• FOOD PANTRIES •
PARTICIPATING PANTRIES IN MASSACHUSETTS
• The Acton Food Pantry
• Norwood Food Pantry
• The Acton Food Pantry
www.actoncommunitysupper.org
Boxborough Business Park
235 Summer Road Boxborough, MA
Hours: Wednesdays – 10:00am to 7:00pm
**Pantry is closed the 4th week of the month
• Abington Food Pantry
St. Vincent de Paul
455 Plymouth St. Abington, MA
Hours: Tuesdays – 5:00 to 7:00pm
• Ashland Community Center
162 West Union Street Ashland, MA
Hours: Tue, Wed, Thurs – 9:00am to 1:00pm
Director of Ashland Youth Services and
Coordinator of Social Assistance:
Cara Tirrell (508) 881-0140 x18
email: ctirrell@ashlandmass.com
(Ashland Residents Only)
• East End House
105 Spring Street Cambridge, MA
Hours: Tuesday – 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Friday – 10:00am to 12:30pm
Director: Tim Severyn (617) 876-4444
email: timothy@eastendhouse.org
• Norwood Food Pantry
www.norwoodfoodpantry.org
150 Chapel Street Norwood, MA
Hours: Saturdays – 8:20am to 11am
Contact: Ruthie (781) 769-0425
• Parmenter Food Pantry
www.parmenter.org
266 Cochituate Road Wayland, MA
Hours: 1st Thursday of each month
Coordinator: Lori Hojlo (508) 358-3000
(Wayland Residents Only)
• St. Paul’s Outreach
19 Chatham Street Worcester, MA
Hours: Tue, Wed, Fri – 9:00am to 12:00 noon
Thurs – 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Director: Ralph Weirich (508) 791-8455
• Wellesley Food Pantry
Wellesley Hills Congregational Church
207 Washington Street Wellesley, MA
Hours: Tuesdays – 9:00am to 11:00am
2nd Tuesday of each month – 5:30pm & 7:00pm
Director: Cynthia Scott (781) 235-1188
• Council of Social Concern
2 Merrimac Street Woburn, MA
Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 9:00am to 12:00 pm
and 1:30pm to 3:00pm. Wednesday – 5:45pm to 7:00pm
Director: Karen Colatrella (781) 935-6495 x208
email: karen@socialconcern.org
• Friendly House
36 Wall Street Worcester, MA
Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm
2nd Tuesday of each month – 5:30pm & 7pm
Director: Josefina Velez (508) 755-4362
email: friendlyhouse@friendlyhousema.org
PARTICIPATING PANTRIES NATIONAL
Visit our national partner: CSA/USA to find a local gluten-free pantry in your state.
FIND A GF PANTRY IN YOUR STATE
BECOME A PARTNER PANTRY
• ATTENTION ALL FOOD PANTRIES: WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Please join us and become a participating pantry in the fight against hunger. Becoming a partner pantry is easy and your support is invaluable to the celiac community. Help us to help the hungry; become a partner today.
Email: pantry@piercespantry.com
PIERCE'S PANTRY FAQs
• How can my food pantry be of help?
By helping us create an awareness that gluten-free food assistance exists and to make it accessible to everyone who needs it. We are reaching out to you because pantries such as yours are the key to getting safe food to the gluten-intolerant in your community. Imagine someone who leaves your pantry as hungry as when they came in because there are no gluten-free food products available for them to eat.
• What do I have to do?
As a lifeline to the hungry, you can join in our efforts by providing your clients gluten-free food choices. Offering gluten-free emergency food assistance to your clients is easy and free. Our GF food bank will provide your pantry with gluten-free emergency food. Pierce’s Pantry will collect the donations of shelf stable gluten-free foods and distribute them to your pantry per your request. We will provide you with several grocery bags of gluten-free emergency food to start you off with. Should you have a client with ongoing needs, simply contact us for additional food.
• My food pantry does not have clients who need a gluten-free diet
Actually, you do. People with celiac disease or gluten-intolerance would not even think a food pantry could accommodate their medical dietary needs, and that is why they do not mention it. We will provide you with informational posters for your waiting area, letting your clients know that gluten-free food assistance is available for them at your pantry.
• How do I sign up to be a Partner Pantry?
Just email us with your food pantry’s name, address, contact name and the best way/time to reach you at:
Email: pantry@piercespantry.com
RECOMMEND A PANTRY
• WANTED: FOOD PANTRIES
If there is a food pantry that you would like to carry gluten-free food please send us an email with the Pantry name, address, phone and contact person to:
Email: pantry@piercespantry.com
CONTACT US
• CONTACT US
If you have any questions about becoming a participating pantry and providing gluten- free food assistance to your clients, please contact us at:
Email: pantry@piercespantry.com
• Please include your Pantry name, address, contact person, email + phone number
