Resources
Extra help and support for those that need food assistance.
Apply for SNAP (formerly Food Stamps) to help you pay for groceries!
SNAP helps people buy the food they need for good health. You may be able to get SNAP benefits if you work for low wages, are unemployed or work part time, receive Temporary Cash Assistance or other public assistance payments, are elderly or disabled and live on a small income, or are homeless.
Need help applying? Call:
MD Department of Human Services: 1-800-332-6347
MD Hunger Solutions: 1-866-821-5552
Spanish Catholic Center: 301-453-5560
Low-income pregnant women and children under 5 years old may qualify for WIC. Immigration status not required. Call 301-762-9426 to apply. For information on where to get help for immigration, housing, healthcare, and other issues, call the Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center at 240-777-4940.
You can now use SNAP dollars to buy groceries online! Apply at mydhrbenefits.dhr.state.md.us
Do you need food during the COVID-19 emergency?
Go to https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/get-help/food.html or call 311 and ask for the Food Access Call Center.
Other Food
Distribution Sites
Bethesda Cares Inc
7728 Woodmont Ave, Bethesda, 20814
Times: Mon-Sat: 12 pm-1:30, Sunday 5-6pm
Contact: 301-907-9244
Bethesda Help, Inc.
Delivery Only
Times: Mon-Sat: 12 pm-1:30, Sunday 5-6pm
Contact: 301-365-2022, 703-629-1330
Here2Help
Delivery Only
St. Paul's United Methodist Church-Hunger Ministry
10401 Armory Ave
Kensington, MD 20895
Times: 1x per month, 1st Monday after the 1st Sunday, 7:30-8:30pm; Grocery store gift cards provided through mail
Contact: 301-933-7933 EXT 511 (Kim Longsworth)
Nourish Now
1111 Taft St
Rockville, 20850
So What Else
1201 1st St
Rockville, 20850
Times: Mon-Thurs 1pm-6pm
Contact: 301-660-6288 (Spanish), 240-602-0486 (backup, overall contact)
Kings and Priests Court International Ministries: City of Light Helping Hand Food Pantry Distribution
520 Randolph Rd
Silver Spring, 20904
First Baptist Church of Silver Spring
828 Wayne Ave
Silver Spring MD 20910
Bethel Capitol Church
7961 Eastern Ave
Silver Spring, 20910
Mount Jezreel Baptist Church Food Bank
420 University Blvd E
Silver Spring, 20901
Times: 1st Sat of month 10am-2pm by appointment
Contact: 301-431-2800
Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington
501 Sligo Ave
Silver Spring, 20910
Times: Mon-Thurs 10am-2pm
Contact: 301-585-6556, after 10am, no voicemail
Silver Spring Christian Reformed Church
1501 Arcola Ave
Silver Spring, 20902
Washington Spanish Church
12604 New Hampshire Ave
Silver Spring, 20904
Saint Luke Lutheran Church
9100 Colesville Rd
Silver Spring, 20910
St. Camillus Food Pantry
1600 St Camillus Dr
Silver Spring, 20903
Times:
Contact: 301-434-8400, 301-328-5105 (Spanish)
EduCare Support Services, Inc.
7001 New Hampshire Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Times: Mon-Fri by Appointment; Please call between 11am-3pm
Contact: (240) 450-2092
Mid-County United Ministries
Westfield Wheaton South Building 7th floor
11002 Veirs Mill Road
Silver Spring, MD 20902
Times: Visit website or call for Sunday mobile pantry distribution sites (varies)
Contact: 301-929-8675
Hughes United Methodist Church
10700 Georgia Ave
Wheaton, 20902
Times: Tuesdays 10am-1pm. For emergency food, call church
Contact: 301-949-8383
Manna Sites
Call 301-424-1130
Manna Market
12301 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Times: Tuesdays from 9 am-12 pm and 4 – 7 pm
Fridays from 10 am – 12 pm and 1 – 3 pm
1st Saturday of the month from 9 am – 12 pm
Glenmont United Methodist Church
12901 Georgia Avenue
Wheaton, MD 20906
Times: Tuesdays 4 – 7 pm, Thursdays from 2 – 5 pm
Clifton Park Baptist Church
8818 Piney Branch Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20903
Times: Wednesdays from 4 – 7 pm
Colesville Presbyterian Church
12800 New Hampshire Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Times: 4th Friday of every month: 3 – 5 pm
Blair High School Parking Lot
33 University Blvd E
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Times: 2nd & 4th Saturdays of every month: 9 am – 10 am
Other Montgomery County food assistance resources:
Call 311 (or 240-777-0311) and ask for the Food Access Call Center. Within 24 hours, you will get a return phone call in the language of your choice. You don’t need to provide any personal information. You can ask about free food and food delivery, SNAP (food stamps), food providers near you, and other resources in Montgomery County.
Montgomery County food resources: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/get-help/food.html
Montgomery County food assistance resource map: https://mocofoodcouncil.org/map/