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A pile of carrots, turnips and tomatoes

MaineHealth Food Pantry at Maine Medical Center

The MaineHealth Food Pantry at Maine Medical Center provides healthy food to community members who are experiencing food insecurity. Our pantry is set up like a small grocery store where visitors can shop for high-quality, free food for their entire household. We prioritize fresh, local and culturally important foods as much as possible.

Making sure that everyone has access to nourishing food is an important part of the MaineHealth mission: working together so our communities are the healthiest in America. The food pantry is made possible through partnerships with community-based organizations such as Good Shepherd Food Bank.

Visit the Food Pantry

Our pantry is open on a walk-in basis. We do not take appointments.

Growers from Liberation Farms Hold baskets of Corn - Photo by Kelsey Kobik

Photograph of growers from Liberation Farms by Kelsey Kobik

A Maine Medical Center food pantry staff member holds a pint of cherry tomatoes

Photograph of growers from Liberation Farms by Kelsey Kobik

What is nutrition security?

Learn more about how hunger affects a person’s ability to manage their health.

Information & Resources

Do you need help finding healthy food in your community, applying for health coverage, accessing affordable medications, finding transportation or other social services? The MaineHealth Patient Assistance team can help. Call 1-833-644-3571 or email us at patientassistline@mainehealth.org.

  • Earn bonus bucks when you purchase local produce with your EBT card at markets that participate in Maine Harvest Bucks, such as the Portland Farmers Market. For example, if you spend $20 with SNAP at a participating market, you will receive an extra $10 of Maine Harvest Bucks to spend at the market. That equals $30 worth of fresh, local food.
  • Fresh Start Farms offers farmer training and land access for immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers at their Hurricane Valley location in Falmouth, Maine. Learn more.

Graphic provided by Cumberland County Food Security Council. View the complete 2022 Community Profile of Cumberland County.

Cumberland County maine Food Security Infographic

Our Generous Donors & Sponsors

The inaugural work is supported through a $200,000 investment by MaineHealth, coming in part through funds set aside by MaineHealth’s Board of Trustees to honor long-term former CEO Bill Caron. A generous $100,000 donation from former Maine Speaker of the House and U.S. Senate candidate Sara Gideon is also funding this project. Thank you to our partner, Good Shepherd Food Bank.

Join us!

 

Contact Us

Email: mmcfoodpantry@mainehealth.org

Phone: 207-662-8842