Food Pantries
Get Food and Personal Care ItemsMCC has two Food Pantries, which are free for currently enrolled students and employees. They are located in the Lowell Cowan Center, Room G04 and in the Bedford Campus Center, Room 200.
Both pantries have a variety of food and personal care items and are typically open Monday-Friday between 8am-4pm. If the room is locked, Public Safety can let you in between 8am-8pm, 7 days a week when you call 781-589-0234 in Bedford or 781-589-1384 in Lowell.
Please be thoughtful about only taking what you need. You can bring a reusable bag with you, or there are usually some available in the pantry.
For more information about anything related to the MCC Food Pantries, email FoodPantry@middlesex.mass.edu.
Support the Food Pantries
Donating
Click here if you'd like to support the MCC Food Pantries monetarily
Donate personal care items through our Amazon Wish List
Food or personal care items may be donated on campus in any of the drop off bins (Lowell
Library and Cowan Center Lobby; Bedford Library, Campus Center, and Cataldo Building)
or at the Food Pantries when they are open.
Volunteering
We are grateful for the involvement of student and employee volunteers at the food
pantries! Volunteers are critical for tasks like helping keep the pantries organized,
stocking shelves, greeting visitors, and answering questions. Hours are flexible,
but volunteers are most needed between 8am-4pm, ideally for a 2-hour shift if possible.
For any questions about volunteering, please contact us at crockettj@middlesex.mass.edu. Thanks for considering!
Additional Resources
| Local Community Resources |
| Local Food Pantries |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bank |
| Project Bread |
| Government Resources |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) |
| Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Federal Website |
| Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) State Website |
We'd like to thank the following supporters of the food, housing, and financial needs of our MCC Community.
City of Lowell – Department of Planning and Development
Community Teamworks Inc.
DCU Bank of Lowell
Greater Lowell Community Foundation
Individual and Corporate Sponsors and Donors
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Merrimack Valley Food Bank