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Partners & Sponsorship
Find Food
Find a food pantry, free community meal site, or other type of food security organization that meets your and your family's needs.
We aim to keep this information as accurate as possible, but organizations may have temporary closures or changes in operating hours. Check an organization's website or social media before you visit!
Bar Harbor Food Pantry
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36 Mount Desert Street (behind YWCA)
Bar Harbor
Tue & Wed 9a-2p, Thu 12p-6p; Fresh Food Fridays: 9a-12p (perishable food only)
Please call for deliveries. We will complete intake over the phone and then provide the password to the online order form (found HERE). We deliver Wed mornings, so please order by the end of the day on Tues. Fresh Food Friday are leftover perishables produce distribution: the full pantry is not open at this time and so does not count as a weekly shopping visit. Customers are welcome to shop Tues-Thu + Friday.
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207-288-3375 or bhpantry@bhfp.org
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Open Table MDI
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116 Cottage Street
Bar Harbor
Tue 4p-7p
Community suppers on Tue evenings (now in-person!). A limited number of to-go meals are available after 5p. For delivery call, text, or email by 2p on Tue.
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207-664-9026 or opentablemdi@gmail.com
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Open Table Good Food Box (on pause)
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116 Cottage Street
Bar Harbor
N/A
Program still on pause. Program on pause until November 2023. Pantry items, prepared meals, & produce. Pick-up will be in Bar Harbor, Northwest Harbor, Southwest Harbor, & Trenton. Call or email for delivery (see Contact Info).
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207-479-1941 or food.access@opentablemdi.org
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Magic Food Bus
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Varies (check website for 2024 schedule)
Blue Hill peninsula
Check website for 2024 schedule
Late June through late Sept. Free fresh produce and books from Healthy Penninsula’s mobile farm stands in Blue Hill, Brooksville, Brooklin, Castine, Deer Isle, Penobscot, Sedgwick, Stonington, & Surry.
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207-374-3257 or awind@healthypeninsula.org (Anna Wind)
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Tree of Life Food Pantry
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23 South Street
Blue Hill peninsula
Thu 9a-1p
Provides food for the residents of the eight towns on the Blue Hill peninsula: Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Orland, Penobscot, Sedgwick, & Surry. Donations to the pantry are accepted at any time.
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207-374-2900 or presidenttol22@gmail.com (Will Simon)
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Simmering Pot
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26 Hinckley Ridge Road
Blue Hill peninsula
Mon 2:30p-6p (except holidays)
Free community meal at the Blue Hill Congregational Church (eat in or take-out). Soup delivery is available - call & leave a message with name, address, phone, and # of meals you’d like, or fill out this form.
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207-374-3257 or aschroth@healthypeninsula.org
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Bucksport Community Concerns Food Pantry
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181 Franklin Street (white building behind the Bucksport United Methodist Church)
Bucksport
Wed 9:30a-11:30a
Serves residents of Bucksport, Orland, Verona Island, and Prospect. Call Linda (see Contact Info) to make an appointment if unable to come on Wednesday. Donation drop-off during open hours.
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207-217-3220 or bucksportcommunityconcerns@gmail.com
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Bucksport Regional Health Center
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110 Broadway
Bucksport
Every 3rd Wed of the month, 11a-4:30p
Veggie/produce giveaway, free and open to the public.
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207-469-7371
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Bucksport Senior Center Community Meal
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125 Broadway (Senior Citizen Center building)
Bucksport
Mon, Wed, & Fri 11:15a-12:30p (except on holidays)
Meals for $7, subsidies available. Dine-in, take-out, or delivery available. Please call in advance to reserve; no later than 9a the morning of the scheduled meal.
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207-469-3632 or wfoster@bucksportmaine.gov (Bill Foster)
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Downeast Community Partners
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248 Bucksport Road
Ellsworth
Call for appointment.
Opt-in pantry boxes available for pick-up or delivery. Also operate an Emergency Food Box Program; request boxes from Heather (see Contact Info).
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207-460-7567 (Heather Barton-Lindloff) or 207-610-5164 (Vicki)
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Downeast Community Partners
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7 VIP Drive
Machias
Call for appointment.
Opt-in pantry boxes available for pick-up or delivery. Also operate an Emergency Food Box Program.
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207-259-5015
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Emmaus Center
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51 Main Street
Ellsworth
Tue & Thu 8:30a-10a; by appointment Mon-Fri 10a-2p
Call 24 hours in advance for appointments (see Contact Info). Bring reusable bags. Donation hours are Mon-Fri 10a-2p; donors should call ahead to arrange with staff.
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207-667-3962 or director@emmausshelter.org
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