Chelmsford Food Pantry

Serving everyone because financial difficulties and hunger have no boundary lines.

Our Location:

Physical Address:
50 Rear Billerica Road, Chelmsford, MA
In Beige Trailer

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 394
Chelmsford, MA 01824

Email: office@chelmsfordfoodpantry.org

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Foods Needed (click here)

Non-Perishable Food:

Cooking oil
Flour
Sugar
Ketchup
Mustard
Mayo
Salad Dressing
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Ramen noodles
Spaghetti Sauce
Canned tuna
Canned Chicken
Canned Black, Garbanzo, and Kidney beans
Canned Corn
Boxed Cereal and Oatmeal
Pancake Mix and Syrup
Apple Juice
Shelf Stable Milk
Mac & Cheese
Corn Tortilla or flour tortilla
Fried Beans
Chili powder
Cake Mix and frosting.
Children snacks
Juice boxes

Personal Care Items:

Shampoo
Soap
Toothpaste
Toothbrush

Amazon Wish List

The Chelmsford Food Pantry has put together an Amazon Wishlist for the pantry. This allows people to buy an item and have it sent directly to the pantry.

Please feel free to use this link for your donation:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2Q8C5H70VSUHC?ref_=wl_share

Visit Us Weekly During These Hours

Wednesdays:

5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Thursdays:

2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Fridays:

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Please, Pantry users only to protect confidentiality

Food Drop Offs

Thursdays:

10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
6:30 PM to 7:45 PM

Food donation boxes are also located at Market Basket and Stop and Shop on Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford and at the Chelmsford Public Library.

Free Emergency Home Delivery

If you live in Chelmsford, the Chelmsford Food Pantry can deliver Free to you.

Please give us a call or send us an email and we will do everything we can to help.

Contact Us

2026 Message From From The Board of Directors

We are pleased to present this message from the Board of Directors as we reflect on a year marked by significant growth and positive change for the Chelmsford Food Pantry. Through dedication and collaboration, we’ve been able to respond to new challenges and continue our mission of serving those in need. The commitment and generosity shown by our volunteers, donors, and the entire community have been truly inspiring.

We are thankful for the Town of Chelmsford and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for their purchase of a new trailer replacing our aged trailer. The town also assisted with the placement and planning of this trailer.

We appreciate everyone who donates food or money to support our work in fighting food insecurity. Each donor, large or small, is vital to our mission. Special thanks go to Bob Andersson, General Manager at Amrize, for leading our main fundraising drive, which involves many local companies. We are deeply grateful for his continued support.

We participated in a Table of Plenty seminar that emphasized the considerable food insecurity present in Chelmsford. In response, our volunteers-initiated home delivery services in 2025 for residents lacking transportation. During November 2025, we completed 38 home deliveries to Chelmsford residents who were unable to access our pantry.

Our weekly customers to our Pantry continue to increase. Through November 2025 we have weekly averaged 189 family visits. We have installed a new electronic sign-in system to assist us in monitoring visits and expediting the sign in process.

Our donors showed remarkable generosity during November’s SNAP shutdown, which was truly appreciated.

As we approach 2026, our 82 volunteers stand ready for any new challenges.
Thank you for your continued support over the years.

How You Can Help

Drop Off Food

Thursdays:

10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
6:45 PM to 7:45 PM

Food donation boxes are also located at Market Basket and Stop and Shop on Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford and at the Chelmsford Public Library.

Volunteer

Learn more about volunteer opportunities

Volunteering

Donate

Send a Check:

Chelmsford Community Exchange, Inc.

P.O. Box 394
Chelmsford, MA 01824

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Our Mission

Transitioning individuals and families from food insecurity to food security

The purposes of the Corporation are to provide a resource for those in need:

To offer food and resources for those in need, as well as to act whenever and however possible as advocates for the disadvantaged, and to engage in other charitable purposes lawful in this Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Chelmsford Community Exchange Inc is nonprofit and is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization (non-profit ID 043194006) . Our institution is prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Chelmsford Community Exchange, Inc. / Non-Profit ID # 043194006

Sandy Donovan (1938-2020)

Sandy Donovan, founder of the food pantry, our director, and spokesperson passed on September 27, 2020.

She founded Chelmsford Community Exchange in 1993 in a small storage room in the back of the old Chelmsford Town Hall. Sandy expanded the operation over the past 27 years and was able to relocate the Food Pantry operation to its present location.

She provided support to many area residents who needed assistance over these past 27 years. Today’s operation is dedicated to continuing her legacy.

Serving the Greater Lowell Area

We are most appreciative and grateful for all your support – whether you volunteer, contribute to us thru monetary or food donations, or have the courage to come and get much needed food for your families or yourself.

Critical Home Repair Services

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell’s Critical Home Repair program offers assistance to qualified seniors, veterans and families to help alleviate health, safety and code violations. This program is part of an ongoing effort to meet Habitat’s mission that everyone should have a simple, decent, affordable place to live in dignity and safety. As with all Habitat for Humanity programs, this offers “a hand-up, not a hand-out”.

Lasagna Love

Parents everywhere have been affected by the pandemic. Lost income, lost childcare, lost sanity – we’re here to help. If you’re a mom or dad and could use a hand with dinner one night in the coming weeks, sign up here.

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