Additional Resources
Please see below for additional FOOD RESOURCES, community meals & soup kitchens and various food-related govt. resources.
Project Bread Food Source Hotline
www.projectbread.org
1-800-645-8333
Answers questions about SNAP and free and low cost food resources in the caller's area.
Essex County Hunger Relief
http://www.essexcountyhungerrelief.org/find_food
Provides resources for area agencies.
COMMUNITY MEALS / SOUP KITCHENS
The Open Door
www.foodpantry.org
978-283-6776
28 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester
Harvest Meals
Fridays, from 5-6pm, at Trinity Congregational Church
70 Middle Street, Gloucester
978-283-1442
Transportation may be provided to these sites.
LifeBridge (formerly Salem Mission)
www.lifebridgesalem.org
Monday-Sunday, LifeBridge, 7 Crombie Street, Salem
978-744-0500
Tuesday & Thursday, Salvation Army/Beverly Pantry, 50 Elliot Street, Beverly
978-922-4522
Meals on Wheels
www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org
1-888-998-6325
or contact your local Council on Aging for meal delivery information
SeniorCare
www.seniorcareinc.org
978-281-1750
49 Blackburn Center, Gloucester
Call for senior lunch sites and meals on wheels.
SNAP / OTHER RESOURCES
Project Bread's GettingSNAP.org
www.gettingsnap.org
Check online to see if you qualify.
North Shore Department of Transitional Assistance
www.mass.gov/dta
978-825-7300 (M-F 7am-5pm)
1-800-848-0056
35 Congress Street, Salem
Answers questions about SNAP and free and low cost food resources in the caller's area.
North Shore Department of Transitional Assistance
www.mass.gov/wic
1-800-WIC-1007 (1-800-942-1007)
180 Main Street, Gloucester
Offers access to healthy food for families with children birth to age 5.
Mass 2-1-1
www.mass211.org
2-1-1 is a number for free access to health and human services information and referral. It helps connect individuals and families seeking services or volunteer opportunities to the appropriate community-based organizations and government agencies.