Bangor church hands out boxes of food to serve 300 families a week
The Bangor Ecumenical Food Cupboard at Hammond Street Congregational Church is giving boxes of food to anyone who needs one every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Author: Hannah Yechivi (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 10:19 AM EDT May 6, 2021 Updated: 10:28 AM EDT May 6, 2021
BANGOR, Maine — In these challenging times for so many people, buying food is not as simple as it once was, and many food pantries are seeing more hungry Mainers.
The Hammond Street Congregational Church in Bangor has run for 46 years the Ecumenical Food Cupboard. Back in the day, they used a "come-in-and-shop" food pantry for people to choose what they needed, but due to the ongoing pandemic, the cupboard is providing healthy hefty boxes of food to any Mainer in need. Now, boxes of food are passed through a window every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to noon.