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You must comply with current TEFAP Income Guidelines to qualify for our food services.
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We serve 11 cities and towns: Gloucester, Rockport, Ipswich, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Hamilton, Wenham, Boxford, Topsfield, Rowley, and Georgetown. You must also comply with current TEFAP Income Guidelines to qualify for our food services.
Please allow a few business days for our team to process your application. Once approved you will receive an email with your login information to place a custom grocery order online. If you need food immediately, please visit either our Gloucester Food Pantry at 28 Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts (open M-F from 8:30am to 6:00pm) or our Ipswich Community Food Pantry at 00 Southern Heights in Ipswich, Massachusetts (open Wednesday and Thursday from 10:30am to 6:00pm), for what we call a “Quick Trip.” “Quick Trips” offer a variety of basic grocery supplies.
Once your application is processed, you can place weekly grocery orders for pick-up at our Gloucester Food Pantry or Ipswich Community Food Pantry.
No problem. Shoppers who can’t get to us during our business hours can schedule orders for pick-up after hours from our 24/7 refrigerated food lockers (available at both our Gloucester and Ipswich locations!). To apply for our food locker program, click here.
The Open Door serves 11 communities: Gloucester, Rockport, Ipswich, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Hamilton, Wenham, Boxford, Topsfield, Rowley, and Georgetown. Mobile sites in Danvers and Lynn.