Bethlehem Food Pantry

Located in the Bethlehem Town Hall

Food Insecurity in Bethlehem

Your donations of food and supplies go directly to the shelves of the Food Pantry at Bethlehem Town Hall, where volunteers and outreach workers work tirelessly to fill gaps in people’s needs. 

An open refrigerator containing various food items including eggs, butter, juice bottles, fruit, and frozen foods, with shelves organized for different types of groceries.

When food drive donations are down or the number of residents facing food insecurity increases, we at Friends of Bethlehem Seniors write the checks to cover the gap, ensuring that no family goes without.

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Shelf in a store with canned and packaged food items, including beans, soup, syrup, and pancake mix, organized in white and green plastic bins with yellow labels.

How you can help

  • Your monetary donation is the best way to support the food pantry, as we purchase food directly from the Regional Food Bank at a discounted rate, which also allows Senior Services to purchase food as needed so it is not at risk of expiring.

  • We appreciate your food donations, which you can drop off at Bethlehem Town Hall or at donation bins around town, including the Bethlehem YMCA, Delmar Hannaford, McCarroll’s, and the Bethlehem Public Library.

  • You can organize a food drive and coordinate it with the Outreach Workers at Bethlehem Senior Services.

  • You can volunteer in the food pantry and at our big food drives twice a year hosted by Scouting America and US Post Office.

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  • “When we found ourselves running out of hope, the Bethlehem Food Pantry offered far more than just the supplies lining their pantry shelves, but a beacon of hope for us and the community, filling our hearts as well as our bellies!” –C.S.

    C.S.

  • We were taken by the transformation of a guest who had no permanent housing and had recently moved into an apartment. Typically sad and quiet, he was upbeat and reflected on how this Thanksgiving is going to be different. "I now have a stove and no longer need to eat only out of a can," he said with a smile. Although the food pantry had been beneficial in the past, he now looks forward to expanding the type of food he can use. It brought a smile to our faces to see how things we take for granted mean so much to others.

    —Mary & Rich, Food Pantry Volunteers

  • The volunteers at the pantry are always friendly and helpful.”

    G.N.

  • “All the staff and volunteers are dynamite – couldn’t ask for more!”

    W.S.

  • A parent was unable to feed their family without the pantry’s support

    - Food Pantry Volunteer

  • A food pantry guest truly appreciated receiving fresh garden produce, which helped normalize his current situation.

    - Food Pantry Volunteer

  • Several female guests shared how access to food makes the daily struggles much more manageable.

    - Food Pantry Volunteer

People shopping for food and household items at a community food bank, with American flags in the background
People organizing and packing items into bins in a large hall with tables arranged in rows, American flag on the wall.
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Group of eight people standing behind a table filled with food donations, with a large American flag framed on the wall behind them.
Interior of a bus filled with boxes and bags of canned food and groceries, indicating a food donation or collection event.
People sorting and organizing canned and packaged food items on tables in a community center or hall, likely for a food drive or donation event.
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Group of people standing outdoors in a parking lot, some wearing safety vests and others in casual attire, with trees and parked cars in the background, and a large Thule trailer in the foreground.
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