Seasonal & Holidays
Give Back This Thanksgiving: Plymouth County Food Pantries
Get into the spirit of the season and keep the pantries on your list for when you're feeling grateful throughout the year.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MA — As the holiday season kicks into full gear, it's easy to get caught up in the shopping madness and chaos, but at the center of season is being thankful and giving back. What better way to make holiday memories with your family than by getting together and making a difference in your community.
The Greater Boston Food Bank estimates that more than 500,000 Eastern Massachusetts residents are at risk of going hungry during the holidays and throughout the rest of the year. The food insecurity rate in Massachusetts is 1 in 11, and 1 in 9 children live in food-insecure households.
The cost of food in Massachusetts is the highest in the country, according to "Map the Meal Gap 2018," the latest report by Feeding America, a nationwide network of 200 US food banks.
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While the holidays are a great time to give back and help, it's important to keep in mind that any food pantries need help and donations throughout the year — so keep the giving spirit alive long after the holiday lights go out.
Take a look at the list below and reach out to a pantry near you to see if they are accepting donations or volunteers:
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Abington
St. Vincent De Paul Society
425 Plymouth St, Abington, MA 02351
(781) 878-1194
Bridgewater
>Food Pantry at Central Square Congregational Church
71 Central Square Bridgewater, MA - 02324
(508) 697-6016
http://www.csccuccbridgewaterm...
>Saint Vincent De Paul
103 Center Street Bridgewater, MA - 02324
508-697-6084
Brockton
>Charity Guild Inc.
501 Main Street Brockton, MA - 02301
(508) 583-5280
>Trinity Baptist Church Pantry
1367 Main Street Brockton, MA - 02301
508-588-4668
>St. Vincent De Paul/St Colmans Food Pantry
54 Lyman Street Brockton, MA - 02302
(508) 586-1575
>Salvation Army/Brockton Pantry
216 Centre St. Brockton, MA - 02303
508-583-1896
http://massachusetts.salvation...
>Mt. Moriah Emergency Food Program
24 Pleasant St. Brockton, MA - 02301
508-588-0833
>Lincoln Congregational Church
13 Wales Avenue Brockton, MA - 02301
508-230-8850
>Gethsemane SDA Church Pantry
34 Nilson St Brockton, MA - 02303
781-344-2902
>Food for Friends Pantry
900 Main Street Brockton, MA - 02301
508-586-9021
>Brockton Assembly of God-Food Pantry
199 Warren Avenue Brockton, MA - 02301
508-583-7222
>Brockton Temple SDA Food Pantry
235 Court Street Brockton, MA - 02301
508-588-8436
>Catholic Charities Brockton Pantry
686 North Main Street Brockton, MA - 02301
508-587-0815
>Charity Guild Food Pantry
501 Main St Brockton, MA - 02301
508-583-5280
>Thrifty Pilgrim Catholic Charities South
169 Court Street Brockton, MA - 02302
(508) 746-6133
Carver
Shane Gives Thanks Inc
128 Main St, Carver, MA 02330
(508) 866-7673
http://www.shanegivesthanks.co...
Duxbury
St. Paul's Church of Nazarene
136 Summer St, Duxbury, MA 02332
(781) 585-3419
http://www.stpaulsduxbury.org/
East Bridgewater
>East Bridgewater Food Pantry
105 Pleasant St. East Bridgewater, MA - 02333
(508) 378-2874
http://www.uccofeb.org/home.ht...
>St. John Food Pantry, St. Vincent de Paul Society
210 Central Street East Bridgewater, MA - 02333
(508) 378-4207
Halifax
St Vincient de Paul/Our Lady of the Lake
580 Monponsett Street Halifax, MA - 02338
781-293-7971
Hanover
Hanover Food Pantry
First Baptist Church in Hanover at the corner of Webster St. and Main St.
781-826-6485
https://www.hanover-ma.gov/hanover-food-pantry
Hanson
Hanson Food Pantry
228 High St, Hanson, MA 02341
(781) 293-1400
https://www.hansonfoodpantry.o...
Hingham
Hingham Interfaith Food Pantry
685 Main St, Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 740-8180
Hull
Wellspring Multi-Service Pantry
814 Nantasket Avenue Hull, MA - 02045
(781) 925-3211
Kingston
>Careworks Ministry
41 Pottle Street Kingston, MA - 02364
(781) 585-6897
>Pilgrims Hope Food Pantry
149 Bishops Highway Kingston, MA - 02364
781-582-2010
Marshfield
Marshfield Food Pantry
1837 Ocean St, Marshfield, MA 02050
(781) 837-0359
Middleborough
>Love in Action - Central Baptist Church
3 Nickerson Ave Middleborough, MA - 02346
(508) 947-1189
>Central Congregational Church/Caring Center Pantry
2 Webster Street Middleborough, MA - 02346
508-947-1256
https://centralcongo.wordpress...
>Sacred Heart Outreach Pantry /Middleboro
53 Oak Street Middleborough, MA - 02346
508-947-1717
Norwell
Norwell Food Pantry
345 Main St, Norwell, MA 02061
(781) 690-5050
Pembroke
>The Pembroke Food Pantry
142 Center St, Pembroke, MA 02359
(781) 293-4107
https://www.pembroke-ma.gov/pe...
>The Firehouse Pantry-Pembroke Soup Connection
32 School Street, RT 27 Pembroke, MA 02359
339-933-8781
https://www.pembroke-ma.gov/pembroke-food-pantry/pages/firehouse-pantry
Plymouth
>SSCAC/ Emergency Assistance Food Program
71 Obery Street Plymouth, MA - 02360
508-747-7575
http://www.sscac.org/sscac_pro...
>Salvation Army/Plymouth Pantry
8 Carver St. Plymouth, MA - 02360
(508) 746-1559
http://massachusetts.salvation...
>Christ Church Outreach
149 Court Street Plymouth, MA - 02360
508-746-4959
>Blessed Kateri Church Food Pantry
126 South Meadow Rd. Plymouth, MA - 02360
508-746-1568
http://www.saintkateriplymouth...
>Zion Lutheran Church Food Pantry
384 Court St Plymouth, MA - 02360
508-746-3041
>Mayflower Community Outreach
182 Standish Ave Plymouth, MA - 02360
774-707-5353
Rockland
Rockland Emergency Food Pantry
12 Church Street Rockland, MA - 02370
(781) 878-1078
https://rocklandfoodpantry.org
Scituate
Scituate Food Pantry
344 Country Way, Scituate, MA 02066
(781) 545-5827
http://www.scituatefoodpantry....
Wareham
>St Vincient de Paul/Food Pantry of Wareham
82 High Street Wareham, MA - 02571
(508) 295-2411
http://stpatrickswareham.org/m...
>Good Shephard's Table Food Pantry
74 High Street Wareham, MA - 02571
(508) 295-2840
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