Food Security/Hunger

Vineyard Committee on Hunger - PO Box 1874, Vineyard Haven MA 02568 Tel: 508-693-5339 Supports hunger relief here and around the world. Meets monthly September - June.

Hunger Commission of Southeastern Massachusetts - The Hunger Commission of Southeastern Massachusetts is the main coordinator of food distribution to emergency food pantries and kitchens throughout the area. 105 William Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 Contact: Bill Shell, Program Coordinator, Tel:508-994-9625, ext. 14

Make it Local:

Bring Oxfam's Fight Hunger Campaign to your campus or community.

For information about Food security and Hunger, see:
Food Research and Action Center
Food First

Free or Low-Cost Food Resources

For information on getting food stamps, click here.

Project Bread's FoodSource Hotline - 1-800-645-8333 TTY Line: 1-800-377-1292 Refer callers to food resources in their communities. Hotline counselors also provide callers with appropriate information on public programs, meal sites for the elderly, meals on wheels programs, salvage food distribution sites and other programs that supply free or low-cost food.

Fair Foods, Inc. DOLLAR-A-BAG - QUINCY Fore River Club House (Quincy Yacht Club) 60 Nevada St W 11-12:30
Bring your own bags. Get either a variety pack of produce, five loaves of bread, two boxes of sweets, or specialty foods for just one dollar. NO Identification required.

WIC (Women, Infants and Children) - a nutrition program that provides nutrition and health education, healthy food and other services free of charge to Massachusetts families who qualify.

Brockton WIC Program - 795 Pleasant Street Brockton, MA 02301 (508) 588-8241

Fall River WIC Program - 102 County Street Fall River, MA 02723 (508) 679-9349

New Bedford WIC Program - 874 Purchase Street New Bedford, MA 02740 (508) 997-1500

Quincy WIC Program - 114 Whitwell Street Quincy, MA 02169 (617) 376-4190

Taunton/Attleboro WIC Program - 1 Taunton Green Lower Level Taunton, MA 02780 (508) 823-6346

Cape Cod WIC Program - 1019 Lyanough Road Unit #7, Route 132 Hyannis, MA 02601 (800) 942-2445

Outer Cape WIC Program - 15 Cranberry Highway/Rt 6A Orleans, MA 02653 (800) 675-1188

Plymouth WIC Program - 5 Castle Street Plymouth, MA 02360 (508) 747-4933

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Food Pantries/Soup Kitchens

ACUSHNET Shepherd's Pantry: Long Plain United Methodist Church

ATTLEBOROUGH Attleboro Area Council of Churches: Food 'n Friends Kitchens Community Care Services: Family Resource Center Murray Unitarian Universalist Church Food Pantry St. Joseph's Food Cellar

BRAINTREE Braintree Community Food Pantry Braintree Holidays / Friends Senior Citizen Independent Center

BROCKTON Addiction Rehabilitation Services, Strictly Sober & Brockton Area Recovery Center Recovery Center Brockton Coalition for the Homeless: MainSpring House Catholic Charities: Brockton Food Pantry Charity Guild Food Pantry and Thrift Store - 501 Main Street, Brockton, MA 02301 Tel:(508) 583-5280 Foursquare Gospel Church: Jesus Storehouse Full Gospel Tabernacle Food Pantry Lost & Found Ministries Mt. Moriah Emergency Food Program Pentecost United Methodist Church Food Pantry Salvation Army Supplemental Food Pantry Saint Paul's Kitchen -80 Pleasant Street,Brockton, MA 02301 Trinity Baptist Church: MANNA Ministry

CANTON Canton Food Pantry

CHATHAM Lower Cape Outreach Council: St. Christopher's Episcopal Church Food Pantry

EASTHAM Lower Cape Outreach Council: Eastham United Methodist Church Love Pantry

FAIRHAVEN Shepherd's Pantry, Inc.

FALL RIVER Citizens for Citizens Greater Fall River Community Soup Kitchen - 1600 Bay Street, Fall River, in the basement of Catholic Social Services. Hours of serving are 11:00 am - 12:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Mondays and Fridays, meals are served at the Church of the Acension on Purchase Street and on Saturdays at St. Mark's Church, 125 Mason Street. Greater Fall River Community Food Pantry - 228 North Main Street, Fall River, MA People, Incorporated: Children's Services Division Salvation Army Food Pantry & Soup Kitchen

HARWICH Family Pantry Corporation Lower Cape Outreach Council: St. Peter's Lutheran Church Loaves and Fishes

HYANNIS Cape Cod Child Development Program Food Pantry First Baptist Church of Hyannis Food Pantry Nam Vets Association of the Cape & Islands: Veteran's Food Pantry Salvation Army Miracle Kitchen & Family Food Pantry

KINGSTON Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless: Pilgrims Hope Food Pantry

LAKEVILLE Hearts of Abundance, Mullein Hill Baptist Church

NEW BEDFORD Solanus Casey Food Pantry by American Red Cross: Rockdale Avenue United Way: Hunger Commission of Southeastern Massachusetts Market Ministries Meals Program Salvation Army Food Pantry & Meal Program

NORTH EASTON Easton Food Pantry - 136 Elm Street, North Easton, MA 02356 Contact: Mary Jane Wood Tel:(508)230-3355 Email: woutlet@aol.com

ORLEANS Lower Cape Outreach Council: Food Pantry; United Methodist Church Cora's Cupboard

PLYMOUTH Catholic Charities: Plymouth Guild Food Pantry Salvation Army Meal Program & Food Pantry

REHOBOTH Doorways, Inc.

SCITUATE Scituate Church Pantry c/o J. Witkowski, Treasurer, 13 Three Ring Road, Scituate, MA 02066, (781) 545-5105 - jbjwit@juno.com

STOUGHTON Stoughton Food Pantry St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry - 18 Canton Street, Stoughton, MA 02072-2825 Tel:(781) 341-4455

TAUNTON Citizens for Citizens: Taunton Food Pantry Coyle & Cassidy High School Food Pantry Crossroads Christian Center: The Lord Cares Food Program Our Daily Bread Society of St. Vincent de Paul

TEATICKET Falmouth Service Center

TRURO Lower Cape Outreach Council: Christian Union Church Food Pantry

WALPOLE Walpole Community Food Pantry

WAREHAM Church of the Good Shepherd Damien's Place St. Patrick's Church: St. Patrick's Table

WELLFLEET Lower Cape Outreach Council: Wellfleet United Methodist Church Love Pantry

WRENTHAM Wrentham Food Pantry - 1 East Street, Wrentham, MA 02093 Tel:(508) 384-3110

The Islands Food Pantry - P.O. Box 1874, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 Tel:508-693-4764

The Greater Boston Food Bank - 99 Atkinson Street, Boston, MA 02118 Tel:(617) 427-5200 Fax:(617) 427-0146

FOOD DELIVERY

Moveable Feast - 238 N Main Street, Fall River, MA Tel:(508) 672-1187 Hosts an invitation-only dinner for people with AIDS/HIV and their guests on the second and fourth Fridays of each month. Serves people throughout the SouthCoast, also delivers meals to homes.