Food & Nutrition
Food Pantries and Immediate Food Access Support
ABCD is operating five food pantries for Boston residents: Allston/Brighton, East Boston, Mattapan, Parker Hill/Fenway, and Roxbury/North Dorchester*. Leave the food pantry with non-perishables (cereal, rice, and canned tomatoes, for example) fresh produce, and more, as well as referrals to long-term support services. PLEASE CALL in advance to register. Find more information here!
Website: https://bostonabcd.org/service/food-pantries/
*If you live in Malden, Medford or Everett, please call our Mystic Valley Opportunity Center at (781) 321-2501 to be referred to a nearby food pantry.
Abundance is an iOS and Android app for finding free and low-cost food resources in Greater Boston. Find a food pantry or meal program, fruit and vegetable pick-up site, farmers’ market, market or grocery store near you using Abundance's search tool.
Website: https://www.abundanceboston.com/
See a list of food pantries and subsidized grocery stores near you. Search by state and county, or enter an address to see a list of nearby options. The directory is collaboratively compiled from user information and feedback.
Website: https://www.foodpantries.org/
This article from Eater Boston lists information about community fridges around Greater Boston. These outdoor fridges, often built under a roof alongside some pantry shelves, are typically monitored and stocked by volunteers, filled with everything from fresh produce to canned goods and sometimes even toiletries and other non-food household essentials.
Article: Click Here
Partner Agency Locator: If you, or anyone you know, are in need of food, search the Partner Agency Locator for a list of food assistance options in each community we serve.
SNAP support: GBFB offers assistance with applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. SNAP benefits are put on an electronic card that is used like an ATM or bank card, and can be used at most supermarkets, convenience stores, and some farmers’ markets.
Website: https://www.gbfb.org/need-food/
Project Bread runs a free, confidential hotline that can help connect you to food resources including SNAP, community-based programs, HIP benefits, and food pantries. The Food Source Hotline is available Monday-Friday from 8am-7pm and Saturday from 10am-2pm.
Website: https://www.projectbread.org/get-help
Hotline: 1-800-645-8333 (Call or Text)
Supplemental Food Access Support
Daily Table is a nonprofit grocery chain dedicated to providing fresh, tasty, convenient and nutritious food to communities most in need at prices everyone can afford. Every food item in the store is SNAP eligible, and you can get a 50% discount on fresh fruits and vegetables when using EBT. You can place an online order for free delivery within a 2 mile radius of one of the stores, and you can use SNAP for an online order.
Website: https://dailytable.org/
Fair Foods operates five days a week, distributing food at over 20 sites in churches, schools, public housing, and senior centers across Boston. Through the $2 bag program, get a bag with over twelve pounds of mixed fresh produce. Items range from fresh spinach, mangoes, potatoes, and more. Fair Foods has no eligibility requirements, no registration, and no ID checks. Take as many bags as you need for yourself, friends, or family. Come even if you don’t have money; they have never turned anyone away!
Check the schedule and map to find out when Fair Foods is in your area next, and please call the Fair Foods office for additional information (number below).
Website: https://www.fairfoods.org
Email: info@fairfoods.org
Phone: (617) 288-6185
Do you need help buying fresh, nutritious food? You may be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. Check if you are eligible in 10 seconds.
Website: https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-snap-benefits-food-stamps
WIC is a nutrition program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and other services, free of charge, to Massachusetts families who qualify.
Website: https://www.mass.gov/wic-information-for-participants
Phone: (800) 942-1007