What We Do

The Worcester County Food Bank collects, inspects, and stores donated food and grocery product and distributes it through a network of 178 partner agencies to help feed hungry people living in 60 cities and towns in Central Massachusetts.

The Food Bank serves as an advocate for agencies providing hunger-relief services. The Food Bank also offers resources such as nutrition education and safe food handling and maintenance information.

In addition to food acquisition and distribution, the Worcester County Food Bank provides the following programs:

Second Serving Food Rescue Program
This program rescues prepared and perishable foods from local restaurants, supermarkets, and farms and delivers directly by refrigerated truck to local shelters and meals programs.

If you'd like to know more about the Second Serving Program, or how you can become a donor/partner, please contact us.


Nutrition Education Program
This program features workshops and nutrition training for staff and clients of our partner agencies. Regional workshops are presented quarterly at a partner agency location. This year's regional workshop is "Hands On Nutrition". ServSafe training and certification are also offered to Food Bank and partner agency staff and volunteers.

Go to the NUTRITION section to get more information about this program, including a special recipes feature, and links to other nutrition-related websites.


Nutrition Center Kitchen
The Nutrition Center Kitchen prepares and delivers delicious, nutritious meals to Kids Café programs serving children at youth centers in Worcester during the school year. The Kitchen also prepares meals for the Summer Food Service Program for children at recreational sites in Worcester each summer.