Finding Food in Cambridge

For ALL Cambridge Public Schools students:

  • Free School Breakfast and Lunch is available for all students on site every school day! Check the daily school lunch and breakfast menus:

For Cambridge Public Schools families:

  • Free Food Markets. There are free food markets every month at the Graham & Parks, Peabody/RAUC, Fletcher Maynard, and Cambridge Community Charter School. They offer fresh fruits, vegetables, and pantry items. Please bring your own bags. The schedule can be found below.
Graham and Parks School
1:30 - 3PM
November 13 | December 4 
Fletcher Maynard Academy
2 - 3:45PM
November 12 | December 10 
 Peabody School/ Rindge Avenue Upper School
3:25 - 4:30PM
November 20 | December 18
 Community Charter School of Cambridge
2:30 - 3:30PM
November 25 | December 17

Spring markets schedule coming soon!

For Cambridge residents:

  • Cambridge Food Resource Guide (available in many languages) - this guide contains the times and locations for food pantries, community meals, farmers’ markets, and more.
    • Food Pantries and Community Meals included in this guide are outlined at the bottom of the page as well.

Emergency Food Assistance Hotlines

  • Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline
    A statewide resource connecting families with local food programs. You can call or text to speak with counselors who are available to speak in 180 languages.
    1.800.645.8333
    Hours:
    Monday – Friday, 8AM – 7PM; Saturday, 10AM – 2PM
  • Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) Line
    For information regarding your SNAP case or other state aid programs.
    877.382.2363
    (Please note: November SNAP benefits will not be issued until funding resumes.)

Food Pantries

Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC)
11 Inman St., 
Wednesday, 10AM -  6PM
617.868.2900
rebrand.ly/foodpantry-CEOC
St. Paul Parish
29 Mt. Auburn St.
Saturday, 10 - 11aM 
617.491.8400
rebrand.ly/foodpantry-StPauls 
St. James Episcopal Church / Helping Hand Food Pantry
1991 Mass Ave.,
2nd & 4th Saturday of the month, 9 - 11AM 
617.547.4070
rebrand.ly/foodpantry-StJames
Cambridge Community Center
5 Callender St.,
Tuesday through Friday, 1PM (while supplies last) 
617.547.6811
rebrand.ly/foodpantry-CCC 
Mass Ave Baptist Church / Project Manna
146 Hampshire St.,
3rd Saturday of the month, 8AM (while supplies last) 
617.868.4853
rebrand.ly/foodpantry-ProjectManna
St. Paul AME Church / Elnora Yard Food Pantry
85 Bishop Allen Dr., 
Wednesday, 3 -5PM; Thursday 12 - 2PM 
617.661.1110
rebrand.ly/foodpantry-ElnoraYard 
East End House
105 Spring St.,
Tuesday & Friday, 1 - 2PM 
617.876.4444
rebrand.ly/foodpantry-EastEndHouse
Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House
71 Cherry St.,
Wednesday, 4 - 6:30PM; Thursday, 2 - 5PM; Friday, 9AM - 12PM; Saturday, 10AM - 1PM
617.547.4680
rebrand.ly/foodpantry-MFNH 
  Salvation Army
402 Mass Ave.,
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11AM - 2PM
617.547.3400
rebrand.ly/foodpantry-SalvationArmy



Free Community Meals

Faith Lutheran Church / Faith Kitchen
15 Sellers St.,
2nd & last Tuesday of the month, 6:30PM (doors open 5:30PM)
617.354.0414
rebrand.ly/meal-FaithKitchen
First Korean Church / Loaves & Fishes Meal Program
35 Magazine St.,
Saturday, 5:30pm 
617.491.1474
rebrand.ly/meal-LoavesAndFishes 
Salvation Army
402 Mass Ave., 
Daily, 12 - 1PM
617.547.3400
rebrand.ly/meal-SalvationArmy
Material Aid & Advocacy Program (MAAP)*
5 Longfellow Park
Tuesday & Thursday, 9AM - 3PM
rebrand.ly/meal-MAAPMA
Harvard Square Churches Meal Program
0 Garden St.,
Thursday, 5pm
617.966.6217
rebrand.ly/meal-HarvardSqChurches
First Church Cambridge / The Friday Café
11 Garden St. (entrance on Mason St), 
Friday, 12 - 3PM
617.547.2724 
rebrand.ly/meal-FridayCafe 
Mass Ave Baptist Church / Project Manna
146 Hampshire St.,
Monday, 1:30 - 2:30PM
617.868.4853 
rebrand.ly/meal-ProjectManna
The Outdoor Church
Porter Sq. T Station
Sunday, 9 - 10:30AM
rebrand.ly/meal-OutdoorChurch 
St. Bartholomew´s/MIT Community Dinner
239 Harvard St.,
1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, 5:30 - 6:30PM
617.354.8582
Meals at First Parish
3 Church St.,
Tuesday and Wednesday, 3:30 - 6PM
617.876.7772
Hope Fellowship Church
16 Beech St (Entrance by basement side door located on driveway on Orchard St.)
Sunday, 4 - 5:30PM
617.868.3261
rebrand.ly/meal-HopeFellowshipChurch
St. Peter's Church / CommonCare
838 Mass Ave.,
Dates vary, 4:30-5:30PM (doors open 5:30PM)
617.547.7788 
https://saintpeterscambridge.org/common-care-meals-ministry/ 
Food Not Bombs
James Cronin Park
Saturday, 1-3PM
rebrand.ly/meal-FoodNotBombs
 

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The Food and Nutrition Services Department is located at:

158 Spring Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
617.349.6858
Fax: 617.349.6861
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Anthony Grein, Director
Amanda Rivera-Beauchamp, Communications & Engagement Specialist 
Dyavana Howard, Clerk Specialist

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