Rachel's Table: Feeding the hungry in Worcester

Rachel's Table: Hotline 508.799.7600

Children's Milk Fund

Useful Links

Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts -- an umbrella organization which brings together leadership from synagogues, programs and agencies to provide centralized and coordinated fundraising, allocations, community planning and community relations. www.jfcm.org

Project Bread -- an organization dedicated to alleviating, preventing and ending hunger in Massachusetts. www.projectbread.org

Hunger Free and Healthy -- an organization dedicted to ncreasing public and government support for programs to reduce hunger and increase access to more nutritious foods.
hungerfreeandhealthy.wordpress.com

Food Research & Action Center -- (FRAC) is the leading national nonprofit organization working to improve public policies and public-private partnerships to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States..
frac.org

 

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Food Pantries in the Worcester Area
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Auburn

Auburn Youth & Family Services

21 Pleasant Court
Auburn, MA 01501
508-832-5707
Distribution: Tuesdays from 9:30-2:30 PM.
Call for emergency situations

Grafton

Saint Vincent De Paul Society

St. James Church
89 Main Street, Church Hall
South Grafton, MA 01560
508-839-5354
Distribution: 3rd Tuesday of month,
September thru June, 5:30 to 7:00 PM.
Call for emergency situations

Holden

Wachusett Food Pantry

Wachusett Extended Care
56 Boydon Road
Holden, MA 01520
508-829-2749
Distribution: 3rd Saturday of each month, 9 to 11 AM.
Senior distribution is the day before, Fri. 10 to 11:30 AM.

Millbury

Friends of Millbury Seniors

1 River Street
Millbury, MA 01527
508-865-9154
Distribution: Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM.
The pantry is open to all ages not just seniors.

Northborough

Northborough Church of Christ

456 W. Main Street
Northborough, MA 01532
508-393-7988
Distribution: Sunday, 12:30 to 6 PM & Wednesday, 5 to 7 PM.
Call for emergency appointment on non-distribution day.

Northborough Food Pantry

Town Hall
63 Main Street
Northborough, MA 01532
508-393-6897
Distribution: Wednesday, 9 to 10:30 AM and Thursday, 6:30 to 8 PM

Shrewsbury

St. Anne’s Human Services

130 Boston Turnpike
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
508-799-4169
Distribution: 3rd Monday of month 10 AM – 12 noon & 6-7 PM.
Emergency distribution available
Hrs Open: Mon, Tues, Sat 8 AM-12 Noon, Wed 8 AM-4 PM,
Thurs 8 AM-8 PM, Fri 8 AM-1 PM.

West Boylston

West Boylston Food Pantry

First Congregational Church
26 Central Street
W. Boylston, MA 01583
508-835-4462
Distributon: 3rd Tuesday of every month, 3-6 PM.

Westborough

Westborough Food Pantry

Forbes Community House
9 East Main Street,
Westborough, MA 01581
508-366-3007
Distribution: Thursday, 9:15 to 11:15 AM & 7 to 8 PM.
Available to Westborough residents only.

Worcester

Aids Project Worcester

85 Green Street
Worcester, MA 01604
508-755-3773 x16
Distribution to their consumers:
Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM.

Catholic Charities Food Pantry

10 Hammond Street
Worcester, MA 01610
508-860-2337
Distribution: Monday through Friday, 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Centro Las Americas

11 Sycamore Street
Worcester, MA 01608
508-798-1900, x237
Distribution: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 9 AM -12 PM.

Friendly House Pantry

36 Wall Street
Worcester, MA 01604
508-755-4362
Distribution: Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.

Good Samaritan Food Pantry

85 Pleasant Street
Worcester, MA 01609
774-253-1619
Distributoin: Tuesday & Friday, 11 AM to 2 PM

Great Brook Valley Food Pantry

176 Tacoma Street
Worcester, MA 01605
508-852-8944
Distribution: Monday through Thursday, 8 AM-5 PM;
Friday, 8 AM-12:00 PM. Call during holidays.

Henry Lee Willis – Plumley Village NC

16 Laurel Street
Worcester, MA 01608
508-799-6981
Distribution: Tues 8 AM-12 PM, Wed 12 PM-5 PM,
Thurs 12 PM-2 PM. Schedule may vary, call first.

Jeremiah’s Inn, Food Pantry

1059 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01609
508-753-6403
Distribution: Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 9 AM- 2 PM;
Weds 11 AM- 2 PM

John Street Baptist Church

43 John Street
Worcester, MA 01609
508-753-4991
Distribution: Saturday, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM during lunch meal.

Lighthouse Mission Food Pantry

165 Pleasant Street
Worcester, MA 01609
Distribution: Every Monday except 1st, 11 AM- 1 PM.

Loaves & Fishes Pantry

Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester
90 Holden Street
Worcester, MA 01606
508-853-1942
Distribution: 3rd Saturday of the month, 10 AM-12 PM.

Mt. Carmel Outreach Ministry

24 Mulberry Street
Worcester, MA 01605
508-791-0731 or 508-755-4362
Distribution: Tuesday Only 9:30 AM- 1:30 PM.

The Mustard Seed

93 Piedmont Street
Worcester, MA 01609
508-754-7098
Summer Hours: Mon-Sat 5-6:30 PM.
Winter Hours: 4-6:30 PM.

Orthodox Food Center

St. Spyridan Cathedral
102 Russell Street
Worcester, MA 01609
508-791-7326
Distribution: Saturday, 10 AM- 12 PM.

Pernet Family Health Services

237 Millbury Street
Worcester, MA 01610
508-755-1228
Distribution: Mon, Tues & Wed 1:00 PM-4:30 PM.

Quinsigamond Village NC

16 Greenwood Street
Worcester, MA 01607
508-755-7481
Distribution: Mon, Tues & Thurs 9:30 AM-2 PM
and Fri 9:30 AM-12 Noon (Closed Wednesdays)

Revival Church – Fountain of Life

23 Coral Street
Worcester, MA 01604
508-791-5555
Distribution: Wednesdays, 6 PM-8 PM.

St. Paul’s Outreach

19 Chatham Street
Worcester, MA 01609
508-791-8455
Distribution: Tues, Wed & Fri, 9 AM-12 PM; Thurs 5 PM-7:30 PM.

Salvation Army – Citadel

640 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
508-756-7191
Distribution: Mon: 1 PM-3 PM & 5 PM-7 PM,
Tues through Fri 10 AM-12 PM & 12:45 PM-2 PM.

South Worcester NC

47 Camp Street
Worcester, MA 01603
508-757-8344
Distribution: Mon through Fri 9 AM-1:30 PM

South Worcester NC – Green Island

50 Canton Street
Crompton Park
Worcester, MA 01610
508-753-4661
Distribution: Mon through Fri 9 AM-3 PM.

South Worcester NC – Lakeside Center

54 Circuit Avenue South, Apartment 1
Worcester, MA 01603
No phone on site–call 508-757-8344 (SWNC Camp St.)
Distribution: Mon-Wed 10-2PM, Thurs/Fri 9-1 PM.

SVDP – St. Anthony’s Pantry

Sacred Heart Church
596 Cambridge Street
Worcester, MA 01610
508-753-2555
Distribution: Thurs, 9:30 AM-2:30 PM; Sat 10 AM-1 PM. By appointment.


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