Get free groceries and learn how to better navigate available housing and food resources at a free event Sept. 8 on the west side.

The Office of Public Health and Safety and the Wayne Township Trustee’s Office will host the event from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Wayne Township Government Center at 5401 W. Washington St.

It will include a panel discussion with housing and food assistance experts who will offer guidance on how to navigate available resources at the township, city and state levels.

Immediately after the discussion there will be a free food giveaway next door at Wayne Township Fire Station 82 from 4-6 p.m. No registration or identification will be required.

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Mirror Indy reporter Enrique Saenz covers west Indianapolis. Contact him at 317-983-4203 or enrique.saenz@mirrorindy.org. Follow him on Bluesky at @enriquesaenz.bsky.social.

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Get free food and learn about resources at this westside event

by Enrique Saenz, Mirror Indy
September 2, 2026

<h1>Get free food and learn about resources at this westside event</h1> <p class="byline">by Enrique Saenz, Mirror Indy <br />September 2, 2026</p> <p>Get free groceries and learn how to better navigate available housing and food resources at a free event Sept. 8 on the west side.</p> <p>The Office of Public Health and Safety and the Wayne Township Trustee’s Office will host the event from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Wayne Township Government Center at 5401 W. Washington St.</p> <p>It will include a panel discussion with housing and food assistance experts who will offer guidance on how to navigate available resources at the township, city and state levels.</p> <p>Immediately after the discussion there will be a free food giveaway next door at Wayne Township Fire Station 82 from 4-6 p.m. No registration or identification will be required.</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is</em> <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>funded through grants and donations</em></a> <em>from individuals, foundations and organizations.</em></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Enrique Saenz covers west Indianapolis. Contact him at 317-983-4203 or</em> <em>enrique.saenz@mirrorindy.org. Follow him on Bluesky at</em> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/enriquesaenz.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@enriquesaenz.bsky.social</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/free-food-housing-resources-westside-wayne-township-government-center-indianapolis/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=89541&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/free-food-housing-resources-westside-wayne-township-government-center-indianapolis/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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