COVID-19 Update
The Wakefield Food Pantry remains open, with modifications.
The Pantry’s priority is and will continue to be ensuring residents have consistent, reliable access to food. But, we want to do this in the safest way possible given the spread of the coronavirus.
We will continue to be open during our normal hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
We have further changed our process for picking up food in order to keep our volunteers and guests safe and to help us deal with the increased volume of those visiting us.
Curbside Service for Guests
- Guests are asked to remain in the parking lot adjacent to the Americal Civic Center
- A volunteer will greet each guest and ask if they are registered at the pantry
- If not, they will asked for ID proving Wakefield residence
- A volunteer will then deliver food to the car
- Food will be loaded preferably into the trunk or at least the back seat by the volunteer so as to comply with the 6-foot social distancing order
Our goal is to ensure self-distancing among our guests and volunteers, minimizing the risk of infection and exposure in our community. Please be patient with us during this unprecedented time.
Food Donations
Please know that we appreciate all the donations the community is making to us to help those in need. At the Greater Boston Food Bank’s suggestion, we are quarantining this food for 24 hours before distributing it to our guests.
More Ways to Help
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To our regular guests: If you have not received your gift card in the mail by April 19, please FILL OUT THIS FORM or call us at 781-245-2510 to inquire about it.
If your gift card’s restaurant has now closed down, hold onto the gift card and use it when restaurants re-open in the near future.
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9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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We Did It: 75,000 Meals!
Thank you to all who donated to the Wakefield Food Pantry’s Neighbors Helping Neighbors holiday campaign and made it possible to provide 75,000 meals during the 2019 season and into the NewYear!
Everyone at the Pantry would also like to extend our gratitude to the Wakefield community for:
Generously giving monetary donations that allow us to leverage the buying power
New H&R Block Clients can help us raise money
Help us raise money by getting your taxes prepared by H&R Block or Block Advisors. If you are a new client with H&R Block, present our referral code, 40010001101819, at your appointment and we will get a $20 contribution. Thanks in advance!
Wakefield Police Raise Money for the Food Pantry with “No Shave November & December 2019
The Wakefield Police Department held a fundraiser called No Shave November and December 2019 where the officers could contribute daily for the chance of not to have to shave for duty. The officers continued this fundraiser through the beginning of December. At the suggestion of Chief Steven Skory, the officers decided to donate a portion of the proceeds to the