Free Meals and Food Assistance
SNAP Benefits
If you need help with buying healthy foods, you may be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP provides a monthly cash benefits (loaded on a plastic EBT card) to buy nutritious foods. The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) administers SNAP benefits.
Eligibility for SNAP benefits depends on financial and nonfinancial criteria. There are many families who qualify for SNAP but don't know it! It is possible to apply for SNAP benefits for some household members and not others, if only some people are eligible.
You can apply for SNAP benefits online or by telephone. To apply by phone, call the DTA Assistance Line at (877) 382-2363. Press 7 for application assistance. Help is available in several different languages.
As of May 29, 2020, SNAP benefits may be used to purchase groceries online
WIC Benefits
WIC is a nutrition and breastfeeding program that helps eligible pregnant women, new mothers, babies and young children (up to age 5) eat well, learn about nutrition and stay healthy.
WIC provides nutrition education and counseling, nutritious foods via a debit card that can be used in many grocery locations, and referrals to other health and social services.
Attleboro Area Food Pantries
Free groceries for your family
When you visit a food pantry for the first time, remember to bring a document with your home address on it. This can be an ID or any kind of bill that shows your address.
Murray UU Church Food Pantry
Murray Unitarian Universalist Church
505 North Main Street, Attleboro
Mondays and Thursdays 9:30AM-11:30AM
Open to residents of Attleboro and surrounding towns
Hebron Food Pantry
Centenary United Methodist Church
10 Sanford Street, Attleboro
Tuesdays 10AM-12PM (Seniors only)
Wednesdays 4PM-6PM
Thursdays 4PM-7PM
Open to residents of Attleboro, North Attleboro, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Norton, Plainville and Mansfield.
Second Congregational Church
50 Park Street, Attleboro
Fourth Monday of each month 3PM-5PM
St. Theresa's Food Pantry
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic Church
18 Baltic Street, Attleboro
Wednesdays 9:30AM-10:30AM
South Attleboro residents only
St. Joseph's Food Cellar
St. Vincent de Paul Parish
71 Linden Street, Attleboro
Fridays 6PM-7PM
Lenore's Food Pantry
43 South Washington Street, North Attleboro
Monday and Friday BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Click here to request an appointment
Hockomock YMCA
Multiple locations - click here to complete intake form
300 Elmwood Street, North Attleboro
Wednesdays 1PM-2PM and 5PM-6PM
67 Mechanic Street, Foxboro
Wednesdays 1PM-2PM
45 Forge Hill Road, Franklin
Wednesdays 1PM-2PM
Mansfield Food Pantry - Our Daily Bread
15A West Street, Mansfield
Saturday 9AM-11AM
Wednesday afternoon BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Mansfield residents only
Click here for Wednesday appointments
Living Bread Food Pantry
Plainville United Methodist Church
16 East Bacon Street, Plainville, MA 02762
Wednesdays 6:15PM-7:00PM
Plainville residents only
Doorways Food Pantry
The North School
2 North Street, Seekonk, MA 02771
Saturdays 8:00AM-10:00AM
Seekonk residents only
Call Seekonk Human Services before first visit: (508) 336-8772.
Hot Meals-To-Go
Free hot meal per person
Provided by Attleboro Area Interfaith Collaborative's Food N Friends
VFW Post 115
122 Park Street
Monday - Friday 4:30PM
Walk-Up or Drive-Thru available
Centenary United Methodist Church
15 Sanford Street
Saturdays 11AM
Free Kids Meals
Under a special Covid-19 program, ALL public school children in the state of Massachusetts are entitled to free breakfast and lunch at school for the
2021-22 school year.
All families are still encouraged to complete the Free and Reduced Price School Meals application. This will help schools to get additional funding to assist families and will also help to identify if families qualify for other help, such as SNAP benefits. More information can be found here.
Low Cost Produce
Phone Numbers for Food Assistance
Food n’ Friends program, Attleboro Area Interfaith Collaborative..................(508) 222-2933
Hebron Food Pantry..............................................................................................(774) 331-2120
Meals-on-Wheels / Council on Aging / Bristol Elder Services..........................(774) 627-1302
Murray UU Church Food Pantry............................................................................(508)222-0505
Project Bread......................................................................................................1 (800) 645-8333
St. Joseph’s Cellar Food Pantry...........................................................................(508) 838-5867
Salvation Army Food Pantry.................................................................................(508) 226-8624
Second Congregational Church’s Food Pantry..................................................(508) 222-4677
Self Help.................................................................................................................(508) 226-4192
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)......................................1 (866) 950-3663
St. Theresa’s SVDP Food Pantry...........................................................................(508) 243-4386
WIC Nutrition Program (Women, Infants, and Children)...................................(508) 226-4543