The Food Pantry Network - Cambridge Public Health Department

Q: What is the Food Stamps Program
A: A program that helps those with low
income buy the food they need for good
health.
Q: Who qualifies
A: Those who work for low wages, are
unemployed or work part time, receive
welfare or other public assistance
payments, are elderly or disabled and live
on a small income or are homeless.
Q: Where can I learn more and where can
I sign up
A: The Department of Transitional
Assistance, One Davis Square, Somerville,
617.629.1400 or CEOC, 11 Inman Sq,
617.868.2900.
Q: What is the WIC Program
A: A supplimental food program for
pregnant or nursing women with low and
moderate income, and children under five
years of age, who are at nutritional risk.
Q: How do I know if I qualify
A: Contact your local WIC office at 119
Windsor St (617.665.3750) or 9 Jefferson
Park (617.661.4084)
The Food Pantry Network
Food Resource Guide
Cambridge, MA
Interested in applying for assistance, but unsure of where to begin
CEOC offers help for individuals and families to receive: state and federal cash
benefits such as SNAP/Food Stamps, MassHealth, TAFDC, WIC, SSI, SSDI and
Social Security; housing stabilization to prevent evictions; help with transfers,
reasonable accommodations, & rent re-certifications; free tax preparation, ITIN
& FAFSA application advocacy and follow-up; financial education and coaching.
For more information, call CEOC at 617-868-2900, visit the CEOC at 11 Inman St. Central Square
or visit them on the web: www.ceoccambridge.org.
$1 Bag of Groceries!
St. Paul Roman Catholic Church Dollar-A-Bag Program offers individuals up to two
bags of groceries for $1.00 each (one bag of bread and one of vegetables, fruits and
assorted items). Visit 29 Mt. Auburn St. on Saturdays from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm.

Cambridge Food Pantries
Location
*Cambridge Senior Center
806 Mass Ave
617.349.6060
Day & Time
Tues 2:00 pm - 4:00, Thurs 12:00
pm - 2:00 pm; available once per
week to Cambridge residents, 55+
Senior Meal Programs
Location
Burns Apartments
50 Churchill Ave
617.492.7247
60 or older
Day & Time
11:30 am - 12:30 pm; available
daily with reservation; $1.50
suggested donation
Cambridge Meal Programs
Location
First Parish Church
3 Church St
617.876.7772
all ages cont.
Day & Time
Tues 5:30 pm
Cambridgeport Baptist Church
Food Pantry/Clothes Closet
459 Putnam Ave, 617-576-6779
CEOC Food Pantry
11 Inman St
617-868-2900
Common Care/St. Peter’s Episcopal
Church
838 Mass Ave, 617-547-7788
1st & 3rd Sat each month, 10:00
am – 12:00 pm
Mon & Wed 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tues 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Thurs
11:00 am - 1:00 pm, available once
per month
By referral only.
CHA Senior Health Connections
Cambridge Hospital Caf (2nd Floor)
1493 Cambridge St
617.665.1665
*Cambridge Senior Center
806 Mass Ave
617.349.6060
Mass Alliance for Portuguese
Speakers
1046 Cambridge St
617.628.6065
Mon-Fri 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm; $1.50
suggested donation. Free parking
with Council on Aging Buylines card
during senior suppers
Daily 8:30 am - 9:30 am; $1.25
suggested donation. Daily 11:30
am - 12:45 pm; $1.50 suggested
donation
Mon - Thurs 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
with reservation; $1.50 suggested
donation
Harvard Sq Meals Program
Christ Church
Zero Garden St
617.876.0200
Loaves and Fishes Meal Program
First Korean Church
35 Magazine St
617.497.7277
Mass Ave Baptist Church
146 Hampshire St
617.868.4853
Thurs 6:00 pm
Sat 5:30 pm
Mon & Fri 6:00 pm
East End House
105 Spring St, 617-876-4444
Tues 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Fri 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Miller’s River Apartments
15 Lambert St
617.499.7154
Daily 11:30 am -1:00 pm with
reservation; $1.50 suggested
donation
Salvation Army
402 Mass Ave
617.547.3400
Mon - Fri 12 pm, Sat 11:30 am,
Sun 1 pm, Wed 5 pm
Helping Hand Food Pantry
St. James’s Episcopal Church
1991 Mass Ave, 617-876-4381
Margaret Fuller House Food Pantry
71 Cherry St, 617-547-4680
Project Manna
Mass Ave Baptist Church
146 Hampshire St
617-868-4853
St. Paul A.M.E. Food Pantry
85 Bishop Allen Dr
617-661-1110
* Salvation Army
402 Mass Ave
617-547-3400
Western Avenue Baptist Church
299 Western Avenue
*Zinberg Clinic Pantry
The Cambridge Hospital
1493 Cambridge St
617-665-1606
Tues 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Thurs
11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Sat 10:00
am - 12:00 pm; available once per
month
Wed 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Thurs 1 pm
- 4 pm, Fri & Sat 9:00 am - 12:00
pm; also available twice each month
on an emergency basis
3rd Saturday of the month 8:00 am -
9:30 am; available once per month
Wed 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Sat 10:00
am - 12:00 pm; available once per
week
Available daily by appointment
2nd Wed of each month 10:30 am
until food runs out; available once
per month
For patients with HIV/AIDS
North Cambridge Senior Center
2050 Mass Ave
617.349.6320
Salvation Army Silver Threads
Program
402 Mass Ave
617.547.3400
Location
Abundant Life Church SERVE
Program
47 Howard St
617.864.2826
Bread and Jams
617.441.3831
Common Care, St Peter’s Church
15 Sellers St
617.547.7788
Mon - Fri 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
with reservation; $1.50 suggested
donation
Tues - Thurs 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
with reservation
Cambridge Meal Programs
Faith Lutheran Church
311 Broadway
617.354.0414
all ages
Day & Time
Volunteer time to qualify for
discounted grocery packs ($12-
$18) Register 1st & 2nd Sun;
Pickups: 4th Sat 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Sun, May 1 - Oct 1: Cambridge
Common; Sun Oct 15 - May 1: St
James’s Church, 1991 Mass Ave
5:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Sept - June 2nd & 4th Sat 3:00
pm - 5:00 pm, visitors must help
with preparations
2nd and last Tues of each month
6:30 pm
Union Baptist Church
847 Main St
617.864.6885
Good Food Good Friends
St James’s Church
1991 Mass Ave
617.876.4381
Shelter Inc (Women’s Time) Drop In
109 School Street
617.541.1885
Thurs 5:00 pm
Thurs 5:45 pm (women only, 15
guest limit)
Mon - Fri 11:30 am (homeless
women only)
Build your own healthy plate using these tips
• Make at least half your plate
fruits and veggies.
• Make at a quarter of your plate
grains (mostly whole grains).
• Compare the sodium in your
foods.
• Drink water instead of sugary
drinks.
• Switch to fat-free or low-fat
(1%) milk.
• Avoid oversized portions.
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