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Basic Needs: Food, Clothing, Hygiene, Household Goods
Food Resources
- Sudbury Food Pantry – shoppers receive prepackaged grocery bags which includes perishable and nonperishable items, pre-made grocery bags, and toiletries/household products
- Maynard Food Pantry – provides food assistance to residents of Maynard and surrounding cities. Traditionally only Maynard residents can visit twice a month, while residents from surrounding cities can visit once a month
- Little Free Food Pantry – Located behind St. Anslem Church in Sudbury next to the St. Vincent De Paul donation bin. Community run
- SNAP (a.k.a. Food Stamps) – provides a debit card for food purchases for low-income individuals and families
- SNAP’s Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) – website provides information on how to receive free produce
- SNAP & Grocery Delivery –provides information on how to use SNAP benefits to take advantage of the online purchase program
- SNAP Info for Gig Workers (Uber drivers, artists, housekeepers, & other self-employed workers) – this website of Mass Legal Services explains how “gig workers” can most easily use SNAP benefits for buying groceries
- Open Table Food Pantry & Free Prepared Meals – explains food programs & services offered by this food pantry. Pantry distribution is through drive-thru or walk-up. Volunteers will bring prepackaged groceries to your vehicle or you can visit the table in front of the building. Open: Tuesdays 1:00 – 3:00pm (Seniors 65+), Tuesdays 3:00 – 6:30pm, Thursdays 11:00am – 4:30pm
- A Place to Turn – Emergency food pantry, which provides groceries including fresh produce. Also provides extra food for families with school-aged children. Can be used once every 30 days, without referral. Can access the pantry every 60 days. Need to bring proof of address that isn’t a license (bill, anything from the mail, bill on phone). Also provides femenine hygiene products, personal care and household items, and a week’s worth of diapers every month. Hours: Monday and Wednesday 4-6pm, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30am-12:30pm by appointment. Appointments can be scheduled via their website.
- WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) – Free nutrition program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare to pregnant women and mothers of young children.
- Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program – Provides vouchers to purchase fresh produce at farmer’s markets . Available to WIC recipients & through local senior centers
- Meals on Wheels – Home delivered meals to seniors over 60, who are unable to prepare their own meals. Nutritious lunch provided Monday through Friday. Service provided by Springwell. Apply by contacting Springwell through their website.
- Food Source Hotline – Please call for a referral to food resources and information about school meals, summer meal sites for kids, elder meal programs, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
- The Good Shepherd Parish, Wayland – Food Pantry is open one Thursday morning a month from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- Community Servings: Provides fully prepared and medically tailored meals home-delievered weekly, and nutrition services, to residents with critical or chronic illness and food insecurity, at no cost. Residents must complete an application with a doctor or healthcare provider to determine eligibility.
- CIC Food Pantry, Wayland: Temporarily closed as of 2026
Clothing
- Dress for Success (DFS) – Provides women with professional outfits to secure employment and programming to help women achieve success in reaching their personal goals.
- Global Thrift – For-profit thrift store that offers free clothing, furniture, and household goods
- Local Thrift Stores (i.e. Savers, Salvation Army, Goodwill, etc.) – This is a great way to save money on new and used clothing as well as household goods while supporting a charitable cause.
Hygiene Resources
Clothing & Household Goods
- New Life Furniture Bank of MA- provides furniture and household goods to individuals who are have experienced harships including homelessness, fire, domestic abuse, and other circumstances in which it is difficult to furnish a home. A referral is needed. The Walpole donation center works with the referring agency to arrange the services of a professional moving company, while the Marlborough center requires individuals to collect their own furniture.
- Household Goods in Action – referral by a social worker is required in order to access these services, which include basic furniture & small household goods, provided at no charge.
- Fresh Start Furniture Bank in Hudson –Provides free used furniture and household goods for those in need. People can only visit once and provide their own transportation
- Society of St. Vincent de Paul – Provides emergency short-term financial assistance for essential needs, access to furniture, and referrals to other resources. Society of St. Vincent de Paul representatives require a telephone interview.
- Gifts of Hope Unlimited – Provides emergency short-term financial assistance, basic household goods, clothing, toiletries, furniture, and more to survivors of domestic violence.
- Habitat for Humanity ReStore– Resale of home goods for cheap.
- Local Thrift Stores (i.e. Savers, Salvation Army, Goodwill, etc.) are also a great way to save money on new and used clothing and household goods while supporting a charitable cause.
- Facebook Groups*:
- *As with any communication online or with people you have just met, please be cautious about sharing personal information and consider meeting in a safe public location
- Lincoln Sudbury Mutual Aid Network-Neighbors can ask for items they need or post items they have to give
- Sudbury Bulletin Board-A general community bulletin board to ask questions, post information and post requests
- Buy Nothing Sudbury/Maynard MA-Going green by upcycling. Neighbors post what they have to share or what they need to avoid buying new
General Resources
- South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) –outlines the many things this multi-service agency provides for those in need, including assistance with behavioral health care, education & employment training, energy & financial assistance, housing, food, & small business assistance
- Neighbor Brigade: Neighbors Volunteering to Support Those Coping with Temporary Crises –provides information on the non-financial temporary crises with which this organization may be able to help (such as cancer treatments, recent death in the family, accident, fire, etc.) and how to request help.
- Emerson Health findhelp: Enter your zip code below to search and connect to local support. Find information about financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost services.
