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LOCATION AND HOURS
Our New Pantry Hours and Volunteer Policy
- Children 12 and under must have an adult guardian (18 or older) accompanying them to volunteer at the Pantry
- Pantry opening hours:
- Tuesdays 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Saturdays 10:00 am to 12 noon.
We will be prepared to serve our full menu during the posted times — if you find you need groceries at some other time, please call the Pantry (410-286-7086). We will be happy to provide you with a few non-perishable provisions to hold you over until the next opening.
ABOUT US
Our primary ministry is the operation of a Food Pantry located at 8823 Dayton Avenue, North Beach.
We have about 40 active volunteers who help with the operation of the Food Pantry, including a Pantry Manager. Our volunteers donated 18,000 hours in 2023! The Food Pantry primarily serves clients in Northern Calvert County. About two thirds of our clients live in North Beach or Chesapeake Beach. We are part of a network of food pantries affiliated with End Hunger in Calvert County.
The Food Pantry offers a nutritious menu of perishable and non-perishable groceries at each opening: fresh produce, bread, meat, and canned meals, vegetables and fruit. In addition, we provide Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter meal groceries to clients. Our holiday meals consist of groceries to feed a family for the complete holiday meal: meat/poultry, dessert, bread, fresh produce, vegetables, and holiday side dishes.
Once per month we set up an on-site “mini market” for clients living in the senior apartments in North Beach. We load up our truck, bring groceries to the senior apartments, and set up tables where clients can select their grocery items.
Since the start of the 2020 pandemic, we have been operating primarily outside. Our clients have told us they like this method (as opposed to coming inside our building). Pantry clients stay in their cars, and volunteers load groceries the clients have selected into their cars.