NEWS
The Wakefield Food Pantry is sponsoring The Wakefield Farmer’s Market Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Match – helping us get healthy food on everyone’s plate.
As many of you know, food insecurity in the United States is at an all time now. Last year alone, the Wakefield Farner’s Market added an additional $2700 worth of healthy foods onto 100s of community members plates. This year, we have already seen an increase in these
Wakefield Food Pantry Selected to Receive $100,000 Cummings Grant
May 2021: The Wakefield Food Pantry was recently selected to receive a $100,000 grant through Cummings Foundation’s $25 Million Grant Program. The pantry was chosen from a total of 590 applicants during a competitive review process and will receive the grant in installments over 4 years.
Founded in 1982, the mission of the Wakefield Food Pantry (WFP) is to provide food and household necessities to residents in need. The volunteer-driven
Check Out Our Beautiful Pantry- View attached PSA
To see the beautiful Wakefield Food Pantry and to get more information about the Pantry, please take a few minutes to watch the following Public Service Announcement put together by WCAT:
We are Open for In-Person Shopping!!
March 2021 — Although the Wakefield Food Pantry (WFP) remained in operation this past and very challenging year providing curbside delivery and other services, the Pantry team is delighted to be able to reopen in-person shopping for guests. As the number of Covid cases has decreased, the WFP can now offer in-person shopping with safety measures in place for guests and volunteers. These procedures include the wearing of masks, limiting the number
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 are open:
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
We have further changed our process for picking up food in order to keep our volunteers and guests safe and
COVID-19 Response
Dear Wakefield Community:
As you know it’s been an incredible, unprecedented, and challenging time for the Wakefield Food Pantry (WFP), our community, our state, our country, and our world. This pandemic was something that we could not have expected or planned for.
Yet, it is usually in challenging times the true colors of an individual, organization, or community come to light. That has certainly been the case with the WFP. I am so proud of and thankful for how our organization, volunteers,
Thank you to Our Awesome Auction Donors!
With the generosity of so many individuals and businesses, our first auction was a great success! We would like to thank all those who donated their time, energy, talents, money, and auction items:
Ace Hardware, Hart’s in Wakefield
Adam Nestle – WCAT
Alice Grau
Amanda Caney
Barbara Worley – WCAT
Belinda Souza
Beth Hendriks
Bob & Joanne Cusolito
Bob Sardells -Sardella Signs
Join us for our On-line Auction Starting October 18th
To preview the auction on October 11th or join us on October 18th, please go to http://charityauction.bid/wakefieldfoodpantry
