Finding Food in Somerville

Summer 2026 Food Resources

Summer Meals Program: Free breakfast and lunch for anyone 18 and under. Every Monday through Friday from July 6 to August 14, 2026 at five locations. Find details on the City of Somerville Free Summer Meals webpage.

Free Food Markets: Markets are open while supplies last. 

• July 9, 1:30–3:30 p.m. at East Somerville Community School
• August 6, 1:30–3:30 p.m. at East Somerville community School

Food Pantries: Visit Somerville Food Coalition for information about local food pantries and community meals. Find Somerville food pantry maps and calendars in several languages.

Mobile Food Markets: Visit the website to find the four locations, where you can buy fresh, discounted, local produce.

Sun Bucks (Summer EBT): Many families will automatically receive a one-time payment over the summer for food. For assistance, please call City of Somerville Community Health Workers: Cynthia Bonilla (Spanish) 857-270-4643, Emmanuel Charles (Haitian Creole and Spanish) 781-808-6516, Han Hogan-Rigg 857-270-8274. You can also call the Project Bread Food Resource hotline to speak with counselors in your language. 

Food Resources During the School Year

For Somerville Public Schools students: 

• Free School Breakfast and Lunch in school everyday! Check the School Meals Menu daily.
  • Breakfast for prekindergarten at 8:15 a.m.
  • Breakfast for grades K–8 and Next Wave / Full Circle students at 7:30 a.m.
  • Breakfast at Somerville High school at 7:15 a.m.

For Somerville Public Schools families: 

• Free Food Market. The West Somerville Neighborhood School (WSNS) and East Somerville Community School (ESCS) host Free Food Markets for SPS families monthly. Starting in December 2025, there will be a third market at the Healey School. Please speak to your child's school liaison to get a pass for the market. Families may take food if they have a pass and markets are open while supplies last. Families may visit one food market per month. All markets take place on Tuesdays, from 2:45–4:30 p.m.
  • June
    • June 2 at WSNS and ESCS.
    • June 9 at the Healey School.
  • July 
    • July 9, 1:30 p.m. at East Somerville Community School
  • August
    • August 6, 1:30 p.m. at East Somerville community School

For Somerville residents:

• Somerville Food Coalition  - information about local food pantries and community meals.
• Somerville food pantry maps and calendars in several languages.
• Project Bread Food Resource hotline - with counselors available to speak in 180 languages. They can help families find food assistance and access the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program.
• The City of Somerville has an informative webpage about SNAP benefits.

Want to donate?

• School Parent/Teacher Associations are fundraising for families and you can find a list of donation sites here.
• Somerville Food Coalition has a list of providers who take donations on their donate page.