Community Corner

Patch Picks: Places to Donate Canned Goods

With Thanksgiving around the corner, food banks are in need of donations more than ever.

Sudbury Community Food Pantry

  • Meeting Schedule: Open for food distribution Tuesdays and
    Thursdays
  • Time: Noon-2:30 pm
  • Meeting Location: Basement of Our Lady of Fatima Church
  • Telephone 978-443-9705
  • There are approximately 75 active volunteers in the Food Pantry.

Pierce's Pantry — A Gluten-Free Food Bank

  • Email: info@piercespantry.com
  • Mail: PO Box 182, Wayland MA 01778
  • Anyone who has celiac disease or a medically diagnosed celiac intolerance is eligible for gluten-free emergency assistance.

Acton Community Supper

  • The Food Pantry is located in Building #1, Lower Level in the Boxborough Office Park at 235 Summer Road in Boxborough.
  • Registration and distribution hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every Wednesday. The Pantry is closed the fourth week of the month.
  • Phone: 978-635-9295
  • Email: info@actoncommunitysupper.org
  • Mail: Community Supper, Inc. P.O. Box 2098  Acton, MA 01720

Maynard Food Pantry

  • The Food Pantry is open on Fridays from 10 a.m.-noon to receive food donations from the general public. If this time is inconvenient, other arrangements can be made by calling 978-897-8340.
  • Located at 12 Bancroft Street (Coolidge School) at the rear of the building. The Food Pantry is handicap accessible.
  • Mail: Maynard Food Pantry, P.O. Box 55, Maynard, MA 01754

Parmenter Food Pantry

  • The Food Pantry is open one day each month from 9-11:30 a.m. at Parmenter Community Health Care’s main office at 266 Cochituate Road in Wayland.
  • Non-perishable donations may be dropped off at Parmenter Community Health Care's main office Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or at one of the Local Community Donation Sites.
  • Checks may be sent to Parmenter Community Health Care, 266 Cochituate Road, Wayland, MA 01778.
  • Phone: 508-358-3000


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