Phone Number: (617) 776 7687

The food pantry is located at 165 Broadway Somerville, MA 02145 (Map & Directions).

Project SOUP, founded in 1969, is a food pantry and soup kitchen serving Somerville. Our mission is to address food insecurity in our community by providing healthy, wholesome groceries and meals. We serve roughly 900 families per month through our pantry, community meals, and home delivery program for the homebound.

Open Hours

Mon        CLOSED
Tues        12 PM – 4 PM
Wed        10 AM – 3 PM
Thurs       2 PM – 7 PM
Fri           10 AM – 3 PM
Sat           9 AM – 12 PM
Sun         CLOSED

How to Qualify

To access the food pantry, you must be a Somerville resident. Please bring proof of Somerville residency (e.g. utility bill, etc.) to the pantry at 165 Broadway, Somerville.

For more information, please contact us at (617) 776 7687.

Need more food assistance resources? Find additional resources here.

Free Community Meals

*Note: Meals are currently grab-and-go in order to observe COVID-19 safety precautions.

  • Monday Night Meal: every Monday, 4:30 – 5:30 PM at First Congregational Church of Somerville, 89 College Avenue Somerville, MA. Meals are not held on Monday holidays such as Memorial Day, Labor Day etc. We offer a full, delicious, and free meal for all. Open to non-Somerville residents.

Map & Directions

  • Come to the Table: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 5-7 PM at Connexion Church, 149 Broadway, Somerville, MA. Sponsored by the Somerville Food Security Coalition, we offer a delicious home-cooked meal for all. Open to non-Somerville residents

Map & Directions

Emergency Food Pantry

Somerville Homeless Coalition Offices, 1 Davis Square Somerville, MA 02145

We have limited, shelf stable items in our Davis Square pantry available in addition to Project SOUP.

Map & Directions

Need Transportation To and From The Pantry?

Request a Cab Voucher

The city of Somerville offers the Taxi to Health Program which provides residents with free cab rides to grocery stores, food pantries, farmers markets, and pharmacies in Somerville, as well as to non-emergency medical appointments in Somerville, Arlington, Boston, Cambridge, Everett, and Medford.

For more information on the program see here

Help Us Stay Stocked

Food donation requests

  • Healthy cold cereal or oatmeal packets
  • Green, chamomile, or mint tea
  • High-quality soups
  • Salad dressing, seasonings, sauces,
  • Cooking oil (8-24 oz bottles of olive oil or vegetable oil)
  • Healthy snacks (granola bars, trail mix)
  • Instant coffee
  • Powdered milk

Click here for more staples you can donate to SOUP

To donate food or toiletries, please come to Project SOUP during the open hours. All donations must be unopened and unexpired. Thank you!