Food Assistance Information

How to Qualify for Food Assistance Programs

To qualify for food assistance at the Brookline Food Pantry, individuals must have a current Brookline address and the meet financial food insecurity guidelines. There are additional locally available resources for Yet there are a variety of other services that are offered by local, state, and federal resources that can help to supplement your food needs:

• Federal Resources
  • SNAP (Formerly Food Stamp Program)
    • Learn More Here
    • Apply Here
  • WIC (Women, Infants & Children up to age 5 at nutritional risk)
    • Learn More Here
    • Apply Here
  • SUN Bucks
    • SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) is a federal food benefit that helps low-income families with school-aged children buy food when schools are closed for the summer. 
    • Learn More Here
    • Apply Here
  • SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
    • Learn More Here
  • Unemployment Benefits
    • Learn More Here
  • Veterans’ Assistance
    • Learn More Here
• State Resources
  • Mass Health (Medicaid) – Commonwealth Care
    • Learn More Here
  • Department of Transitional Assistance (Child Services)
    • This department provide Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) which is an economic assistant (cash benefit) program that helps pregnant individuals, families and caregivers explore opportunities, improve their finances, and reach their goals.
    • Learn More Here
    • Apply Here
  • EAEDC (Emergency Aid to Elders, Disabled and Children)
    • Learn More Here
    • Apply Here
  • RAFT (Residence Assistance for Families in Transition)
    • The Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) program provides short-term emergency funding to help you with eviction, foreclosure, loss of utilities, and other housing emergencies.
    • Learn More Here
  • HIP (Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Program)
    • HIP puts money back on your EBT card when you use SNAP to buy healthy, local fruits and vegetables from HIP farm vendors. There is no special sign-up for HIP. If you live in Massachusetts and get SNAP benefits, your household is automatically able to participate in HIP.
    • Learn More Here
• Brookline Resources
  • Learn More Here

Clients may also qualify if they have:

• Recently become unemployed
• Lost past services such as Meals on Wheels, Springwell, etc.

If unsure of whether you qualify, please call us at 617-800-5339.