Northern Berkshire Interfaith Action Initiative Al Nelson Friendship Center

06/07/2026

REMINDER: We have added Thursday afternoon Pantry Hours

05/18/2026

On Saturday, we held a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner in the hall at the First Congregational Church of North Adams. Some 31 of our 63 total volunteers were able to attend
We have been an all-volunteer operation since we founded our food pantry in 2011.

Lisa Walker, pictured here, is our volunteer coordinator and cooked the delicious dinner. The menu: Moussaka, Roast Herb Chicken. Cheesy Yukon Gold Potatoes, Farmers Salad. She made this dinner with ingredients sourced from:

Red Shirt Farm, Lanesboro, MA
Full Well Farm, Adams, MA
Cricket Creek Farm, Williamstown, MA
Many Forks Farm, Clarksburg, MA
La Belle Farm, Ferndale, NY

We have the best volunteers in the world!

05/11/2026

The North Adams total for the 2026 Letter Carrier Food Drive in the 01247-area code on Saturday was 5,076 lbs. This compares to 5,526 in 2025 and 3,545 lbs. in 2024. Thank you to our hardworking letter carriers and to everyone who donated in North Adams, Clarksburg and Florida Mountain!

Thanks also to our friend Patti Messina, of the Northern Berkshire United Way, who once again provided pizza and water for the letter carriers and our volunteers, who weighed and sorted the donations.

Once again, as every year since 2011, we reserved an empty storefront and had volunteers with a van ready to help the letter carriers with donations as they went along their delivery routes.

05/09/2026

We're here sorting your donations from North Adams, Clarksburg and Florida Mountain for the 2026 Letter Carrier Food Drive.

05/01/2026

We could use any interested volunteers at our collection point for this year's Letter Carrier Food Drive in North Adams, Clarksburg and Florida Mountain. Especially in the mid to late afternoon. Saturday, May 9, in the North Adams Parkade/Steeple City Plaza.

04/14/2026

We had a great first Thursday afternoon session on Thursday, April 9. We served 16 households, 7 of them new to our food pantry. We will again be open this Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. come directly to 45 Eagle Street.

(Our Wednesday and Thursday grand total of households served was 152!)

04/09/2026

We're open now until 6:30

04/07/2026

A Reminder that we will be starting evening Food Pantry hours this Thursday, April 9, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Come directly to 45 Eagle Street.

03/31/2026

Thanks to our friends at the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition for helping us get the word out!!!

New hours added for the Northern Berkshire Interfaith Action Initiative Al Nelson Friendship Center

03/30/2026

In April, we're adding Thursday evening hours to our pantry schedule. We're hoping to serve those who can't come to the pantry on Wednesdays in the morning or early afternoon.