Finding Food in Somerville

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. There are free food markets every month at the West Somerville Neighborhood School and East Somerville Community School for SPS families. 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.
  • Thursday, November 6, 2:45-4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, December 2, 2:45-4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, January 6, 2:45-4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, February 3, 2:45-4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 3, 2:45-4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 31, 2:45-4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, May 5, 2:45-4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, June 2, 2:45-4:30 p.m.

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?

• If you would like to help out Somerville families, local non-profit Somerville Food Coalition has a list of providers on their donate page.