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If you live in Massachusetts and need food assistance, start by calling us today at 1-800-645-8333.
No matter what you’re going through, we understand that food is a must. We want to help you. We can connect you to programs that will help you afford groceries and put food on the table.
Calling us is always free, and confidential. Our counselors can assist you with:
Kids and teens can get free meals at hundreds of locations throughout the state, no registration or ID required! Meals will be available through June 30, 2021. Locations are continuously added and updated—if you do not see a location near you, please check back regularly. Enter your address in the map below to find a location near you.
Project Bread partners with the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) through the Child Nutrition Outreach Program to provide free meals to kids across Massachusetts through School Meals and Summer Eats.
For anyone struggling to afford food for themselves or their families during this difficult time, there are many local and national programs that can help you.
SNAP, WIC, and P-EBT are federal nutrition programs that provide eligible residents with monthly financial assistance for groceries. Could you be eligible? Find out today!
SNAP stands for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. A federal nutrition program (formerly known as food stamps) that provides monthly financial assistance to purchase groceries to Massachusetts residents who qualify. You will need to apply to receive SNAP. Our FoodSource Hotline counselors can help you find out if you are eligible and help you apply at 1.800.645.8333, or you can apply on your own online through DTA Connect below.
FoodSource Hotline: 1-800-645-8333
WIC stands for Women, Infants, and Children. A federal nutrition program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and other services, free of charge, to Massachusetts families who qualify. You will need to apply to receive WIC and can learn more at the link below.
1-800-942-1007
There is no application to receive P-EBT. If you are a family that is eligible for P-EBT benefits, you will be notified by mail and automatically receive these benefits. P-EBT stands for Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer. A new federal program — created in response to COVID-19 school closures — to help families with children who were receiving free or reduced-price school meals - pay for food to replace these meals at home. P-EBT benefits were issued in Spring of 2020 from the prior school year and September 2020 for the current school year. Massachusetts received federal approval to issue P-EBT for the rest of the 2020-2021 school year. Eligible households are expected to receive the next round of P-EBT, which will cover October and November school days, by the end of December 2020. Based on federal rules, families will receive varying P-EBT amounts. Families with children in a fully remote learning environment will receive $117 a month per child, and children in a hybrid learning environment will receive $58 a month per child. Find the most recent information on P-EBT at the link below.
DTA Assistance Line: (877) 382-2363