Food Pantries

What is a Food Pantry?

A food pantry is a community driven resource that can provide emergency assistance with food.  Most towns in the North Central Massachusetts offers at least one resource to assist individuals and families in need.

Ashburnham

Ashburnham Community Church (978) 827-5553

84 Main Street Ashburnham, MA

  • Distribution: Third Wednesday of every month 5:30 pm -7:30 pm
  • For Ashburnham & residents of any town within 25 miles that does not have its own food pantry

Ayer

New Hope Community Church  978-772-1755

139 Sandy Pond Road Ayer, MA

  • Form must be filled out before
  • You will be contacted for pickup time

Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries – Food Pantry  978- 772-6055

41 Littleton Road Ayer, MA

  • Distribution: Saturday 10 am to noon

Berlin

Berlin Family Food Pantry 774-245-8320

23 Linden Street Berlin, MA

  • Distribution: Tuesday and Saturday 9 am-2 pm For berlin Residents and employees
  • By appointment only

Clinton

Wheat Community Connections 508-370-4943

272 High St Clinton, MA

  • Distribution: Mon,Tues, and Thurs 10 am – 1 pm, Wed: 3 pm – 6 pm
  • For Berlin, Bolton, Clinton, Lancaster, and Sterling residents

Devens

Loaves and Fishes 978-772-4627

234 Barnum Road, Devens, MA

  • Distribution: call or go on their website
  • Available to residents of Ayer, Devens, Dunstable, Groton, Harvard, Littleton, and Shirley residents

Fitchburg

Highland Baptist Church 978-342-9646

19 Cedar Street, Fitchburg, MA

  • Distribution: 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month 8 am – 11 am

Salvation Army 978-342-3300

739 Water Street, Fitchburg MA

  • Distribution: Mon & Wed, 9  am – 11 am

St. Vincent DePaul Society at St Joseph’s Church 978-345-7997

49 Woodland St, Fitchburg MA

  • Distribution: Fridays 8:30 am -10 am

Gardner

Gardner Community Action Committee 978-632-8700

294 Pleasant Street, 2nd Floor, Gardner, MA

  • Distribution: Mon – Thu, 10am to 1pm. Tues 10 am- 4 pm. 3rd Wednesday of every month for seniors 60+ only (9 am – noon)
  • Available to residents of Gardner, Ashburnham, Hubbardston, & Westminster

Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. 978-632-9601

268 Central Street, Gardner, MA

  • Distribution: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9 am to noon
  • Available to Veterans and surviving wife and disabled children

St. Vincent DePaul at Annunciation Parish 978-632-0253

135 Nichols St, Gardner, MA

  • Must call 9 am-5 pm any day of the week to schedule pickup. Gardner Residents Only

Lancaster

Adventists Community Service Center 978-365-7152

129 Bolton Road, S. Lancaster, MA

  • Distribution: Tuesdays 9 am-noon
  • Available to Lancaster residents

Leominster

Catholic Charities-North County 978-840-0696

196 Mechanic Street Leominster, MA

  • Distribution: By Appointment only. Mon – Fri, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Food Cupboard at the First Baptist Church 978-537-2685

23 West Street, Leominster, MA

  • Distribution: 2nd Saturday 9 am -11 am **Food & Clothing but clothing by appointment only
  • Call for Emergency

Ginny’s Helping Hand 978-537-1387

52 Mechanic Street Leominster, MA

  • Distribution: Tues – Fri, 10 am to 5 pm, Saturday 9 am to 4 pm

Ruth’s Harvest Pantry at Leominster United Methodist Church 978-537-1356

77 Hall Street, Leominster MA

  • Distribution: 4th Saturday, 8 am to 10 am.

Spanish American Center 978-534-3145

112 Spruce Street, Leominster 01453

  • Distribution: Mon. Tues, Wed. 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, Thurs & Fri 8:30 am – noon
  • Call to make an appointment

SVDP– St. Leo’s Church 978-786-7637

108 Main Street, Leominster MA

  • Distribution: Monday, 4:30pm – 5:00pm, call in between 10am-2pm to schedule pickup for 5:00pm

Our Lady of the Lake 978-342-2978 x118

1400 Main Street, Leominster, MA

  • Distribution: Tuesdays 10:00 am -1:00 pm
  • Must make an appointment

St. Anna’s Parish 978-537-5293

199 Lancaster St. Leominster, MA

  • Distribution: Mondays: 8 am to 10 am

Pilgrim Congregational Church 978-534-5164

26 West Street, Leominster 01453

  • Distribution: Wednesday 10 am – 2 pm

Lunenburg

Lunenburg Lions Food Pantry 978-660-8074

1025 Massachusetts Ave (at TC Passios)

  • Distribution: Wednesday 6 pm-8 pm and Sundays 10 AM-12PM
  • Must be a Lunenburg resident. Call ahead or fill out this form to make an appointment.

Pepperell

PACH Outreach 978-925-9770

66 Hollis St Pepperell, MA

  • Distribution: Tues 5 pm – 7 pm. Thurs 2 pm – 4 pm, 5 pm – 7 pm
  • Pepperell and Dunstable residents

Sterling

Wachusett Food Pantry 978-563-1064

50 Worcester Road Sterling, MA

  • Senior day: 3rd Friday of the month 9-11 AM
  • General Distribution: 3rd Saturday of every month 9-11 AM
  • Available to residents of Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, or Sterling

Templeton

Templeton Food Pantry 508-826-4258

16 Senior Dr. back entrance (GPS search for 79 Bridge St) Baldwinville, MA

  • Distribution: Tuesday 9 am- noon, Thursday 12-3 pm and 5-7pm, Saturday 10am-noon

Townsend

Townsend Food Pantry  (978) 877-6002

82 Bayberry Hill Road West Townsend, MA

  • For Townsend and Ashby residents only and form must be mailed in from https://teo-ma.org
  • Call for questions about form and availability

Westminster

Westminster Community Food Pantry   (978) 874-2350

138 Main Street Westminster, MA

  • Distribution: Thursdays from 6:30-7:30pm
  • Westminster residents only and must bring proof of residency

Winchendon

Winchendon CAC Food Pantry 978-297-1667

273 Central Street Winchendon, MA

  • Distribution: Wed – Fri: 10 am – 3 pm, Sat 10 am – 2 pm – by appointment

Disclaimer: This resource comes as a courtesy from ASNCM. You are hereby notified that Aging Services of North Central Massachusetts does not recommend, guarantee, or assume liability for the performance or lack thereof, for any of the resources listed.
Compiled by the Information & Referral at Aging Services of North Central Massachusetts. (Updated annually 10/2024)

Updated on October 18, 2024

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