Newton Food Pantry will be closed on Wednesday June 19, 2024 and Thursday June 20, 2024

Get Help

If you don’t have enough food or personal care products, the Newton Food Pantry can help.

Newton Food Pantry Upcoming Closures: Please Update Your Calendar

The Newton Food Pantry will be closed on the following dates: 

  • Wednesday June 19 and Thursday June 20, 2024
  • Wednesday July 3 and Thursday July 4, 2024

If you have questions, please call the Newton Food Pantry at 617-796-1233.

 

How to Get Food

You must be a Newton resident or a student/staff of any college/university located in Newton to shop at the Newton Food Pantry. All clients are welcome to shop twice per month.

To register, please complete a New Client Form online or pick up a form at the Newton Food Pantry during our hours of operation. Please bring proof of Newton residency when you come to shop for the first time. For proof of residency, you may show any one of the following: tax, utility, phone, or cable bill; bank, rental or mortgage statement. Residency documentation must be recent (within the past 2–3 months) and include your name and address. Driver’s licenses and car registrations are not accepted. Newton-based college students should bring a valid school ID and proof of current enrollment when coming to the Newton Food Pantry for the first time. 

Individuals who are homebound due to age or disability may qualify for home delivery. To inquire, select “Client Help” on our Contact page or call 617-796-1233. 

What You Get

The Newton Food Pantry is a client-choice pantry, offering every client the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of shelf-stable items, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, culturally-relevant foods and vital personal care products. Clients receive up to a 5-day supply of nutritionally balanced food during each visit and all food and personal care items are free of charge.

Twice each month, clients can select a 5-day supply of nutritionally-balanced food including dry goods, produce, dairy, proteins, vital personal care products and culturally-relevant foods.

Where to Get Food

All clients are welcome to shop twice per month at the Newton Food Pantry located in the basement of Newton City Hall. To find our pantry, look for the Newton Food Pantry sign on the side of City Hall, facing Homer Street. Enter through the door next to the sign, and a volunteer will greet you and direct you to our shopping space. Clients should bring their own bags. 

Clients should park on Homer Street or on Commonwealth Avenue. They can pull their cars up to the War Memorial Circle for loading after shopping. Volunteers will be available to help clients load bags into their cars.

City Hall is accessible from MBTA Bus #59.

When to Get Food

To better serve the growing number of clients and reduce the wait time for walk-in clients, the Newton Food Pantry has expanded client shopping hours.

The Newton Food Pantry will continue to be open on Wednesdays by appointment from 12pm to 3pm and for walk-in hours from 3pm to 7pm. 

In addition, the Newton Food Pantry will also be open Thursdays, by appointment only from 10am to 1pm. There are NO walk-in hours on Thursdays.

  • Walk-in clients are welcome to shop from 3pm to 7pm on any two Wednesdays per month. Walk-in clients do not need to sign up in advance. They wait to enter the pantry and shop in the order of their arrival.
  • Clients who have made appointments on Wednesday between 12pm and 3pm or on Thursday between 10am and 1pm are welcome to shop at their assigned day and time any two weeks each month.
  • Clients with appointments do not need to tell us when they will visit the pantry. If they are unable to come on their assigned appointment day and time, they are welcome to shop during walk-in hours on Wednesday from 3pm to 7pm. 

If you would like to add your name to the appointment list or if you need to change or cancel your appointment time, select “Appointment Information” on our Contact page or call 617.796.1233. 

If the Newton Public Schools are closed due to bad weather, the Newton Food Pantry will also be closed. Check local media for school closing information. We will also announce closings on the home page of our website. Please check our website before leaving home.

Please do not visit the Newton Food Pantry if you do not feel well, have active symptoms of an illness (fever, cough, sore throat, etc), or have had a recent known direct exposure to a contagious illness.

I love the Newton Food Pantry. I am able to eat more vegetables that I could not normally afford, and it has helped me live healthier. The Newton Food Pantry has made it feasible to survive on a low income.

– Lorraine, Newton Food Pantry Client