Mobile Food Pantries
Wayside collaborates with Portland Housing Authority (PHA), Portland Community Policing, Avesta Housing, and South Portland West End Neighborhood Association to deliver groceries to five neighborhoods where residents are at risk of food insecurity but experience barriers to other supplemental food resources due to transportation or mobility challenges. High-quality groceries enable individuals and families to prepare meals and support families working together to improve eating habits. The pantries offer valuable opportunities for neighbors to help each other if someone cannot attend or has challenges carrying the food.
Our Mobile Food Pantries occur monthly at the following locations:
Schedule
1st Thursday each month
Bayside Anchor/Kennedy Park Neighborhood
81 East Oxford Street, Portland
(across the street)
11 AM
2nd Thursday each month
Washington Gardens Neighborhood
(end of Pembroke St)
10:30 AM
“Food and shelter are, without argument, the keystones of stability, making Wayside's collaboration with housing agencies crucial to the visible and invisible safety net that supports so many households across Cumberland County.”
- Teyonda Hall, Resident Services Director, Portland Housing Authority
Weekly Lunches & Dinners, Mobile Food Pantries, Kids Snacks & Kitchen Sharing