City of Boston Resources

FREE AND LOW-COST FOOD LOCATIONS MAP OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTERS 617-635-3717

• Food resource list and map (Allston-Brighton, Back Bay, Chinatown, Fenway, South End)

• Food resource list and map (Beacon Hill, Charlestown, Downtown, East Boston, North End, West End)

• Food resource list and map (Dorchester)

• Food resource list and map (Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Roslindale, West Roxbury)

• Food resource list and map (Mission Hill, Roxbury, South Boston)

• Food pantries near BPS schools

Meal Sites

• Learn more about city-wide meal distribution locations here.

• Grove Hall BCYF - 51 Geneva Ave - 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

• Holland BCYF - 85 Olney Street - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

• Marshall BCYF - 35 Westville Street - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m

• Perkins BCYF - 155 Talbot Ave - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

• Leahy Holloran BCYF - 1 Worrell Street - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

• VietAID - 42 Charles Street - 8 a.m. - 12 p.m

• McCormack Middle School - 315 Mt. Vernon Street - 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

• Lee School - 155 Talbot Ave - 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

• Frederick School - 270 Columbia Road - 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Additional Resources

• City of Boston –Map of Food Resources in Boston: Directory of all of the sites that are serving free breakfast and lunch to BPS students and their families.

• Boston Public Schools Free Breakfast & Lunch Sites: Super Sites will be open Tuesday and Wednesday from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm at the schools listed.

• Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston: If you’re in financial distress, we’re here to help. Call the CJP Warmline today at 1-800-CJP-9500.

• Expensify.org: Will reimburse up to $50 of SNAP groceries

• Boston Food Not Bombs: Wednesday grocery pickup at Brazilian Worker Center in Allston is available on a first-come first-serve basis.

• The Greater Boston Food Bank: A directory of all of the food pantries and soup kitchens GBFB works with in the greater Boston area

• Haley House Soup Kitchen: Open to the public, free breakfast can be picked up weekdays + brunch on Sundays.

• ICNARelief Specialty Pantry: Free healthy meals available for pickup on Tuesdays from 1 to 3pm at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, with vegetarian and halal options.

• Makeshift Boston: Open to the public, free groceries can be picked up on Mondays at 5:30pm.

• Project Bread: 1-800-645-8333 - hotline counselors can screen for SNAP availability and connect callers with resources

• The Breakfast Spot in Roxbury: Free lunch buffet for Boston students - call (617) 363-6380 to confirm.

• Violence in Boston/Food for the Soul Grove Hall: Meal delivery - please call (617) 652-0151 to confirm

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