pantry received grants from the Rising Sun Community Foundation, 2023 Hillenbrand Partnership with Possibility Grant, United Way of Ripley and Franklin Counties, Gleaner’s Food Bank, and the support of the Ripley County Community Foundation to make this project possible. The purchase of the units was through Gehring’s to support our local businesses.

 Paul Roell, food pantry co-coordinator, stated “This is a significant improvement for our food pantry. The new units have glass doors so that clients can see what we have available without opening the door multiples times. We are very grateful to all the organizations that assisted us with this project.”

The Batesville Food panty is a 501(c)3 organization that is dedicated to serving citizens that reside within the Batesville Community School Corporation, who for a variety of reasons, have come upon hard times and do not have an income that is adequate to provide food for themselves and their family members.

As of January 1, 2023, we are allowing clients to come into the pantry and choose their items.
Please wear a mask if you have a fever, cough, or flu/covid like symptoms.

• Please proceed inside and check in at the desk at the end of the hallway near the cart area.
• Clients are limited to one visit per month.
• The pantry is available to clients that live in the Batesville Community School District in both Ripley and Franklin counties.
• Clients must be below The Emergency Food Assistance Program income guidelines. 
• We have also provided a proxy form; in case you need to send someone else to pick up your food next month. 
• If you do send someone else in on your behalf, they must bring the filled-out proxy paper and it must be signed by you for it to be valid.
• Our volunteers are working very hard to make sure you get your supplies.  We appreciate your patience.
• Shopping carts should be returned to the cart area inside the building after use.