On the first Sunday of every month we collect an offering of non-perishable items for the Maine Township Food Pantry.

The Maine Township Emergency Food Pantry provides food on an emergency basis to persons living in the greater Maine Township area. To receive assistance on a continuing basis, you must reside in Maine Township.

The first Maine Township Food Pantry program began in 1981 when the Township distributed fifteen food baskets during the Christmas season. By 1984 the Emergency Food Pantry had established itself as a regular but relatively minor program under the auspices of the General Assistance Department, providing 25 baskets of food per month and maintaining its food supply in a single closet. In 1989, the program expanded to a large storage room in the basement of the Township Hall. Today, the Emergency Food Pantry supplies 150 boxes of food every month, which go towards feeding over 300 individuals. Each box is hand packed by Township staff and volunteers with dozens of non-perishable food items to help supplement the needs of residents in distress.

For more information about the Maine Township Emergency Food Pantry, please go to their website at http://www.mainetownship.com/services/ga/foodpantry.shtml