School sites and addresses:
Deering High School
370 Stevens Avenue, Portland, ME 04103
King Middle School
92 Deering Avenue, Portland, ME 04102
Lyman Moore Middle School
171 Auburn Street, Portland, ME 04103
Talbot Community School (formerly Riverton)
1600 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME 04103
Presumpscot Elementary School,
69 Presumpscot Street, Portland, ME 04103
Reiche Community School
166 Brackett Street, Portland, ME 04102
The PPS district also distributes food at the office of Bayside Anchor Portland Housing Authority (curbside pickup). Food is distributed at this location during weekdays from 12:30-1:30pm. The address is 81 East Oxford Street, Portland Me 04101.
The Locker Project
In addition to the food provided by the School District, the non-profit, Locker Project, will be providing limited quantities of pre-packaged food at the schools from 10am-12pm on the following days:
Wednesdays: Reiche Community School and King Middle School
Thursdays: Deering High School, Lyman Moore Middle School, Talbot Commmunity School (formerly Riverton), and Presumpscot Elementary School
This food may be picked up in addition to the food provided by the school district. Locker Project will have 25 pre-packaged food available at each school. First come, first served.
Portland Food Pantries
All food pantries will be distributing pre-packaged food during the shutdown.
Every Day:
Preble Street Resource Center Food Pantry
252 Oxford Street, Portland, ME 04101 | 775-0026
1:30-4pm
Service Area: Open to all
Offering pre-packaged boxes of food
Select Days:
Salvation Army Food Pantry
297 Cumberland Avenue, Portland, ME 04101 | 774-6304
Mon, Wed, & Fri. at 1-2:30 PM
Service area: Greater Portland
Stroudwater Food Pantry
1520 Westbrook Street, Portland, ME 04102 | 200-5985
Sundays, 1-3 PM
Service Area: Greater Portland
Food distributed at the front door. This pantry is offering pre-packaged boxes of food. Guests will be assisted at the front door or in their car as the facility will be closed to guests. Please contact them if you need to schedule home delivery.
White Memorial Food Pantry
97 Allen Avenue, Portland, ME 04103 | 797-4414
Thursdays, 7:15am-9 am
Service area: Open to all
Food distributed at the front door. Photo ID required.
St. Luke's Cathedral Food Pantry
134 Park Street, Portland, Me 04101 | 772-5434
Thursdays, 9:30-11 AM
Service area: Open to all
Prepackaged bags of food distributed at the back of the church.
Soup Kitchens
All soup kitchens are offering take-home meals during the shut-down.
Preble Street Resource Center Soup Kitchen
252 Oxford Street, Portland, ME 04101 | 775-0026
Breakfast, 8-9:30 AM
Lunch, 11:30-1 PM
Dinner, 4:30-6 PM
Preble Street Teen Center Soup Kitchen
343 Cumberland Avenue, Portland, ME 04101 | 874-1197
Breakfast, 8-9 AM
Lunch, 12-1 PM
Dinner, 6-7 PM
Take-home meals and pre-packaged boxes of food are available upon request for anyone under 21 years of age. Please call ahead so that meals can be prepared prior to arrival and reduce wait time.
St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen
307 Congress Street, Portland ME 40101 | 772-1113
Lunch, Monday - Friday, 11-12:30 PM