Need Groceries?

The Brookline Food Pantry is open to Brookline residents who are in need of food assistance. 
We also have a limited capacity to serve residents in Brookline's neighboring towns of Jamaica Plain, Brighton, Allston, and Roxbury.
If you do not live in Brookline or the list neighboring towns, the Greater Boston Food Bank can help you find a pantry in your area.
Contact them at gbfb.org or 617-427-0146
Clients are permitted to shop at one of our pantry locations once a week. 

To qualify for emergency food assistance, individuals must be a Brookline resident and meet financial and food insecurity guidelines such as (but not limited to) receiving services from
(please note, as stated above, these requirements have been temporarily been  suspended):

• Mass Health (Medicaid) – Commonwealth Care
• SNAP (Formerly Food Stamp Program)
• Department of Transitional Assistance (Child Services)
• EAEDC (Emergency Aid to Elders, Disabled and Children)
• RAFT (Residence Assistance for Families in Transition)
• Unemployment Benefits
• SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
• TAFDC (Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children)
• Veterans’ Assistance
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
• WIC (Women, Infants & Children up to age 5 at nutritional risk)

Clients may also qualify if they are:

• Recently unemployed
• Loss of past services such as Meals On Wheels, Springwell, etc
• Referral 

If unsure of whether you qualify, please call Elizabeth Boen, Director, at 617-800-5339.
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How to Get Food

Clients are permitted to shop are one of our pantry locations once a week. 

​Go to a pantry location​

Clients may receive free food during open pantry hours.

226 High Street, Community Room
Tuesday: 3 pm - 7 pm
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210 Harvard Street
Wednesday: 2 pm - 5 pm

55A Egmont Street, Community Room
Thursday: 3 pm - 7 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 1 pm​

When clients arrive at our pantry locations, please line up in the designated area. You will check in at the front of the line. Please have your Brookline Food Pantry ID card ready for check in. If you do not have a card or are coming for the first time, please tell the check in volunteers your name and address. You will receive a card the next time you come.

Please observe social distancing (at least 6 feet from other clients and volunteers) throughout your entire visit. Traffic cones will be used as a gentle reminder of spacing and to allow you to know when it is your turn. 

Each client will receive 1 bag of refrigerator/freezer items, 1 bag of perishable foods such as fruits and vegetables, and 1 bag of nonperishable foods such as rice, cereals, and canned goods for a total of 3 bags. 

Emergency food delivery assistance 

For those who are unable to go to a pantry location, we offer emergency food delivery.

Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, we recognize some of our most vulnerable clients may be unable to come to our pantry to receive free food. As a temporary measure, we will be providing home delivery to clients who meet certain guidelines:​​

• Must live in Brookline
• Disabled or high risk due to age, immune compromised, or other related medical conditions
• Has a referral from local social service agencies (not required)

To see if you qualify for home delivery services, please call us at 
​617-800-5339.