MaineHealth 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!
MaineHealth Food Pantry Portland
950 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04102
Hours: Thursdays, 10 am - 3 pm
- On foot: .2 miles from MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland
- By bus: On METRO Routes 1, 5, 7, 9A, 9B. Take METRO Route 1 to stop #140 at the corner of Congress and Gillman
- By car: Free parking for pantry visitors (entrance on St. John Street)
Impact 2024
Volunteer Hours
152 volunteers donated 5,414 hours.
Partnership
We became Good Shepherd Food Bank’s 10th largest partner in Maine out of 660, based on amount of food shared.
Food Shared
We shared 991,787 pounds of food, including 434,537 pounds of fresh produce.
Visitors
The pantry saw 31,391 visits, sharing food for 15,539 individuals. 4,567 community members shopped at the pantry, 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 MaineHealth patient assistance line:
- Phone: 1-833-MHHELP1 (1-833-644-3571)
- Email: [email protected]
- Cumberland County Food Pantries – Created by Good Shepherd Food Bank
- Food Resource Guide – Created by Wayside Food Programs and Portland of Opportunity
- Food Pantries in Greater Portland – Created by Preble Street
- Community Resources – Created by Wayside Food Programs
- Find a local farm that accepts WIC. 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 markets that participate in Maine Harvest Bucks, 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:
- Maine Senior Farmshare – a program that matches you with a local farm that will provide you with $50 worth of free produce. View a list of participating farms in Cumberland County.
- Commodity Supplemental Food Program – also known as Senior Boxes, is a federal program that provides nutritious supplemental foods to older adults. To sign up for Cumberland County, please apply through Wayside Food Programs.
- Maine Foodscapes builds raised garden beds for families struggling with food insecurity. Apply for a garden.
- Cultivating Community manages community gardens and urban growing spaces in Portland. Sign up for a garden plot.
- Fresh Start Farms offers farmer training and land access for immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers at their Hurricane Valley location in Falmouth, Maine. Learn more.
Graphic provided by Cumberland County Food Security Council. View the complete 2022 Community Profile of Cumberland County.
Our generous donors & sponsors
Our work is supported by MaineHealth’s 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 secure online form or contact [email protected].
Donate Food: Please contact Wayside Food Programs. We cannot receive food donations at this time.
Donate Time: Register with MaineHealth via VolunteerLocal.
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 207-662-8842
