Thank you for visiting our Wellesley Food Pantry website. You can find information about our location and operations, how to volunteer or donate, and our needs and food drives. We appreciate your interest in our mission of serving members of the Wellesley community who are food insecure or have emergency needs.

Wellesley Food Pantry currently serves approximately 400 clients in about 200 households in town. Of those who come to the pantry for food and personal care products, about a quarter are children (18 years old and younger) and 45% are seniors. The pantry is open every Tuesday afternoon (except for the 5th Tuesday of the month) to welcome clients, and is also open one Tuesday evening per month. The pantry receives no government funding – it relies solely on volunteers and donations from individuals, businesses, and civic organizations to stock shelves and serve clients.

The pantry has a large food drive the Saturday of Mother’s Day Weekend each May, called Stamp Out Hunger/Postal Food Drive. This drive stocks the pantry’s shelves at a critical time – right before school lets out for the summer when donations tend to drop off and children no longer have access to school lunches.

Throughout the year donations are collected in large bins located at Roche Bros. and Whole Foods Market. The pantry gathers a wide variety of foods and personal care products (toothpaste, soap, shampoo, etc.).

To volunteer at the Wellesley Food Pantry, please take a look at our volunteering opportunities and use our Volunteer Application Form to apply.