More information about food access in Boston
- Where to Find Community Fridges in and Around Boston
- Office of Food Access webpage - Information on various food sites across Boston along with other food resources
- Apply for SNAP benefits (food stamps) - Do you need help buying fresh, nutritious food? You may be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps.
- Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline - SNAP application information and other food resources
- Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) - DTA assists and empowers low-income individuals and families to meet their basic needs, improve their quality of life, and achieve long term economic self-sufficiency.
- Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) - P-EBT provides financial assistance to help families with children who were receiving free and reduced-price school meals pay for meals.
- Women, Infants, & Children Nutrition Program (WIC) - WIC is a nutrition program that provides healthy food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, referrals to healthcare and other services to all kinds of families: married and single parents or legal guardians of a child under 5, working or not working.
- The Greater Boston Food Bank - The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) partners with 500+ hunger-relief agencies, including food pantries, community meal programs and other food assistance providers throughout the nine counties and 190 towns and cities across Eastern Massachusetts.