How did the pantry get started?

In 2006, a committee to form the Dracut Food Pantry was established by three Dracut churches – St. Francis Parish, St. Marguerite D’Youville Parish and Christ Church United. Town representation was added, and the committee underwent several months of groundwork. The pantry opened at Beaver Brook Mills in October 2007 with just six families, but the demand grew quickly to over 100 families – or nearly 300 people of all ages.

On behalf of the Dracut Food Pantry, we want to express our sincere appreciation to the Old Home Day Committee for allowing us to participate at Old Home Day this past Saturday, which gave us the opportunity to share with others how we serve our Dracut Community. While having had the pleasure of meeting new people and explaining who we are, we even acquired a few new volunteers.

Thank you, also, to our current volunteers with whom we spent the day, and especially to the generous people who made monetary donations and to those who dropped off necessary food items, in helping to serve the needs of others. Whether you want to volunteer, drop off food or if you may need help getting food, please feel free to contact us.

For anyone wanting to drop off food we have a few locations helpful for you, the Dracut Town Hall, the Dracut Library and at our newest location Nutrition Junction at 1734 Lakeview Avenue (Tennis Plaza), Dracut, MA.