Gleaners.wikiAn independent, sourced reference on Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana and hunger relief in Central Indiana

Service area

From Gleaners.wiki, an independent, sourced reference on Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana and charitable food in Central and Southeastern Indiana

Compiled by the Gleaners Food Bank Wiki editorial team · First published · Revised

Summary: Gleaners publishes a 21-county service area in central and southeastern Indiana and estimates that 331,320 people there, including 102,270 children, face food insecurity.

A note on independence: Gleaners.wiki is an independent reference compiled from public records, government and evaluator publications, and the organization’s own pages. It is not the official website of Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, and statements the organization makes about itself are attributed to it. Hours, programs and financial figures can change; confirm services with Gleaners at (317) 925-0191 and confirm tax status from IRS or evaluator pages. This is general information, not legal, tax or benefits advice. See the editorial standards.

Which counties are named?

Gleaners says it serves 21 counties in the central and southeastern parts of Indiana through a network of about 300 partner agencies.[1][2] The official Hunger in Your Community page lists each county:[3]

  • Bartholomew County
  • Boone County
  • Decatur County
  • Fayette County
  • Franklin County
  • Hamilton County
  • Hancock County
  • Hendricks County
  • Jackson County
  • Jefferson County
  • Jennings County
  • Johnson County
  • Marion County
  • Morgan County
  • Putnam County
  • Ripley County
  • Rush County
  • Scott County
  • Shelby County
  • Union County
  • Wayne County

That list is the authority used here. This wiki does not invent additional counties or subtract any. Coverage inside a county still depends on partner sites, mobile-pantry routes and referral rules, which change.[4]

What need figures does the organization publish for the area?

On that community page and in the fiscal 2025 impact takeaways, Gleaners says close to one million Hoosiers need food assistance statewide, and that across the 21-county service area an estimated 1 in 7 people, including 1 in 6 children, experience food insecurity.[3][5] It published totals of 331,320 people, including 102,270 children, with a 13.9 percent overall food-insecurity rate and a 17.5 percent child rate.[5]

Those rates are the organization’s published figures, typically drawn from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap tradition, and they should be read as estimates, not as a headcount from a single pantry door.[6][5] They are compiled on the food insecurity page with methodology notes. USDA ERS publishes related national and state food-security research that is not identical to Map the Meal Gap.[7]

How does the partner network work?

The official description is a network of about 300 local nonprofits — pantries, kitchens and shelters — plus Gleaners’ own pantry and mobile programs.[1][4] Fiscal 2025 figures attributed 39,635,352 meals to network partners, a large share of the Indiana-facing total, with additional volume through Gleaners-operated channels.[5] Becoming a partner is described as a process handled by the organization, not by this wiki.[4]

Questions often asked

Is every town in those 21 counties automatically served?

The counties are the published service area. Actual access depends on partner sites, hours and mobile routes, which change.

Does Gleaners serve all of Indiana?

It describes itself as the largest food bank in the state and as serving 21 central and southeastern counties, not as the only or statewide exclusive provider.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Our Story. Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana (gleaners.org). Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  2. ^ Contact Us. Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana (gleaners.org). Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  3. ^ a b Hunger in Your Community. Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana (gleaners.org). Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  4. ^ a b c Our Programs. Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana (gleaners.org). Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d Key takeaways from Gleaners’ 2025 Impact Report. Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana (gleaners.org). Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  6. ^ Map the Meal Gap. Feeding America. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  7. ^ Food security in the U.S.. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. Retrieved 9 November 2026.