AOA体育平台 Food Pantry Portland provides healthy food at no cost to community members. Our goal is to be an extra source for healthy foods for you and your family.
Food is shared in a safe space set up like a small grocery store. We are open to all on a walk-in basis. No appointment needed. During stormy weather, please call ahead to check hours.
All are welcome!
AOA体育平台 Food Pantry Portland
950 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04102
Hours: Thursdays, 10 am - 3 pm
- On foot: .2 miles from AOA体育平台 Maine Medical Center Portland
- By bus: On METRO Routes 1, 5, 7, 9A, 9B. Take鈥疢ETRO Route 1鈥痶o stop #140 at the corner of Congress and Gillman
- By car: Free parking for pantry visitors (entrance on St. John Street)
Impact 2024
152 volunteers donated 5,414 hours. We became Good Shepherd Food Bank鈥檚 10th largest partner in Maine out of 660, based on amount of food shared. We shared 991,787 pounds of food, including 434,537 pounds of fresh produce. We had 31,391 visits, sharing food for 15,539 people. 4,567 community members shopped, including 2,465 who visited for the first time.
Resources
Need help applying for health coverage, accessing affordable medications, finding transportation or other social services? Contact the AOA体育平台 patient assistance line:
- Phone: 1-833-MHHELP1 (1-833-644-3571)
- Email: [email protected]
- 鈥� Created by Good Shepherd Food Bank
- 鈥� Created by Wayside Food Programs and Portland of Opportunity
- 鈥� Created by Preble Street
- 鈥� Created by Wayside Food Programs
- . The Portland Farmers Market, Alewives Brook Farm, Fresh Start Farms, Goranson Farm, and Olde Haven Farm all accept WIC.
- Earn bonus bucks when you purchase local produce with your EBT card at , such as the Portland Farmers Market. For example, if you spend $20 with SNAP at a participating market, you will receive an extra $10 of Maine Harvest Bucks to spend at the market. That equals $30 worth of fresh, local food.
- Are you a Maine resident over 60 years old with a gross income of less than $25,142 per year? Then you may qualify for:
- 鈥� a program that matches you with a local farm that will provide you with $50 worth of free produce. .
- 鈥� also known as Senior Boxes, is a federal program that provides nutritious supplemental foods to older adults. To sign up for Cumberland County, please .
- builds raised garden beds for families struggling with food insecurity.
- manages community gardens and urban growing spaces in Portland.
- offers farmer training and land access for immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers at their Hurricane Valley location in Falmouth, Maine. .
Graphic provided by Cumberland County Food Security Council. .
Our generous donors & sponsors
Our work is supported by AOA体育平台鈥檚 Bill Caron Fund and US Senate candidate Sara Gideon. Thank you to our partners: Good Shepherd Food Bank and Wayside Food Programs.
Support the pantry
Donate Funds: Use our or contact [email protected].
Donate Food: Contact .
Donate Time: Register with AOA体育平台 via .
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 207-662-8842
