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Food Help

Pioneer Valley Food Help

Every food pantry across the Valley, plus the drives and distribution events happening this month. Pantry hours and addresses are verified directly. Drives update nightly from local organizations and the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.

5 pantries · 0 upcoming · updated nightly

5 pantries · 0 upcoming

Food pantries · open weekly

Pantries open year-round to anyone who needs groceries. Hours and what they collect are verified directly with each organization. Want to volunteer or donate? Each card has a contact link.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

South Hadley

30 Carew St, South Hadley, MA 01075

Hours · Tue 5:00–7:00 PM · Wed 10:00 AM–12:00 PM · Thu 5:00–7:00 PM

Needs · Soup, cold & hot cereal, canned meat, tomato products, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, and personal hygiene items.

Mail-carrier drive each May (Stamp Out Hunger). Leave non-perishables in a bag by your mailbox; letter carriers collect during their route.

United Way of Pioneer Valley Food Pantry · Springfield

Springfield

1441 Main St, Springfield, MA 01103

Hours · Tue 1:30–5:30 PM

Needs · Non-perishable food, peanut butter, canned tuna, baby food, diapers, hygiene products.

United Way of Pioneer Valley Food Pantry · Holyoke

Holyoke

164 Race St, Holyoke, MA 01040

Hours · Thu 2:30–5:30 PM

Needs · Non-perishable food, peanut butter, canned tuna, baby food, diapers, hygiene products.

Food Bank of Western Massachusetts

Chicopee

25 Carew St, Chicopee, MA 01013

Hours · Distributes through 200+ partner pantries, meal sites, and mobile pantries across the four Western Mass counties. Find a program near you on their site.

Needs · $1 donated = 3 meals — financial contributions stretch furthest, but they also accept non-perishable food drives.

The regional umbrella that supplies the smaller pantries listed above.

People's Pantry · Dispensa del Pueblo

Springfield

380 Plainfield St, Springfield, MA 01107

Hours · 4th Sunday of each month, 5:00–6:30 PM

Needs · Non-perishable food. Bilingual (English / Spanish) operation.

Upcoming drives and events

No upcoming drives on the calendar right now. Pantries above accept donations year-round. We update this page nightly with new events from the Food Bank of Western Mass and local town pages.

Running a drive we should list, or know a pantry we're missing?

Send us the details and we'll add it. Free, no strings — this page exists to connect Valley readers to local food assistance.

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