Mass 211

Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline

Merrimack Valley Food Bank

Neighbors in Need

NEVLH Veteran’s Food Pantry

Methuen YMCA Mobile Market

You can find all the information on this page in our Printable Food Resources Document (PDF)

Mass 211

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Mass 211 is an easy way to find or give help in your community. If you are unable to reach 2-1-1 due to your telephone or cell phone carrier, a toll-free number is available 1-877-211-6277

Every day, someone somewhere in Massachusetts needs to find essential community services, an after school program, a food bank, or where to secure care for an aging parent. Many face these challenges, but don’t always know where to turn for help. The Solution is to Dial 2-1-1. Mass 211 is an easy to remember telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their community. It serves as a resource for finding government benefits and services, nonprofit organizations, support groups, volunteer opportunities, donation programs, and other local resources. Always a confidential call, Mass 211 maintains the integrity of the 9-1-1 system saving that vital community resource for life and death emergencies.

Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline

Phone: 1-800-645-8333

Website: https://projectbread.org/foodsource-hotline

You can find information about food programs or chat with Project Bread’s counselors by calling or texting our hotline number (1-800-645-8333). Or you can chat with a counselor online by using the Live Chat feature on the bottom of our Help Directory webpage.

Hotline Hours: Mon-Fri – 8am – 7pm & Sat: 10am – 2pm

Merrimack Valley Food Bank

Phone: 978-454-7272

Website: https://mvfb.org/pantry-schedule

Neighbors in Need

Phone: 978-685-8321

Website: needfood.org

You can go to a Neighbors in Need food pantry once per week.

Diaper pantry is also available if needed. More information on their website.

NEVLH Veteran’s Food Pantry

Partnering with the Merrimack Valley Food Bank, NEVLH is proud to host a Food Pantry twice weekly for veterans and their family members. Please bring your DD 214 / Veteran ID with you to enroll.

Website: https://nevlh.wordpress.com/services/food-pantry/
Phone: 978-258-2331
Sat & Sun: Emergency Only Weekend on Call 978-590-2488

Food Pantry
Tuesday and Friday, 1:00pm–3:00pm
599 Canal Street, 6 East, Suite 17
Lawrence, MA 01841

Methuen YMCA Mobile Market

Each month, the Methuen YMCA hosts the Greater Boston Food Bank Mobile Market. This resource, which provides fresh, healthy food is open to all in the community. Participants simply drive up and volunteers will place bags of groceries in their cars. Each month, the BFB delivers 15,000 lbs of food in a tractor-trailer and offloads it at our Y Branch. Our Team and Volunteers then create food pantry bags and/or boxes from these pallets of dry goods, proteins, and produce, to distribute directly into vehicles, serving an average of 360 households.

If you would like more information about this free community resource, visit the Greater Boston Food Bank website or contact Cathy Redard at credard@mvymca.org

Distribution Time: 9 AM until the food runs out

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