Fighting Hunger and Strengthening Community

Working in partnership to share good food since 1986.

Pop Up Picnics - Casco Bay!

On Monday, July 21st, at 5:30pm, we will hold our next Pop Up Picnic of the season at Casco Bay Community Garden! Musical guest the Ideal Maine Band returns with their New Orleans Street band sound! This picnic is a FREE event with fantastic food and fun for the whole family! Come one, come all! 

Wayside’s 2024 Impact Report

Wayside’s impact report is our way of celebrating and sharing with you what you have helped make possible in the previous year. It is also an opportunity to provide details about our operations, finances, programs, and partnerships.

Buffet with women

Community Meals

Our Community Meals share delicious meals in welcoming settings. 

Man and woman moving food carts

Food Rescue

Wayside is a hub for donors and a network of partner agencies.

A medley of berries, grapes, oranges, and pineapple.

Mobile Food Pantries

We collaborate with various partners to deliver groceries to neighborhoods.

One man handing a box to another man

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)

The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is a senior food assistance program.

In 2024, Wayside Food Programs kept 1,700,000 lbs of food from entering landfills.