Reading Food Pantry

Reading Food Pantry Welcome to the Reading (MA) Food Pantry page! If you need food for a day, a week, a year or more, please do not hesitate to reach out.

The Reading Food Pantry is located at the Old South United Methodist Church at 6 Salem Street, Reading, MA. We are here to help! Visit us on Mondays from 6:30pm- 7:30pm or Fridays 10:30am- 11:30am or call 781-944-8486. Hours: Monday 6.30-7.30pm and Friday 10:30-11:30am

Donations via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=H9T23H7BG36TQ or click the website link above

Or mail chec

ks to 6 Salem St., Reading, MA 01867. All donations are tax deductible! Need assistance or interested in volunteering? Call (781) 944-8486 or send a private message via Facebook. Have non-perishable food donations? You can drop at the Stop & Shop or Market Basket bins any time the stores are open. We also accept dropoff donations on Wednesdays from 4.30-6pm.

Please enjoy the “How to Help” section of our June E-Newsletter. We are lucky to have many community members who run foo...
05/28/2026

Please enjoy the “How to Help” section of our June E-Newsletter. We are lucky to have many community members who run food drives for us, so if you’re interested, it’s very easy! Also, if you are not on our email list, please email us at [email protected] and we will add you. Thank you! 

A special thank you to Garrett, who collected food for his birthday to donate to the Reading Food Pantry. We are so grat...
05/28/2026

A special thank you to Garrett, who collected food for his birthday to donate to the Reading Food Pantry. We are so grateful!

There is a FREE community meal tonight from 5:00 to 6:00 at St. Agnes Parish Center, 186 Woburn Street. Stay for a meal ...
05/27/2026

There is a FREE community meal tonight from 5:00 to 6:00 at St. Agnes Parish Center, 186 Woburn Street. Stay for a meal or grab and go!

05/25/2026

We are closed for the week to neighbors, however, we will be open on Wednesday, 5/27, for donation drop-off. We will reopen to neighbors on Monday, June 1st, from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Enjoy Memorial Day weekend!

Today is the USPS Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive! Please remember to place a bag of non- perishable, unexpired food next to...
05/09/2026

Today is the USPS Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive! Please remember to place a bag of non- perishable, unexpired food next to your mailbox. Your postal carrier will deliver it to the Reading Food Pantry, as well as all food pantries nationwide. Thank you for your generosity!

Please enjoy the “How to Help” excerpt of our May E-Newsletter. Contact us at readingfoodpantry@gmail.com if you are in...
05/01/2026

Please enjoy the “How to Help” excerpt of our May E-Newsletter. Contact us at [email protected] if you are interested in helping with the garden.

Please enjoy our “Mission Moment”, an excerpt from our May E-Newsletter. If you are interested in receiving our E-Newsle...
05/01/2026

Please enjoy our “Mission Moment”, an excerpt from our May E-Newsletter. If you are interested in receiving our E-Newsletter, please email us at [email protected].

Thank you to all who have donated items, ran food drives and volunteered your time to help the Reading Food Pantry. We a...
05/01/2026

Thank you to all who have donated items, ran food drives and volunteered your time to help the Reading Food Pantry. We are so grateful!

Here is our May Current Needs list.

For your convenience, please click the link to our Amazon Wishlist and your donations will be delivered directly to our door:

https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/readingfood-pantry-august-2025-reading/2IAL6UP0JI3WF

If you wish to donate monetarily, please click on this link to visit our website and you will see many options: Venmo, PayPal, and our address, if you wish to send a check.

https://www.readingfoodpantry.org/donate

We have bins set up at both Stop & Shop and Market Basket near the registers if you choose to donate while grocery shopping.

We are open every Wednesday from 4:30 PM to 6 PM for donation drop-off. Our address is 6 Salem Street and our door is located in the back parking lot of the Old South United Methodist Church.

Thank you!

🌷Here is our May calendar.🌸Please note that week one for May begins tonight, 4/27, for neighbors with last names beginni...
04/27/2026

🌷Here is our May calendar.🌸
Please note that week one for May begins tonight, 4/27, for neighbors with last names beginning A-J. We are closed the last week in May from 5/24-5/30. We hope to see you soon!

Address

6 Salem Street
Reading, MA
01867

Opening Hours

Monday 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Wednesday 4:30pm - 6pm
Friday 10:30am - 11:30am

Telephone

(781) 944-8486

Website

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=H9T23H7BG36TQ, https://www.venmo.com/

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