Food Services

Food Pantries/Soup Kitchens

Preble Street Resource Center Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry:

        http://www.preblestreet.org/what-we-do/food-programs/ 

252 Oxford Street Portland, ME 04101

        (207) 775-0026

• Soup kitchen: Serve three meals a day, every day of the year to people of all ages—ranging from homeless youth to elders and immigrant families struggling to maintain independence on a fixed income—for whom food is scarce.  We provide dozens of bag lunches for homeless working people who can’t return to the Soup Kitchen mid-day and can’t afford to buy lunch.

                HOURS: Breakfast: 8:00-9:30am every day

                                      Lunch: 12:00-1:00pm every day

                                     Dinner: 6:00-7:00pm every day

• Food pantry: Provides a box filled with both fresh and non-perishable food to meet basic nutritional needs for individuals and families.

                        HOURS: 1:30-3:00pm on Thursdays

Preble Street Teen Center Soup Kitchen: Provide nutritious meals for homeless and runaway youth.

        http://www.preblestreet.org/what-we-do/teen-services/teen-center/ 

343 Cumberland Avenue Portland, ME 04101

        (207) 775-0026

                HOURS: Breakfast: 8:00-9:00am every day

                         Lunch: 12:00-1:00pm every day

                         Dinner: 6:00-7:00pm every day

White Memorial Seventh-Day Adventist Church Food Pantry: Food pantry offers fresh fruit, vegetables, and other foods to people of all ages and backgrounds at no cost.

        97 Allen Avenue Portland, ME 04103

        (207) 797-4414

St Vincent De Paul Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry: Provides a food pantry that serves East Bayside.

        307 Congress Street Portland, ME 04101

(207) 772-1113

        HOURS: 11:30am-2:00pm on Mondays

St Luke’s Food Pantry: Provides a food pantry that serves the Downtown Area.

        134 Park Street Portland, ME 04101

        (207) 772-5434

                HOURS: 9:30-11:00am on Thursdays

Salvation Army Food Pantry:

        297 Cumberland Avenue Portland, ME 04101

(207) 774-6304

        HOURS: 9:00-11:00am and 1:00-3:00pm Monday-Friday

Project FEED Food Pantry: Provides food and household supplies to take home for individuals and families in crisis; offer supplies for up to seven days per person in the household.

        202 Woodford Street Portland, ME 04103

        (207) 761-3920

                HOURS: 1:00-3:00pm Monday-Friday (except holidays)

Jewish Community Services Food Pantry: Serves individuals and families facing food insecurity in the greater Portland area.

        57 Ashmont Street Portland, ME 04103

(207) 772-1959

        HOURS: By appointment Tuesday and Thursday

Front Street Food Pantry:

        36 West Presumpscot Street Portland, ME 04101

        (207) 450-3579

                HOURS: 11:00-11:45am Friday and Sunday

First Baptist Church Food Pantry:

        360 Canco Road Portland, ME 04103

        (207) 773-3123

                HOURS: 1:00-2:00pm Wednesday (call before noon)

Stroudwater Food Pantry: Services the Greater Portland & Westbrook communities by providing fresh meat and produce to those in need.

        1520 Westbrook Street Portland, ME 04102

        (207) 772-2193

                HOURS: 1:00-3:00pm Sunday

Williston-Immanuel United Church Food Pantry: Strong outreach ministry from within the church family to Portland neighborhoods and greater community, and even more broadly to those within the state, nation, and world.

        http://www.williston-immanuel-united.org/outreach_mission.html 

        161 High Street Portland, ME 04101

         207) 775-2301

                HOURS: 12:00-2:00p Tuesday-Thursday

Community Meals

Wayside Food Program: Community Meals Schedule

        MONDAY:

• Woodfords Congregational Church / 202 Woodford Street / Lunch 12 PM
• East End Community School / 195 North Street (Community Room) / Dinner 5 PM

Open to East End Community School students & their families

• Reiche Community School / 166 Bracket Street / Dinner 5:15 PM

Open to Reiche students & their families

• Riverton Boys & Girls Club House / 55 Riverton Drive / Dinner 5 PM

Open to Riverton Boys & Girls Club students

• Sagamore Village Boys & Girls Club House / 21 Popham Street / Dinner 5 PM

Open to Sagamore Village Boys & Girls Club students

TUESDAY:

• HopeGateWay / 185 High Street / Lunch 12 PM
• Parkside Neighborhood Center / 85 Grant Street / Dinner 6 PM

Open to seniors (55+) & families with children

• Salvation Army / 297 Cumberland Avenue / Dinner 5 PM

Open to seniors (55+) & families with children

WEDNESDAY:

• Westbrook Community Center / 426 Bridge Street, Westbrook / Dinner 5 PM

THURSDAY:

• Salvation Army / 297 Cumberland Avenue / Lunch 12 PM

Open to seniors (55+)

• HopeGateWay / 185 High Street / Dinner, 5:30 PM
• Deering Center Community Church / 4 Brentwood Street / Dinner 5:30 PM
• St. Peter’s Episcopal Church / 678 Washington Avenue / Dinner 5:30 PM

Ethnic Markets