Newton Food Pantry will be closed on Wednesday June 19, 2024 and Thursday June 20, 2024

Give Help

We receive no local, state or federal funding. 100% of your donations support our community.

How Can You Help?

Make a Financial Donation

  • Help put food on your neighbors’ tables by making a charitable cash donation to support the Newton Food Pantry.
  • Many employers offer matching gift programs. Check with your employer to see if they will match your gift.
  • Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law. The Newton Food Pantry’s Tax ID number is 04-3218895.
  • If you would like to make a gift of stock, please contact our Treasurer via the Contact Page and select Inquire About Stock Donation in the drop down menu.

Donate Non-Perishable Food and Personal Care Items

  • The best way to donate non-perishable food and personal care items is by purchasing and sending the most needed items listed on our Amazon Wish List.
  • The Newton Food Pantry accepts in-kind donations of non-perishable food and personal care items. All must be unopened and may not be expired. Please donate the items listed on our Most Needed Items or Amazon Wish lists. You may bring donated items to Newton City Hall and put them in the bins located in the basement by the entrance to the Newton Food Pantry.
  • If you would like to donate items not on these lists, please take them to the Newton Community freedge at 420 Watertown Street, a 24/7 free refrigerator and pantry organized by the Newton Food Pantry. The Newton Community freedge welcomes donations of perishable and non-perishable items! Please review freedge donation guidelines prior to donating.
  • If you are interested in hosting a food drive, please contact us for more information.

In FY2023, the Newton Food Pantry distributed more than 71,500 bags of groceries and personal care items to 910 Newton households that included 2,100+ individuals.

Drop Off Grocery Bags

We need empty double-bagged brown paper grocery bags with handles for our weekly distribution to clients. Please drop off your bags at the following locations:

59 Grove St., Auburndale, MA 02466
208 Woodward St., Newton, MA 02468

Become a Supporter

Is your business or organization interested in providing ongoing support to the Newton Food Pantry? Consider becoming a Supporter today. Head to our Supporters page to see our growing list of incredible businesses.

I’m really glad that this organization exists. I have always known that there are many people struggling to make ends meet; I was one of them 25 years ago when we immigrated with nothing. I wish I knew of such programs then. But, now I am glad to be able to give to the community that needs it, and I really appreciate how the Newton Food Pantry is trying to cater to different cultures by getting special food for them all.

– Yana Brodskiy, Newton Food Pantry Volunteer