If your family is affected by the loss of SNAP benefits, please know:
- ALL PHA students qualify for FREE breakfast and FREE lunch. School meals are nutritious and provided at every campus to any student who requests them. Please make sure your child arrives at school during breakfast time:
- Early Childhood Campus: 7:30 - 7:45am with Grab and Go breakfast until 8:30am
- Upper Elementary Campus: All students have access to breakfast during morning breaks
- Middle & High School: 7:30 - 7:55am with access to a Grab and Go breakfast until 8:30am
- Families may also attend the monthly Third Thursday Thrive Community Dinners hosted at the Early Childhood Campus from 5:30 - 7:00pm on November 20, December 18, January 15, February 26, and March 19. All PHA families are invited.
In addition to school meals, there are many community resources to help families with food assistance. These include:
All of Eastern Massachusetts
- Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline has counselors available in 180 languages. Counselors can help you find food assistance through other sources. You can click this link or call 1 (800) 645-8333 to access the hotline.
- The Greater Boston Food Bank has an up-to-date database of food pantries across Massachusetts. Type your ZIP code into the AGENCY PARTNER LOCATOR search bar, and a myriad of resources will be displayed.
Somerville
- The Somerville Food Coalition Resource Flyer provides a list of food pantries and opening hours in multiple languages
- List of Somerville Food Pantries and weekly calendar
Cambridge
- The Cambridge Food Resource Guide (available in many languages) contains the times and locations for food pantries, community meals, farmers’ markets, and more.
- List of Cambridge Food Pantries
Everett
- Food Assistance for Everett Residents provides a list of city resources and food pantry locations and hours
Medford
- List of Medford Food Pantries